I heard the same thing gobbler74, that the rocks are alot harder and colder. And thats why it was felt worse than what it was,right? when it quakes down here it feels like the earth rolls. I remember my dad snatching me out of bed when I was a lil guy and trying to run out of the house, when the "North Ridge" quake hit.(look that one up) my dad still says that he could see the road roll like 2ft waves. That one was bad,even earth quake "proof" freeways fell.