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Another false sign has been the
claim that earthquakes are on the increase. They
even use a graph to show the
increase in earthquakes.
This graph seems to show an increase
in large earthquakes, however it actually shows
the cumulative total, so the
rising graph is not an indication of an increase in activity.
Typical dishonesty in the data
put out by Planet X supporters.
Even more interesting is that
whoever put this graph together seems to have missed
several 8+ earthquakes. Dishonest
and sloppy.
The truth is that there has not been a increase in Earthquake activity.
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Are Earthquakes Really on the Increase?
We continue to be asked by many
people throughout the world if earthquakes are
on the increase. Although it
may seem that we are having more earthquakes,
earthquakes of magnitude 7.0
or greater have remained fairly constant.
A partial explanation may lie
in the fact that in the last twenty years, we have
definitely had an increase in
the number of earthquakes we have been able to locate
each year. This is because of
the tremendous increase in the number of seismograph
stations in the world and the
many improvements in global communications. In 1931,
there were about 350 stations
operating in the world; today, there are more that 8,000
stations and the data now comes
in rapidly from these stations by electronic mail,
internet and satellite. This
increase in the number of stations and the more timely
receipt of data has allowed
us and other seismological centers to locate earthquakes
more rapidly and to locate many
small earthquakes which were undetected in
earlier years. The NEIC now
locates about 20,000 earthquakes each year or
approximately 50 per day. Also,
because of the improvements in communications
and the increased interest in
the environment and natural disasters, the public now
learns about more earthquakes.
According to long-term records
(since about 1900), we expect about 18 major
earthquakes (7.0 - 7.9) and
one great earthquake (8.0 or above) in any given year.
However, let's take a look at
what has happened in the past 31 years, from 1969
through 2001.
Our records show that 1992 is
the first time that we have reached or exceeded the
long-term average number of
major earthquakes since 1971. The long-term average
for the number of earthquakes
was exceeded in 1970, 1971, 1992, 1995, and 1996, but
there was less than half the
average number of events in 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989.
The number of events in 2001,
is once again been below the long-term average. The
following is a list of major
and great earthquakes during this period:
Number of Earthquakes Per
Year
Year
Major
Great
Earthquakes Earthquakes
1969
15
1
1970
20
0
1971
19
1
1972
15
0
1973
13
0
1974
14
0
1975
14
1
1976
15
2
1977
11
2
1978
16
1
1979
13
0
1980
13
1
1981
13
0
1982
10
1
1983
14
0
1984
08
0
1985
13
1
1986
05
1
1987
11
0
1988
08
0
1989
06
1
1990
12
0
1991
11
0
1992
23
0
1993
15
1
1994
13
2
1995
22
3
1996
21
1
1997
20
0
1998
14
2
1999
23
0
2000
16
4
2001
14
1
The number of Great earthquakes
during this 33 year period was about at the level indicated by the long-term
average, with
27 events in 33 years.
See also: Earthquake
Facts and Statistics
The above taken from: USGS
Earthquake Hazards Program