Natural Disaster blog #1

I read an article about an earthquake in Guatemala  and Mexico. It was a 6.5 magnitude earthquake, but didn't hurt anybody. I chose this article because I was in Guatemala when it happened. It only lasted a couple seconds and was very confusing. It was interesting because if this happened in Minnesota or somewhere here, it would be a big deal, but since they're so common in Guatemala, nobody was effected by it or even acted like anything happened. It's amazing to see the different reactions and things that phase people in other cultures or places in the world. I'm very surprised that it didn't effect the city more, considering it's magnitude.

Arriola, Moises . "Strong earthquake off Guatemala-Mexico coast." Reuters India. 2008. Thomson Reuters. 31 Jan 2009 .