Did you feel it?

[Jazzman]

It seems that there have been an unusual number of tremors lately. We even had one (4.6 I believe) up here in the PNW last week. What I'm curious to know is if the tally really is rising, or if the media is so hungry for more Haiti-like coverage that they're inflating it all to make headlines, which wouldn't surprise me in the least.

[Moonliner]

My local AM news today: "Earthquake in Los Angeles area this morning"

Huh? My ears perked up.

Continuing: "A magnitude 4.2 quake briefly shook the LA area this morning..."

Wha?? 4.2? Geeze. Next story please. I don't need to know each time Kevy passes gas.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

My local AM news today: "Earthquake in Los Angeles area this morning"

Huh? My ears perked up.

Continuing: "A magnitude 4.2 quake briefly shook the LA area this morning..."

Wha?? 4.2? Geeze. Next story please. I don't need to know each time Kevy passes gas.

They are making it sound like the strength and energy is rivaling Chile or Haiti. I guess there is some earthquake envy by the media outlets.

It seems we are having more strong quakes and the plates are really shifting. I'm interested in seeing a map of the plates before the Bali quake a few years ago and now. Or even before the Haiti quake and now.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

It seems we are having more strong quakes and the plates are really shifting. I'm interested in seeing a map of the plates before the Bali quake a few years ago and now. Or even before the Haiti quake and now.

It may seem that way, but we're not. None of the recent activity indicates any statistically significant deviation from historically recorded patterns of earthquakes. What has increased is the amount of development along active fault lines, so it magnifies the impact of quakes that in the past would not have affected major cities.

[JWBear]

Slept right trough it!

[JWBear]

If I see one more idiotic internet comment that this is "proof" of the 2012 predictions, I'm going to barf.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by JWBear

If I see one more idiotic internet comment that this is "proof" of the 2012 predictions, I'm going to barf.

Annoying, yes. But I do kind of like woo with a built in expiration date.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by JWBear

If I see one more idiotic internet comment that this is "proof" of the 2012 predictions, I'm going to barf.

I can haz Rapture?

[Jazzman]

Originally Posted by JWBear

If I see one more idiotic internet comment that this is "proof" of the 2012 predictions, I'm going to barf.

Duh, silly. Earthquakes aren't proof of the 2012 predictions. They're proof of the global warming climate change predictions! Duh!!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Jazzman

Duh, silly. Earthquakes aren't proof of the 2012 predictions. They're proof of the global warming climate change predictions! Duh!!!

At risk of dragging this down a frustrating path...I think you'll find that the same people who tell climate change deniers to shove it when claim a snow storm in winter disproves global warming, will equally tell anyone that says these earthquakes prove global warming to shove it. I dare you to find any voice that anyone in the scientific community takes seriously saying that 2 big earthquakes=proof of climate change. Go ahead, count them up. Then go and count up the number of people who are considered legitimate voices from the deniers side that were tripping over themselves to claim climate change is over based on a snow storm in D.C. Let me take a wild guess as to which number will be bigger.