I'm not sure if you know this, but yesterday, there was an earthquake on the east coast. I woke up with a cold yesterday so I was laying in bed and felt the earth start to move. My clothes in the closet were moving, the doors on the wardrobe were moving......Since I've lived through them before, I knew it was an earthquake but couldn't figure out where or why. Of course, turned to the news and they had information about the 5.9 earthquake near Richmond. My thoughts immediately turned to my close friends who live in DC. I knew my parents would be ok.
The most amazing thing to me is the lack of injury and destruction. Buildings on the east coast are not built to withstand earthquakes, yet there was minimal destruction and no serious injuries. In contrast, a 7.0 earthquake in Haiti caused complete devastation. How lucky are we to live in a country where even the places that are unprepared for an earthquake have minimal damage.
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