I'm no geologist, but hear me out...

If anyone tries to tell you New England is a tectonic dead zone, tell them about the Western Quebec Seismic Zone and the 2010 Central Canada earthquake that could be felt as far away as Maryland by night-shifters and party-goers at almost two in the morning. Although the drunks probably wouldn't have noticed much for obvious reasons.

Now if you don't think a little 5.0 tremor way up in Canuckistan is a big deal, take a look at the picture above. This was taken on Mission Hill in Boston, Massachusetts - a large outcropping of a special type of granite called puddingstone, supposedly sculpted by glaciers. I believed this lie - propagated by signs in the newly re-dubbed Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park - until I saw this house that had obviously been pushed far enough forward by some intense geological forces to practically uproot the nicely sculpted accent/privacy trees planted there.

After the research that turned up the 2010 quake (and several others) I knew something was up, but I wasn't completely sure of what was really going on until I had an innocent conversation about a movie about the city of Los Angeles starring Tommy Lee Jones. Unfortunately I have come to a disturbing conclusion. 18,000 people are living on top of a volcano that has lain dormant for far too long. The sleeping giant stirs, waiting for its chance to rain fire on us all.