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2011 was one shaking year
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Well you know Planet Nibiru and all.
But being this is data from 1 year we have nothing external to compare too. It very well may be this is the lowest amount of shaking in the decade. We simply need the other 10 years data to know, or not.
.. 2 seconds at the USGS produces : "
According to long-term records (since about 1900), we expect about 16 major earthquakes in any given year, which includes 15 earthquakes in the magnitude 7 range and one earthquake magnitude 8.0 or greater. In the past 38 years, from 1973 through 2011, our records show that we have exceeded the long-term average number of major earthquakes only 8 times, in 1976, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The year with the largest total was 2010, with 24 earthquakes greater than or equal to magnitude 7.0"
It would appear 2011 was shaky but less shaky than 2010.
But being this is data from 1 year we have nothing external to compare too. It very well may be this is the lowest amount of shaking in the decade. We simply need the other 10 years data to know, or not.
.. 2 seconds at the USGS produces : "
According to long-term records (since about 1900), we expect about 16 major earthquakes in any given year, which includes 15 earthquakes in the magnitude 7 range and one earthquake magnitude 8.0 or greater. In the past 38 years, from 1973 through 2011, our records show that we have exceeded the long-term average number of major earthquakes only 8 times, in 1976, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The year with the largest total was 2010, with 24 earthquakes greater than or equal to magnitude 7.0"
It would appear 2011 was shaky but less shaky than 2010.