So it's not hurricanes...
Sep. 12th, 2002 11:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
camwynBig deal. It's earthquakes. I've had this link in my Bookmarks file for a while now and haven't clicked on it lately.
Want to see where seismographic instruments indicate tectonic events have taken place over the course of the last few days, how powerful the quakes were, and what depths they were at? Have a look here:
NEIC Near-Real-Time Earthquake List
It's really quite fascinating to see for yourself how many different points and places the Earth is capable of shaking at without hurting anyone, or even drawing anyone's attention. How many times every single day things happen that could scare the hell out of us, but don't, because they happen without being noticed by anyone but machines. Or because they happen where there are people, but so far below the surface that they're hardly felt. Or whatever...
I think I like it because it shows that not everything is an apocalytpic sign in the making. Every day, for as long as we've been keeping records, earthquakes have happened. There's no sign that they're getting more frequent or getting worse or being targeted at human habitation areas by a malevolent divinity/Adversary; they're just part of plate tectonics, and they happen every day without signaling the incipient breaking of the seals. It's very reassuring to know that there are still some things that have nothing to do with human beings.
Want to see where seismographic instruments indicate tectonic events have taken place over the course of the last few days, how powerful the quakes were, and what depths they were at? Have a look here:
NEIC Near-Real-Time Earthquake List
It's really quite fascinating to see for yourself how many different points and places the Earth is capable of shaking at without hurting anyone, or even drawing anyone's attention. How many times every single day things happen that could scare the hell out of us, but don't, because they happen without being noticed by anyone but machines. Or because they happen where there are people, but so far below the surface that they're hardly felt. Or whatever...
I think I like it because it shows that not everything is an apocalytpic sign in the making. Every day, for as long as we've been keeping records, earthquakes have happened. There's no sign that they're getting more frequent or getting worse or being targeted at human habitation areas by a malevolent divinity/Adversary; they're just part of plate tectonics, and they happen every day without signaling the incipient breaking of the seals. It's very reassuring to know that there are still some things that have nothing to do with human beings.
