The British cabinet minister responsible for northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris said he was " deeply concerned" .
北爱尔兰事务大臣克里斯·希顿-哈里斯表示，他对此“深感担忧”。
纽约时报 (New York Times)
Dr. Heaton said it would be " pretty far-fetched" that an earthquake on the San Andreas would be triggered along this route.
希顿博士说，里奇克雷斯特的地震沿着这条关系线引发圣安地列斯地震这种猜测“颇为牵强。”
纽约时报 (New York Times)
Tom Heaton, an earthquake expert at the California Institute of Technology, said the earthquake Friday night appeared to have taken place northwest of Thursday's earthquake.