Did you hear about the earthquake simulation in California yesterday? It was supposed to test the preparedness of the United States governments. The situation was a "7.8" earthquake near the south San Andrean fault. It would spread for about 200 miles and shake for about 3 minutes. It appears that California is well prepared. The estimated 5 million people who signed up for the experiment all did their parts well and Governor Schwarzenneger even thanked the government for supplying the funds for the simulation and the people who participated for doing such a wonderful job.
However, there are those that are biased about the experiment. They believe that despite the potential earthquake outbreak, the buildings have been modified and the californian standards for buildings are earthquake proof.
The thing is, even though we don't know whether an earthquake will occur or not, we need to be as prepared as we can for the unannounced earthquakes to minimize damages and casualties.
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