Are Earthquakes on the rise in both numbers and strength? From the big 7.0 in Haiti to the big quake in Chile, it seems as if the numbers of these quakes have increased. There have also been Earthquakes in DC and Chicago in recent months. http://www.rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/archive_earthquake.htm en-us Mon, 30 Jan 2012 2:44:37 -0700 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 2:44:37 -0700 A strong 6.3 Earthquake struck Peru - No reports of injuries or destruction yet. http://rabbithole2.com/news/6.3_earthquake_strikes_off_the_coast_of_peru.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Mon, 30 Jan 2012 2:44:37 -0700 Arkansas has been rocked by a number of earthquakes in the past couple of days, all over 2.3 magnitude, with the strongest being a 4.3 magnitude. http://rabbithole2.com/news/23_earthquakes_strike_arkansas_in_36_hours.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Fri, 18 Jan 2011 15:28:12 -0700 It seems like these earthquakes over 5.0 keep increasing as we get closer to the big show. Remembering that they changed the scale for measuring earthquakes really makes this a 7.42 on the old scale. http://rabbithole2.com/news/6.4_earthquake_hits_vanuatu.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:23:33 -0700 Just yesterday a large quake struck a couple hundred miles North of here in Argentina. Today the target was Chile. http://rabbithole2.com/news/7.1_hits_south_america_this_time_chile.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Sat, 08 Jan 2011 2:23:33 -0700 A powerful earthquake hit Argentina. Luckily the quake was very deep at almost 360 miles and did very little damage. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/7.0_strikes_argentina.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Sat, 08 Jan 2011 2:20:31 -0700 A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines' Moro Gulf early Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/7.3_earthquake_hits_phillippines.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:22:27 -0700 A 4.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the south shore of Quebec City Friday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of damage. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/4.1_shakes_quebec_canada_area.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:58:27 -0700 Papua New Guinea was hit Wednesday by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake, geologists said, though no destructive tsunami was expected and no immediate damage was reported. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/6.2_earthquake_hits_papua new guinea.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:21:27 -0700 A 3.6-magnitude earthquake that startled Marylanders from their slumbers early Friday morning might have been the strongest measured tremor on record for the state. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/3.6_earthquake_wakes_residents_of_maryland.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:21:27 -0700 Scientists say a magnitude 5.4 earthquake erupted 13 miles north-northwest of Borrego Springs at 4:53 p.m., shaking all of San Diego County hard and rattling windows as far away as northern Los Angeles County. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/5.4_earthquake_hits_san_diego.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:21:27 -0700 A quake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted northern Japan early Monday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/6.3_earthquake_hits_northern_japan.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:21:27 -0700 A magnitude 6.4 undersea earthquake struck off the Pacific Ocean island nation of Vanuatu, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/6.4_undersea_earthquake_strikes_off_vanuatu.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:21:27 -0700 A strong earthquake rattled southern Mexico early Wednesday, killing at least one man who was crushed beneath a rafter that fell from his roof. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/strong_6.2_earthquake_hits_southern_mexico.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:21:27 -0700 A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. http://rabbithole2.com/news/earthquakes/another_large_earthquake_strikes_in_indonesia.php 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:21:27 -0700 CHINA'S earthquake death toll has risen to 791 but there are now fears that survivors will face a plague outbreak. Authorities warned of the potential outbreak as frantic search efforts continued for survivors in the wake of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, which struck the remote northwest, high on the Tibetan plateau. http://rabbithole2.com/presentation/news/earthquakes/6.9_kills_hundreds_in_china.htm 73DAFDE6-47A7-4930-89EA-966FF9FE15BC Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:21:27 -0700