Tonga Quake

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earthquake.usgs.gov...

5.2 100 miles SE Hihifo, Tonga
3.7 miles deep.

it is very interesting just how many earthquakes, and natural disasters in general, are happening this decade. certainly feels like more compared to the decade before! and i'm guessing compared to the decade before that too! i personally don't subscribe to the idea that the world will end in 2012 and be destroyed, though i do believe that Earth changes (as well as changes within our solar system) do mean something and we as a civilisation will have to adapt to survive.

reply to post by slowisfast


Really nothing to report though.
What are you pointing out?
Earthquakes are normal, if there weren't any earthquakes for 48 hours anywhere I think we would worry more.

Originally posted by shadowlight
it is very interesting just how many earthquakes, and natural disasters in general, are happening this decade. certainly feels like more compared to the decade before! and i'm guessing compared to the decade before that too! i personally don't subscribe to the idea that the world will end in 2012 and be destroyed, though i do believe that Earth changes (as well as changes within our solar system) do mean something and we as a civilisation will have to adapt to survive.

it only seems like we have more because a decade ago we didnt have so much information at our finger tips..
with sites like ats, twitter, facebook etc, news like this fly's around the world in seconds, a small earthquake like this would never make the news or the newspapers..
also with our advances in science we can detect these things alot sooner and with more accuracy..
we have always had eathquakes on our planet, extreme weather, etc.. please dont believe all the fear mongering and hype about the end of the world..