That's probably true. OTOH, why bother to determine when a quake happens at all? Unplug the machines, use the upkeep funds to buy a new limo, and just shrug & say it was the Will of Allah, or Buddah, or God, or I'm-Allright-Jack. Save money, time, space & cut the employee payroll.

But I'm sure you're right about how far the info would have gone. I guess they'll just have to depend on English tourist kids. One little girl probably saved more people than all the governments combined. Pretty pathetic, eh?

Susan