alt Hacker News8 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.
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dgellow • today at 2:07 PM
The HN audience decides what is top news of the day, that’s the whole principle this website is based upon
sedatk • today at 3:54 PM
273 people died from a 7.0 earthquake in Kumamoto in 2016.
I'm sure everyone in the hospital and with collapsed houses would agree with your assessment that it's not a big deal.