Submitted by UpstairBit t3_11c23bj in worldnews
I_am_Relic t1_ja1oefq wrote
Reply to comment by Murky_Interview3502 in 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea by UpstairBit
Dont forget wales in the UK. Seems that they got hit with a 3.7 or something.
Not an expert but it seems that recently the tectonic plates are having a bit of a grumble and doing some rearrangement.
buddytheelfofficial t1_ja27t0m wrote
There were over 15,000 earthquakes >4.0 magnitude last year
Cheshire1234 t1_ja2m8ko wrote
Expert here. That's completely normal and not out of the ordinary. They just report it now. You can compare the numbers easily: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/
Also, the most commonly used scale (Richter) is logarithmic. There's a huge difference between magnitude 3 and magnitude 6.
I_am_Relic t1_ja2mng3 wrote
Cool. thank you! I had a vague notion that what you said was the case and its good to hear someone say it (or read it in this case).
Appreciate the link too. Going to educate myself more and have a look at it.
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