The 7.0 earthquake that rattled communities along the northern California coast this week once again prompted the question that people ask. Would you rather live in a place where there are a lot of earthquakes or live in a place where there are lots of bad storms.
The big quake off the coast led to a Tsunami warning with messages on cell phones telling people to “move to high ground or inland areas now, you are in danger.”
The tsunami never happened due to the kind of quake it was, say the experts, but things did shake up homes, offices, schools and stores that had items falling to the floor.
But there was no reported damage or injuries reported.
The quake that rattled parts of our state happened as the states in the Northeast were being hit by blizzards with lots of snow and ice, slippery roads and traffic crashes, prompting lots of people here in California, to say they’re glad they don’t live back east.
And probably a lot of people where the winter storm hit said, after seeing the video of the earthquake shaking things up and Californians running for higher ground, that they were happy they don’t live here.
While we may differ over why we’d rather live with earthquakes or rather live with blizzards, Mother Nature always makes sure we all have something to deal with.
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