Like the magnitude 1 earthquake, the magnitude 2 earthquake was also classified as a "microquake." Furthermore, since it occurred late at night, ordinary people, fast asleep, felt nothing.
But starting with the next one, the magnitude 3, people would begin to feel the tremors, and the sensation would only grow more intense with each subsequent quake.
After the Human Federation meeting concluded, some of its contents—minus the bickering and petty squabbles—were made public online.
Since its inception, the Human Federation had championed transparent cooperation and information sharing. Therefore, aside from a small amount of classified intelligence, the majority of their discussions were released to the public. The goal was to help the populace understand the reasoning behind certain policies; knowing the "why" would make them more willing to cooperate with official operations.
