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Recent Earthquakes

August.. what a month
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

# Magnitude 6.6 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION August 30, 2009
# Magnitude 6.2 NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA August 28, 2009
# Magnitude 6.8 BANDA SEA August 28, 2009
# Magnitude 3.7 COLORADO August 18, 2009
# Magnitude 6.6 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN August 17, 2009
# Magnitude 6.6 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA August 16, 2009
# Magnitude 6.6 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION August 12, 2009
# Magnitude 6.4 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN August 10, 2009
# Magnitude 7.5 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION August 10, 2009
# Magnitude 6.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS August 10, 2009
# Magnitude 7.1 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION August 09, 2009
# Magnitude 6.9 GULF OF CALIFORNIA August 03, 2009

# Magnitude 7.6 OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z. July 15, 2009
# Magnitude 5.7 YUNNAN, CHINA July 09, 2009
# Magnitude 6.4 CRETE, GREECE July 01, 2009

# Magnitude 6.7 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA June 23, 2009
# Magnitude 3.5 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA June 08, 2009
# Magnitude 6.3 VANUATU June 02, 2009

# Magnitude 7.3 OFFSHORE HONDURAS May 28, 2009
# Magnitude 4.7 NORTH KOREA May 25, 2009 (presumed nuclear test)
# Magnitude 4.7 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA May 18, 2009
# Magnitude 6.5 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION May 16, 2009

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Qinghai Province early Monday morning, said the China Earthquake Administration.

    China's earthquake monitoring network detected a 5.0-magnitude earthquake in the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai at 1:15 a.m., or 37.7 degrees north latitude and 95.7 degrees east longitude.

    The epicenter was about seven kilometers deep, according to the network.

    The region experienced a 6.4-magnitude quake on Friday morning. More than 130 aftershocks have occurred there since then.

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so many earthquakes

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August = more than the other 3 months added together

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most earthqake happens in summer?

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why is that?

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winter has less earthquakes? right

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huh...? how does seasonal change (Earth orbiting around the Sun) has anything to do with the seismic activities of the planet itself?

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Did you guys read the Hong Kong popular fortune teller "Lee Shing Chak" early this year ?
He already mentioned that 2 big cities at Japan, people need to RELOCATE. Not moving from one location to the other, rather than moving an entire population resided in 2 big cities ...

There are tons of news at internet telling this September will be very exciting !

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And he does not know which two cities and what are the magnitudes?

Japan is near/on the ring of fire

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