I heard a fellow with the USGS claim on TV that the quake was "centered 50 kilometers beneath the surface and that the quakes felt in California are usually only within 5 to 15 kilometers below the surface" Not once was there an attempt to use miles, yards, or feet. I have no idea if this was being done for the Canadian media, but I suspect not. He was just too comfortable with the words and it appeared that them use them quite frequently in their work. It nearly brought a tear to my eye and I thought that _all_ Americans should be this comfortble with SI. greg >>> "Hu, Alfred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2001-02-28 15:33:58 >>> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/latest/eq_01_02_28.html Quake felt as far south as Portland OR, and into Vancouver and Kelowna BC. The US Geological Survey has been using SI quite frequently. alfred
