Two Earthquakes In Japan Over 24 hours. Fatalities Rising

That's too bad. I've been to Japan a couple times, but not in Mashiki. There was a small quake while I was on Okinawa. There were a few while I lived in the Los Angeles and the SF bay area, too.

Not my fault!
 
A 7.8 earthquake strikes Ecuador killing at least 233.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/04/17/powerful_quake_in_ecuador_kills_dozens.html

I don't know wether it's better reporting or it's actually happening but it seems over the last decade or so an earthquake seems to be followed by more earthquakes in the same region or hemisphere of the world with in a week or two.

Best of luck to the survivors.
 

Those are some serious earthquakes, I feel for the folks there, may those who lost their lives rest in peace. :(
 
Another major earthquake (5.8) has now struck Tonga.
That is three earthquakes in three days around the Pacific ring of fire.

California, New Zealand next? I hope not.
 
Earthquakes are something humans have to live with. The continental plates have been shifting for billions of years, and will continue to do so. California is at a high risk, and even here in the middle of the country, we have some serious exposure to this phenomenon. The New Madrid fault in Southern Illinois/Missouri, had a really bad quake 200 years ago, and there have been several small quakes since. As the populations increase, any major quake is going to cause a lot of damage and loss of life.
 

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