In an earthquake, I shouldn't run out of the house - I should run into it.
I remember when I was in Los Angeles, and there was one of the very big earthquakes, and it was just absolute pandemonium. I mean the streets were just - people were crashing into each other, people were looting, in just a very short amount of time.
Each year, at the typical nuclear reactor in the U.S., there's a 1 in 74,176 chance of an earthquake strong enough to cause damage to the reactor's core, which could expose the public to radiation. No tsunami required.
Scientists say an 8.9 earthquake here could knock down buildings, flood coastal areas... and improve the roads.
We had our first earthquake over here recently. That was a bizarre feeling. I just became disoriented and I remember my dad freaking out. Nothing broke or anything.
Small earthquake in Chile. Not many dead.
You might be a redneck if...the most serious loss from the earthquake was your Conway Twitty record collection.
In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them.
