tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post7487839763543372279..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Japan disasterC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-14282354075021621322011-03-15T09:23:35.852+11:002011-03-15T09:23:35.852+11:00Out of 16 "world's largest" earthqua...Out of 16 "world's largest" earthquakes happening since 1900 (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_earthquakes)<br /><br />Five of them have happened in the last 7 years.<br /><br />Three of those were in or near Sumatra; the others were Chile and Japan. All somewhat near a coastline.<br /><br />Adding water to a large reservoir can cause earthquakes. Also, tides have been Chris Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368959552769808835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-86669645043185810762011-03-15T08:39:15.744+11:002011-03-15T08:39:15.744+11:00What fault defines the boundary?What fault defines the boundary?C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-10464943056273894942011-03-15T01:14:23.428+11:002011-03-15T01:14:23.428+11:00Minor correction: The Japanese quake actually occu...Minor correction: The Japanese quake actually occurred where the Pacific plate is subducting under the North American plate. The Northern half of Japan is actually on the North American plate, as shown in Callan's post: <a href="http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2011/03/11/japan-m8-9-quake-tsunami/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2011/03/11/japan-m8-9-quake-tsunami/</a>Anne Jeffersonhttp://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonousnoreply@blogger.com