Earthquakes Quotes

You're right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you. ... A condition like this will bring about the destruction of your nation. It'll bring about terrorist bombs. It'll bring earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor. - Gay Talese

With earthquakes there is basically no warning. But advanced monitoring and warning of landslides can really help address the loss of life. - Srikantha Herath

Why can't I ever feel earthquakes? Maybe it's because I'm a California native and have been through my fair share. - Alex Morgan

What have we lost? Well, we've lost a scientist who is really concerned about the quality of life for people who live in earthquake country. We have terabytes of information Tony gathered in the '80's and '90's (about earthquakes and land movement). That will be just part of Tony's legacy. - Bill Steele

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected. - Charles Francis Richter

What concerns me... is sudden-onset events: such as earthquakes, tornadoes, chemical spills, nuclear power plant accidents and potential terrorist threats. - Susan Cutter

We've looked at fossil earthquakes, we've made computer models, and we've made earthquakes in the laboratory. We've studied them from afar, but we've never before been where the action is. - William Ellsworth

We would love nothing more than to have Landon back in an Earthquakes uniform, but evidently this is not what he wants. It's clear that his desire, from a personal and professional standpoint, is to play in Los Angeles. - Alexi Lalas