Well with the posibility that the asians left markers all over there history about fault lines and where not to build that explains why they are not smashed consistantly. The sincronisity of sand and soft sandstone under the ocean, Crude oil keeping the plates conected and allowing for easy movement with the crude oil, and Lava flow under the plates allowing them to Change there place on earth, alot says that No we are not running out of oil or anything but as i once said it may be the difference between *FOR EXAMPLE!* japan having only a 6.0 rather than a 7.0 when they got hit.

I seriously doubt it. Earthquakes occour where fault lines meet. The oil is within the crust. If oil would be a significant lubricant for earth, we would be sitting on so much oil it aint funny anymore. And if that is the case, the ammount we drain is a drop in the bucket, even at current rates.

I once heard a random person in a chat room tell me that oil was linked with our magnetic field. Anyone know where he got that idea?