I know that the sky isn't falling...just haven't experienced this before..
Right, it's the number of them over 3.0 which is alarming.
I believe anything over 6.5 in major populated areas is going to kill lots of folks and do lots of property damage.
Spent five years in Yucaipia in the 80's and NEVER felt an earthquake -- we were told that the faults along the Mentone River were pretty dormant in recent years and if Yucaipa started getting earthquakes it could signal the San Andreas fault was building way too much pressure and be prepared for the big one as the faults there are right near the Banning part of the lower San Andreas fault.
We were warned in the 80's to be prepared if the San Andreas ruptured in that area it would be a big one. This time they had a 4.0 and then a 1.8 just NE of Yucaipa right back at the base of the San Gorgonio mountains leading up to Big Bear.
Agreed, but this one is most likley an aftershock.