California earthquake swarm rattles nerves
<p><span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brawley">Brawley</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rattled">rattled</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shaken">shaken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brawley">Brawley</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="repairing">repairing</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="quakes">quakes</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> 5.5 - <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rocked">rocked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25,000 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Furniture">Furniture</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Lourdes">Lourdes</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>.</p><p>“<span word="And">And</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="pointer">pointer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="pointer">pointer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="pointer">pointer</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>,” <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Medicines">Medicines</span> <span word="tumbled">tumbled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Raj">Raj</span> <span word="Lunagaria">Lunagaria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pharmacy">pharmacy</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shambles">shambles</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="quakes">quakes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="scary">scary</span>.</p><p>“<span word="All">All</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> [<span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>] <span word="thunder">thunder</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>,” <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Peraza">Peraza</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brawley">Brawley</span>, <span word="where">where</span> 20-<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="unreinforced">unreinforced</span> <span word="masonry">masonry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>,” <span word="Peraza">Peraza</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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