Earthquakes like this occur in California -- and all around the world -- all the time, but given that this happened in the center of the media universe, expect much team-coverage freakout for 24 hours.

See... When something happens someplace all the freakin' time, it's not really newsworthy. When something that almost never happens does happen, that IS newsworthy.

We hear about every single shake in CA... when it's in a different place it actually IS a bigger story... but you do you.

Emergency alerts hitting everyone’s phones per NJ Gov opening emergency response center.

Acknowledging that this is an oddity and then scoffing that it gets coverage as such is a bit weird, Jeff.

I mean I have lived through 2 or 3 of these now, they're not that unusual and God forbid anyone remembers the fault line at 125th street

oh god jeff, don't get them started

We have building codes out here to deal with it. They don't. Don't be a jackass.

Now do 2 inches of snow any place south of the Mason Dixon line. It is a hold-on-to-your-butts state of emergency with all sorts of impacts, and as such is newsworthy. In the NE, 2 inches of snow hardly slows things down.

dork

I think you know you're being a bit silly here