That's a great summary. I remember having the first WTF of my life at around age 4 or 5, sitting in the ofuro in Tokyo (giant wooden bathtub) when a very minor

That's a great summary. I remember having the first WTF of my life at around age 4 or 5, sitting in the ofuro in Tokyo (giant wooden bathtub) when a very minor temblor hit. I used to keep up with research in the area, mostly from a friend who did time at the Lamont-Doherty lab in upstate New York. For people who like to dig into academic papers, some slightly watered down for general consumption but most not, their website is great http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/research/topics/earthquakes http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/research/topics/earthquakes