(OPINION) Time is running out for the state of California. Scientists are telling us that “the Big One” is way overdue, but most people living in California don’t seem to care.
Every once in a while there is a “reminder” that they live in earthquake country, and those “reminders” seem to be coming a lot more frequently these days. Two weeks ago, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit southern California, but that was quickly forgotten.
One week ago, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit southern California, but that was quickly forgotten as well. This week, southern California has been shaken by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake, but this one will soon be forgotten too…
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rumbled underneath Los Angeles at 12:20 p.m. Monday, less than a week after a bigger one jolted much of Southern California.
The U.S. Geological Survey placed the epicenter of Monday’s quake near the Highland Park neighborhood in the city’s northeast and three miles from Pasadena, site of the New Year’s Day Rose Parade. The quake was felt at least as far west as the San Fernando Valley and as far south as Orange County.
Some news outlets are reporting that this quake could be felt as far away as San Diego. When it occurred, Alexi Lalas was right in the middle of his podcast…
A medical building also shook and inhabitants said glasses and dishes rattled in many places, while former USMNT star Alexi Lalas was hosting his ‘State of the Union’ podcast when the earthquake hit.
‘Ooh we just had a earthquake… damn, that was a big one,’ Lalas said before asking if everyone on his production was ‘good’ and claiming ‘that was big.’ It was definitely a big quake.
But soon everyone will forget it. I just don’t understand why more people are not taking these quakes seriously. Interestingly, this earthquake happened on the very first day of school for the Los Angeles Unified School District…
It struck on the first school day for the Los Angeles Unified School District. At least one high school, John Marshall in Los Feliz, alerted parents that they had evacuated the buildings to check for damage, but didn’t see any immediately. (CONTINUE)
