Quake

Something I need to bring up, even though I’m sure someone has mentioned it somewhere (I hope). Last Saturday’s earthquake in Chile was another reminder of how powerful nature can be. Measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale making it one of the most powerful earth quakes in the last 30 years.

Ok, so I’m slight worried as it could have easily been Peru than Chile seeing that they are both next to each other. But what has struck me is that two massive earthquakes have occurred in the last two months causing huge devastation. Haiti is in complete ruin and Chile is still discovering the extent of the damage that has been done. At present it seems quite a few people are looting shops whether it be for survival purposes or opportunist inclinations, the country is trying to bring itself back to normal.

But the fact there’s been two quakes so close to each other in time needs to be looked at. Are things changing in the world? Or more importantly will there be another one within the next 60 days which could rip cause equal devastation like it did to Haiti.

It’s lucky that there’s nothing like this in the UK. Ok, we get some pretty ropey weather where it’s sunny in winter and rainy in summer but in general it’s mild compared to most climates. Although, it should be pointed out that apparently England was hit by a Tsuanmi in 1607 we fortunately have not experienced anything like that of recent years. Imagine an earthquake hitting London, Birmingham or Manchester – it’s a struggle coping with a heatwave in those places when it happens.

I really hope that seismologists (which I’m sure they have) are starting to look at the patterns between the two. Like, were there similarities in the currents of the sea before they occurred, or when was the last time two earthquakes happened within a space of 60 days, and was there a third shortly afterwards? These are the things that seem to be bouncing around in my mind of late and I just wanted to get it out on the internet so that I can move on and think about other things.