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Originally Posted by sherpahigh
... It's a terrible thing to think of an earthquake this size. No warning like a hurricane, just out of the blue. My thoughts are with those involved.  |
I went through our little 1990 7.1 ride in the Santa Cruz mountains. Knew several people who closed up shop and moved back to the mid-west and the safety of tornadoes because of it. While we did have numerous tremors in the year preceding the big one, the invisible approach was more than they could sleep with.
This disaster is a strong lesson for our geologists and governments in handling future incidents. Earthquake watch groups around the world claim to have attempted contact with the affected areas for hours, but could find no infrastructure who would listen, let alone deal with evacuations. No doubt finger pointing will be rampant. The whole thing really is tragic.