#Seismic Events in Hollywood (just like Anywhere Else) | @DeeKizzle @CBSLA #Seismo- #Seismologist #Seismogram #Seismograph #Seismometer #Seismology

This morning, Daralyn Kelleher reported to all her Twitter-followers about the earthquake this morning ... well, not 'a report' on the magnitude-4.5 quake in Cabazon, California, so much as 'an all-clear' to the rest of her Hollywood-friends who felt it—a reminder that everything's okay.

That reminded me that I'd heard that seismic events were more-common than one would expect.

'That word' (below-hyperlinked to an actual "report" on how-common earthquakes are) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...

The word “Seismic” is built on ancient words that mean "to |Agitate, Shake, Toss, |Excite, Sparkle" (see |Inflame, Fear, Frighten, Danger). 





The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) tells us,

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