Re:East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it...
by borism on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @02:35PM
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Not necessarily.
But think about it logically. Earthquake is a quick release of kinetic energy of a tectonic plate in one relatively small location. But the whole plate moves! So yes, earthquakes happening on the same plate's boundary can very well be correlated, IMHO (not pretending to be a geology expert or anything, but the topic is fascinating).
Virginia is not in any way connected to Pacific Ring of Fire though.
But think about it logically. Earthquake is a quick release of kinetic energy of a tectonic plate in one relatively small location. But the whole plate moves! So yes, earthquakes happening on the same plate's boundary can very well be correlated, IMHO (not pretending to be a geology expert or anything, but the topic is fascinating).
Virginia is not in any way connected to Pacific Ring of Fire though.