This weekend, I saw on the net, the prediction that some time in September California will get hit by a 9+ earthquake. A magnitude 9+ quake would be trouble. Anything over 6+ is a major quake. A 9+ may not move California to Atlantis, but folks caught in it could believe that the earth tried.

Last night, Monday, more than two dozen moderate earthquakes shook San Diego. The quake was centered near the U.S.-Mexico border. It was felt during the Blue Jays-Padres game. The largest of the quakes registered a 5.7 magnitude, was recorded at 9:26 p.m, the U.S. Geological Survey. According to a report in today's LA Times, experts are saying that last night quakes were all aftershocks of a 7.2-quake that rocked Mexico's Baja California peninsula April 4. Kate Hutton, a seismologist at Caltech in Pasadena, said a 5.7 magnitude quake "is big enough to get your attention" but usually will not cause major structural damage because of California's building codes. There was no reported damage.

A 9+ if it comes would a very powerful quake, and it could cause extensive damage. I for one have no plans to be in California this September.