Whats up with all the earthquakes going on, ok first at the beginning of february there was an earthquake in california then there was the earthquake in haiti then there was an earthquake in illinois(i'm not sure there supposed to have earthquakes there) then theres this thing in Chile whats going on!!! i need your answers
its funny to me that you didnt mention the haiti earthquake.
then theres this thing in Chile
chile is the best place to go if you want to see a big earthquake live. the biggest earthquake of all time hit chile in 1960 (or 1962, I cant remember). unfortunately, if you watch the earthquake live, you probably wont live to watch anything else.
well the earthquake in haiti came first. I must not have seen it because I didnt bother looking in the wrong place.
It was still part of the text did you just read the first sentence of the post or ignore the Haiti part and read everything else? And if your gonna say when the Haiti earthquake put a link to it (even though your right), when posting observed events put links to it.
-_o you're not seriously asking this. I mean earthquakes are a NATURAL occourance. Please don't think the world is ending because quakes coincidentally hit populated areas.
Earlier this month, before the Haiti quake, I watched a program where volcanologists were showing the relationship between earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. They claimed that earthquakes precede volcanic eruptions and when they prove that this is always true then they will be able to measure the activity and better able to "redict" future events.
It's never pleasant when these natural occurences happen and especially when it seems unnaturally frequent.
As for unusual localities for earthquakes, check out Nat-Geo for the map showing the tectonic plates for the earth. Back in the early 20th century, Charleston, SC had an earthquake! That was big news since at the time, it was believed quakes shouldn't be happening on the east coast since our mountain ranges are older.
Since the Charleston, SC event NC has experienced minor tremors, especially on the south-facing beaches and as recently as 2006-07? I'm going on memory and I can't remember if it was the same season as hurricane Isabelle or the next year.
Regardless, the same argument can be made for hurricane activity, so, I'm not alarmed at the frequency but the magnitudes of these natural disasters. I'm concerned more for the future of Naples when Vasuvius blows. It's no longer a question of if, only when.
I live in Illinois, and we have earthquakes here every once in a while. they are never that big and i remember there was one in southern illionis last year i think. One earthquake you didn't mention is the 7.0 in Japan.
I live in Southern California, and I'm hoping we don't get any big ones. Little ones to let off steam to avoid "the big one" is the ideal situation to be had. A sudden 8.0+ would be terrible. >.<;
[quote=wajor59]They claimed that earthquakes precede volcanic eruptions[/quote]
That's true. Volcanologists use seismometers to measure earthquakes around volcanoes and are able to estimate that time of the eruption to some degree of accuracy. With statistics and data mapping the frequency of previous explosions they can make a guess at when the volcano will blow its top. However, a lot of these are tiny earthquakes only measuring 2 or 3 on the Richter Scale, so you would not be able to feel it.
It's never pleasant when these natural occurences happen and especially when it seems unnaturally frequent.
Just like meteorites, thousands fall through the atmosphere every year, but how many times does a blizzard of cosmic rock hit you on your way to the shop? Many meteorite showers, just like earthquakes, happen in rural areas and are practically unknown unless you're monitoring the area. What is slightly worrying this year (not because it's a harbinger of any future event) is the frequency of high-magnitude earthquakes happening in populated areas.
Vasuvius
Mt. Venvius is going to blow soon? Didn't know that.
