Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Quake

I think it's funny how west coast-ers think it's funny that east coast-ers are flipping out over their earthquake. If I remember correctly, the Bay Area has only had one earthquake in the last ten or so years that was of any significant magnitude. Even Wikipedia says that that earthquake was the biggest since Loma Prieta, and it was only a 5.6. This Virginia earthquake was 5.8! If that happened here, folks would probably also be flipping out, if only to reaffirm their belief that California is, indeed, earthquake territory. Even though Loma Prieta was 22 years ago. Face it - we're old. Earthquakes aren't as common here as we say they are.

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