Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: JUST IN🚨: Six powerful earthquakes happened in less than 24 hours [View all]hamsterjill
(17,946 posts)24. I must've missed that one.
I don't think I should ask, right? LOL
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
54 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
JUST IN🚨: Six powerful earthquakes happened in less than 24 hours [View all]
riversedge
6 hrs ago
OP
The Ring of Fire. The Pacific Rim. Get ready for a period of 'adjustment'.
marble falls
5 hrs ago
#1
Except the two Sout American quakes were nowhere near the ring of fire. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
5 hrs ago
#16
Oh noes! About 300 miles away a 10,000+ mile ring. Difference without distinction.
marble falls
5 hrs ago
#20
They appear to be near the caribbean plate boundary -- so different tectonic source than the others -- terms matter
JT45242
4 hrs ago
#28
When i lived in Seattle, I had noticed that if a quake of more than five tended
mwmisses4289
5 hrs ago
#7
...and he believes black holes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs don't exist.
LudwigPastorius
4 hrs ago
#29
Im not being disrespectful. Just that a 7.5 + 7.2 that close together might be classed as 14.7? Which is horrifying.
Srkdqltr
5 hrs ago
#15
The location dot for the CA earthquake in the first image is like 600 miles off.
RockRaven
5 hrs ago
#18
I'm not a geologist, but that's sort of looks like the ring of fire to me. Wonder what geologists have to say about that
msfiddlestix
3 hrs ago
#41
Why does this thread get 68 recs, when the threads about the effects of the Venezuela quakes
muriel_volestrangler
2 hrs ago
#53