A swarm of 1,000 earthquakes hit Southern California -- how nervous should we be?

[Zorro]

The seismic storm that unleashed more than 1,000 small earthquakes in San Bernardino and Riverside counties these last three weeks elicited what has become a typical reaction in quake country.

To some, the “swarmageddon” 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles brought fear that a bigger threat was coming. To others, as long as they didn’t feel a shake, it was easy to just put it out of their minds.

California has small quakes all the time — a magnitude 3 every other day, on average. But not all of them act the same, and some bring more danger than others.

As officials install more seismic sensors as part of the state’s early warning system, experts are getting an increasingly better look at California’s smaller earthquakes.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-earthquake-swarm-small-20190619-story.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Worrying about earthquakes is crazy.

Of course, you want to be prepared. But simply worrying without preparation for the "big one" is foolish.

We can't control them--all we can do is get as ready as possible, and then put it away. No sense in spinning our wheels over the uncontrollable.

[still_one]

2. ++++++++++++++++++

[murielm99]

3. My brother lives in San Francisco.

He is prepared, but he does not get that worried. He says they have daily tremors. I have never noticed that when I have been there.

I live in tornado country. We have a weather radio and a basement. There have been major tornadoes around me over the years. Of course I would hate to lose everything to a tornado. But being prepared is all we can do.

[The River]

4. I've Lived In CA

about 7 years (so far) and the only earthquake I've
ever felt was in Virginia back in 2011.
I'm too old to start worrying now.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

5. We lived in San Francisco for almost 10 years.

The best you can do is follow the guidelines and have things anchored well, know where all the shut-off valves are located, keep the flashlight batteries up to date.

We used to joke that we didn't get out of bed for anything less than a 4-pointer.