ASCII wrote:

David Eduardo wrote:
It's the addled moments right after the shaking stops that people will
change stations, or even turn the radio on if it wasn't already,
whereas 'during' the event, they are likely trying to decide if they
should evacuate their structure or just hold onto something.

You said, "during an earthquake." And that is wrong.

An earthquake event is considered to consist of a series of shocks
and after the initial one there are usually several aftershocks with the
interludes consisting of anxious people tuning to KNX.
I can see why so many people think you're such a nit picking jerk.

Look up the definition of the word 'pedant'.

Or better yet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant

Note the 'Usage of term' and the 'Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder'
sections.