I hate earthquakes, but mostly I hate the adrenaline that comes with them. A measly 4.0 just occurred.  20 miles west of Long Beach, and my hands went all prickly. And now LA researchers are saying that The Big One (magnitude ranging from 6.6 to 7.9) happens on average every 144 years. And it’s been 153.  When it finally does happen, my hands are going to   FALL.   OFF .