Why do people freak out and start making up stories when earthquakes hit?

Question

Im just curious? everytime an earthquake hits everyone starts panicing and saying calis gonna fall in the ocean and the worlds gonna end. Instead of making up lies that freak out other ca residents shouldnt we stay calm and positive. Stuff like this excites me, im sorry but i love it :]

ps. the big one is predicted to be 7.9 in the next ten years.

Answer 1

Because THAT's what most People who experience Earthquakes DO; They freak out & go "off the deep end" in telling everyone how THEY "survived" it! But You know; maybe that's a GOOD thing... -Because if they didn't get "rattled" by it, -at LEAST it means they weren't KILLED by it... THIS time...  :0

Answer 2

The recent quake is good for your country.Because the accumulated force is released to some extent without making any damage.Therefore next one also will be less in magnitude in near future.