SBarbour wrote:
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> You argue with people over a few tenths of a point
>> on the strength of the earthquake you just felt.
>>
>> "That's about a 4.5!"
>>
>> "No way -- 4.2 tops!"
>
> Actually, most of us barely pause to notice an earthquake, even if it's big
> enough to feel.

Not true of my circle of friends and relatives. The second there's
an earthquake, everyone posts to their LiveJournal and adds an entry
to http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ca/

Serene