On 02/18/18, Dumas Walker said the following...

The affects of the magnitude of the quake depend on where you live. On the US West Coast, a 4.2 a few hundred miles away probably wouldn't be noticed. Where I live, a 4.2 that is 200-300 miles away will likely be noticed... at the very least, stuff will rattle.

Not knowing the geology of that area, I did not want to assume what
affect it might have had.

I am completely terrified about earthquakes. They are not common in
Brazil, although a few happen per year, but never bigger than 3.0 Richter,
and VERY far from where I live.

Here in Rio, it seems that the last quake was around a million years ago.

Whenever I travel to either Chile, Mexico, Colombia or Peru I wonder if
I will "catch" one... Have managed to "escape" so far.

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On 02/26/18, Nighthawk said the following...

I am completely terrified about earthquakes. They are not common in Brazil, although a few happen per year, but never bigger than 3.0
Richter, and VERY far from where I live.

Okay, confession time. I live in a seismically-quiet area, so the chances of anything happening here are slight. However, I have this irrational fear that always crosses my mind while I'm standing in front of the bathroom mirror shaving. For no rational reason, I keep thinking "If there's an earthquake
now, I'll be forced to run out into the street with a half-shaven face".

:)

Ian

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Quoting Erazmus to Nighthawk <=-

"If there's an earthquake now, I'll be forced to run out into the
street with a half-shaven face".

Stop shaving. That's what I did!

Shawn

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