[positron26]

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.

[smrq]

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

[positron26]

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.

[sedatk]

273 people died from a 7.0 earthquake in Kumamoto in 2016.

[dgellow]

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