Stories like this remind me of the tale about the boy who cried WOLF. People stopped listening. Then a wolf came into town and no one listened when he cried.
The bottom line is life is precious and we have to tune into our surroundings. Even IF we have heard it before. The Boy Scouts got it right - be prepared.
Also, I have the App for my Android phone called eathquake alert. Once I felt a small quake it was on this app 4 minuets later. Very tuned in cool !