Ashley McElhiney Quotes

The level of shaking is comparable to what was experienced in Northridge. The good news is that there are fewer people out there.

It`s the most exciting place in earth science.

We are going to lose all of our natural gas lines, all of our water lines, many of our power lines, most of our transportation systems. We are going to have a disruption to our infrastructure in a way that is going to take months to recover from.

It was good luck,

Magnitude doesn`t tell you damage. If it`s not that big or not that close to people, it`s not that bad.

In general, you could say our freeways are in much better shape than they used to be. (The California Department of Transportation) has spent $6 billion since 1969. There`s been a huge state investment.

The good news is that not many people live here.

They are back, classic 1970s-style Brawley Seismic Zone swarms.

In the `70s it was undoubtedly the most active feature in California.

Hector Mine was a dream earthquake. All the fun of a magnitude 7 without any of the guilt.