Lastight was almost as surreal as 9 / 11 This time, instead of terrorists, the reports onatural phenomena. Foxews reported that after the earthquake in Chile and the subsequent tsunami, the world's fourth-states had issued tsunamWe warnings Quite frightening prospect. We watched CNN scroll through webcam and Skype to bring us the latest cam placed - fortunately it appears to be the waters quite a strange pattern of the tide and the predicted riseever came. At the same time, We learned an earthquake measuring 6.3 in theorth of Argentina http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/17/argentina.earthquake/index.html albeitews tsunamis was incomplete, such as Chile and dominated theews. We went to bed after the headlines 2am (UK time), the same tsunamWe is mentionedow headi
In fact, there were more than 10,000 worldwide earthquakes with a magnitude greater than one in those 24 hours. Since in each period of 24 hours. The quake in Argentina was just over the border of Chile and was an aftershock of the great Chilean earthquake. The Japanese quake was 50 miles off the coast of Okinawa. The quakeear the Philippines was well offshore. What happens is that the great Chilean earthquake in essence from the earth like a bell to ring, and the oscillation has point set of a few other places where the fracture stress was reached. This also has happened before, and it will happen again. The tectonic plates of the earth are in motion, the same as always, but sometimes they move a bit more than others. Plus our ever growingetwork of seismograph stations recorded tremors are further offshore than ever before. And many people (including me) have signed
Four earthquakes in about 24 hours. Surely this is at least unusual
Four earthquakes in around 24 hours. Surely this is at least unusual
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