7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Southern California
> This quake was larger than the destructive 1994 Northridge quake, which measured 6.6 magnitude.<p>This isn't entirely accurate.  While it's "score" was higher, the magnitude doesn't account for things like the type of fault, the type of movement, the depth, the soil, the duration of movement, etc.<p>Northridge was far more severe than this one, with an "apparent magnitude" greater than 9.<p>Don't get me wrong, this one sucks for all the people affected, no doubt, but as someone who lived through Northridge very close to the epicenter, it's sort of personal to me.