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If the frackin' site's a-rockin'...

17 March 2015

Fracking in NC legally begins today, and some earthquakes are in fact fracking-initiated. NC generally gets maybe a few 1-4 -level earthquakes a month, usually too deep to be felt. It will be interesting to see if these numbers change in the future.
Oklahoma
20 November 2015
Oklahoma was rattled by a 4.6 quake.

California

24 August 2015

A 6.0 earthquake rocked Napa County and surrounding areas including San Francisco. Buildings, roads, and water and gas lines were damaged, and more than 100 aftershocks followed. Nearly 200 people were injured.

South Pacific

18 March 2015

Two weeks ago, Vanuatu was hit by a 6.5 earthquake, then more recently a volcano, and then a category 5 cyclone Pam.

14 November 2014

Molucca Sea, off the coast of Indonesia.

Journal

24 November 2015

A 7.5 quake struck Peru, and was followed by a 5.9 aftershock.

20 November 2015

Oklahoma was rattled by a 4.6 quake.

18 May 2015

Two devastating earthquakes struck Nepal in the past 3 weeks. The first, on 25 April, was a magnitude 7.8, and the second, on 12 May, was a magnitude 7.3. Over 8,400 people died from both the quakes, many places were destroyed, and some villages were completely destroyed.

Asia

Nepal

25 April 2015

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed over 8,000 people, devastated many villages, completely destroying some of them, caused landslides. 

12 May 2015

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred about 80 miles from where the first had occurred. Between this quake and the first, over 100 quakes of magnitude 4 or over have struck the area. After the first quake, many people set up camp on open ground, some as a precaution and some because their homes had been destroyed. 

www.cnn.com

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/15/nepal-earthquake-mental-health-disaster

Landslide Blog: blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/

Indonesia

3 March 2015

Southern Sumatra: 6.1 quake.

18 March 2015

A 6.6 earthquake recorded near Ternate. Offshore, no major injuries or damage.

Japan

13 November 2015

A 7.0 quake struck 99 miles west of Makurazaki, Japan.

11 March 2011

Tohoku, Japan: 9.0 earthquake. Caused a devastating and tragic chain of events, including a tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

South America

Colombia

10 March 2015

Near Bogota: 6.2 earthquake. No serious injuries or damages reported.

Peru

24 November 2015

A 7.5 quake shook Peru, followed by a 5.9 aftershock.

Cryoseism: Frostquakes

Underground water freezes quickly, expanding, and causing pressure on surrounding rocks. When the pressure breaks, it releases energy, causing a large boom, and the ground cracks.

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