Comment by positron26

16 hours ago

8 is serious. 9 is Pacific subduction rupture.

7 is not really top news of the day.

People with friends and family exposed don't really appreciate being false-alarmed with 7s and 6s.

I'm sure everyone in the hospital and with collapsed houses would agree with your assessment that it's not a big deal.

  • Okay. Let's make every such instance news?

    HN is exaggerating to feel close to the action. It's childish.

    There is a trench off of Tokyo that is likely to rupture in our lifetimes, and people who have other people to check on don't care about HN's disaster fantasies.

The HN audience decides what is top news of the day, that’s the whole principle this website is based upon