[Travis McGee]

Chinese are very superstitious, and major believers in signs and omens. I wonder what they think of the timing of this quake? It will be a major test of China's nascent “first world” status. Much more so than a long-planned and carefully staged Olympiad pageant.

[SE Mom]

Given the size of this quake- one can’t help but wonder about 3 Gorges Dam and the nuke facilities that are nearby. Looking at the maps is unsettling.