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A Powerful 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Struck the Kuril Islands Russia.

April 19, 2013 – A Powerful 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Struck the Kuril Islands in Russia: The quake struck at 3:05AM GMT on April 19th, at a depth of 122 kilometers (76 miles). The deep quake precluded a tsunami; however, it … Continue reading

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5,293 Global Earthquakes from 1973 to 2013.

April 9, 2013: 5,293 Global Earthquakes from 1973 to 2013: I downloaded all earthquakes, with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater, from January 1, 1973 to April 8, 2013. This produced a data set of 5,293 global earthquakes, which I … Continue reading

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Money Spigot Opens Wider.

April 5, 2013 – Money Spigot Opens Wider: Japan Unveils an Aggressive New Policy, Echoing the Fed and Other Central Banks. The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) new leaders delivered on their pledge to radically overhaul its strategy to revive Japan’s … Continue reading

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How Big was That? Equivalent Energy Released by Bombs, Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Starquakes.

March 25, 2013 – How Big Was That? Equivalent Energy Released by Bombs, Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Star Quakes: Pictured above is an artist’s rendition of a neutron star named SGR 1806-20, which is located about 50,000 light-years from Earth in … Continue reading

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Earthquake Energy Release Comparison.

March 18, 2013 – Earthquake (EQ) Energy Release Comparison: The graph above depicts the relative energy released by earthquakes of various magnitudes. The Richter Magnitude (M) Earthquake Scale is exponential. Something is said to increase exponentially if its rate of … Continue reading

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Global Earthquakes, Quantity Per Day.

February 10, 2013 - Global Earthquakes, Quantity Per Day: Of the 5,464 earthquakes, greater than or equal to 6.0 magnitude from January 1, 1973 to February 9, 2013; some days saw multiple quakes per day. This is summarized in the chart … Continue reading

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40 Years of Global Earthquakes by Region.

February 3, 2013 – 40 Years of Global Earthquakes by Region: The chart above reflects global earthquakes, greater than or equal to 7.0 magnitude, by five regions of the world over the last 40 years. The SW (south-west) Pacific was the … Continue reading

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Ten Earthquake in Six Days, Five in February.

February 2, 2013 – Ten Earthquakes in Six Days, Five in February: After a long dry spell on the quake front, we have had ten quakes greater than or equal to 6.0 Magnitude since January 28th and five over the … Continue reading

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Life Expectancy Around the World!

February 1, 2013 – Life Expectancy Around the World:  The World Map, above, is color coded by life expectancy. The color scale is in the lower left. Dark red is greater than 76 years, red is 70.3 to 76 yrs, … Continue reading

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Tsunami Top 20 Death Toll by Event, Over 3,422 Years.

January 25, 2013 – Tsunami Top 20 Death Toll: The tsunami parameters were downloaded from the NOAA database and include the 3,422 years from 1410 B.C. to April 30, 2012. The graph, above, reflects the top 20 tsunamis, in terms … Continue reading

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