| Earthquakes in 2005 set the pace early | | | | as well and some notable activity in |
| on, even days before 2005 got underway, | | | | Earthquake prone California. |
| as the Sumatra Earthquake created such | | | | Scientists are predicting that 2006 will |
| an incredible landscape change that it | | | | be a year of many Earthquakes and |
| sent a Tsunami barreling to shore in | | | | forewarn us of overdo timelines for |
| Indonesia. This Earthquake had 5.0 or | | | | Mexico City, San Francisco Bay Area, |
| greater aftershocks for six months. But | | | | Alaska, Seattle and outside Memphis, TN. |
| that was hardly the only Earthquakes on | | | | Of course even though we are learning so |
| our globe in 2005. Japan, which usually | | | | much from our studies of Earthquake both |
| sees lots of seismic activity had nearly | | | | from CalTech and University of Tokyo, |
| twice as many as usual. In Pakistan near | | | | Japan; scientists still cannot pinpoint |
| the Kashmir Border 79,000 people lost | | | | when these quakes will happen, only that |
| their lives in 2005. There were also | | | | they will. In studying these quakes and |
| major Earthquakes in Peru, Columbia, El | | | | volcanic counterparts, Geo Scientists |
| Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and the | | | | are pretty certain that the Earthquake |
| Caribbean along with the Volcanic | | | | trends of 2005 will continue and |
| Activity, which follows and precedes | | | | increase throughout 2006. There will be |
| such natural disasters in that region. | | | | some large quakes this year. Think on |
| We have seen Earthquake swarms around | | | | this. |
| and near Mt. St. Helen minor eruption, | | | | |