4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Arizona

  http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/magnitude-47-earthquake-rattles-arizona-residents-27275507 

  On Sunday night, a minor earthquake rattled residents 7 miles north of Sedona (northern Arizona). Earthquakes hear are frequent, but don't cause much damage or harm. According to a geological survey, the earthquake was 6 miles underground. There were no reports of injury or damage. Although, debris had to be cleaned off from a highway between Sedona and Flagstaff. The Arizona Earthquake Information Center stated that this was nothing unusual and that it's a common occurrence. Still, more than 1,200 people reported that they felt the earthquake. Accounts include people saying that they heard their houses rattling or that it sounded like an explosion.

  Arizona (especially in the north) has frequent earthquakes, besides desert cities. Recent data states that 10-15 quakes occur every month in Arizona, but relatively small ones. Although, Arizona has faults that are capable of generating a 7.0 quake. That was the magnitude of the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people in Haiti. Despite the minor damage and frequent earthquakes in Arizona or other "quake-prone" states, I'm glad that they're able to expect quakes and know what to do given a circumstance because of their experience.