Earthquake in Upstate NY

The 7.7 quake hit Vanuatu - an island in the South Pacific over 8,000 miles away - and amazingly it registered in New York State according to several who felt the rumble.

One of the great things about living in the Northeast is that - for the most part -  we don't have the real threat of unpredictable natural disasters that people in other parts of the country or world do.  For instance, we're not getting many hurricanes, tornadoes, avalanches, landslides, wildfires, and droughts, but if we do, it's relatively mild. But o...