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Earthquakes Increasing In Number And Intensity

May 16, 2014 by
A picture of the Earth with an earthquake crack going down the USA and S America

We’ve had another increase in earthquake intensity and tsunamis.

This was an active earthquake week, with a few small tsunamis thrown into the mix. The following quakes shook the Pacific Rim  and the Caribbean, 5/10 through 5/16, 2014:

  1. 5.6  Alaska  5/10
  2. 5.3  Off Oregon Coast  5/12
  3. 6.5  Southern East Pacific Rise  5/12
  4. 6.8  Panama  5/13
  5. 6.6  Yap  5/14
  6. 6.6  Yap  5/15
  7. 6.2  Philippines  5/15
  8. 5.7  New Caledonia  5/15
  9. 6.0 Antigua and Barbuda  5/16 –  local tsunami  Leeward Islands Caribbean Sea
  10. 5.0  Guadeloupe  5/16
  11. 5.5  Chile  5/16
  12. 5.0  Indonesia  5/16
  13. 5.1  Saint Helena
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Janet Starr Hull, PhD, CN has expressed a deep love and respect for the Earth since she was a very young child. She earned academic degrees in International Geography and Environmental Science. After 20 years of research, Dr. Hull uncovered evidence supporting her theory that the Earth’s geographic poles shift at the axis, causing dramatic climate change. Today, she is one of the world’s leading environmental experts promoting public environmental awareness. Connect with Dr. Hull on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus.

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