Oh What a Small World We Live In

So, the fine people here of Southern California got a taste of a 5.8 magnitude earthquake today. I was hanging out with my little brother at home when the whole place started shaking for a good 30 seconds or so! It was very exciting to the least. But anyway, by the time I logged onto my computer, the BBC (which is my homepage) already had a "breaking news" story on it within 20 minutes of the earthquake. It's amazing to think that an organization whose headquarters is located half-way across the world can keep its pulse on world events so proficiently. This world just became a little smaller to me.


The BBC's article:

Strong quake felt in Los Angeles

A strong earthquake has been felt in the US city of Los
Angeles.

The quake made buildings in the city shake and was
felt as far south as San Diego, witnesses say, but so far there are no reports
of casualties or damage.

The US Geological Survey said the tremor had a
magnitude of 5.8, after initially measuring it at 5.6.

The epicentre of the quake was located 29 miles south-east of
downtown Los Angeles, near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County, officials said.

In 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Northridge, California,
killed 72 people, injured some 9,000 and caused $25bn worth of damage in the
area.

(I also have to note how I love that last little sentence BBC threw in there. I guess the news story by itself wasn't dramatic enough.)