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    Below ground, yet top of the mind

    A swarm of tremors erupted beneath the Salton Sea...200 of them in all.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Oct 14, 2016 • 8m Listen

    Last week, a swarm of tremors erupted beneath the Salton Sea...200 of them in all, all of them relatively small. And that raised concerns that a number of communities in Southern California were not ready for a big quake. A number of cities closed government buildings, including the city of San Bernardino, more than 100 miles away. It's City Council postponed their business and workers at City Hall were told not to come to work on Monday and Tuesday.

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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

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      Lucy Jones

      seismologist, founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones center for science and society

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