Lack of disaster press

Does any one think it a bit strange that there has been an 8.0 earthquake and we are not hearing the worst? We all know about a seismic event occuring worldwide. We have have an 8+ on the Richter scale ( which should carry great devastation) And yet there is not much in the way of "detail coverage". We get more details on a tropical storm.
Is our news being shifted in some way so as to not alarm us?
Please share your thoughts...

I havn't actually heard about this, is it happeneing in the U.S? If so I say it's FEMA's dirty work, they are alwasy up to no good.