Haiti, Chile, Turkey, Hawaii, and Indonesia.

[grimsprice]

The only reason you're hearing about them is because of the Earthquake that caused the tsunami. These earthquakes happen all the time. But once something big happens, it becomes a great draw for the news media.

Its quite simple really.

You'll stop hearing about them in a couple years. Not because they stopped, but because it doesn't draw the views anymore.

 

[axle 19]

I say it is mostly plate movement. I mean, all of the places hit (except Hawaii, but that may just be a volcano) are near plate edges, so it might just be plate movement.

anyways, I am on the East Coast US. I am not worried.

This. Even the East Coast US part.

Same, Honestly what would worrying accomplish. Besides a lot of earthquakes happen each month, just don't panic

 

[Heeman89]

Heh. If a Midwest earthquake happens I am f-u-c-k-e-d.

Ya especially if this place decides to get active again

 

[Nation.Skull]

Course not. Earthquakes are pretty common from my understanding. The only thing is that there hasn't been big ones for a while, just low ones. The only difference is that because of 2012 and everything people are playing anything they can up to sound like the end of the world.

Media plays everything up.

 

[Abengoshis]

I thought it would make sense for many earthquakes to happen near the same time. One tectonic plate slightly moving could make others move...

 

[doctorwhofan]

ok. I live in Hawai'i. Volcanos, Tsunamis and Hurricanes are a fact of life. Because they are there and we have warnings for the most, I tend not to worry.

 

[Calatar]

Earthquakes: avoid living on fault lines or near active volcanoes
Volcanoes: Avoid active volcanoes, as well as semi-active rare-erupters
Tornadoes: Avoid Midwest US
Hurricanes/Typhoons/Cyclones: Avoid near-tropical coastal regions
Tsunamis: Avoid all islands, stay at a high elevation
Floods: High elevation, avoid living too close to rivers and oceans.
Forest/Brush Fires: avoid living near large quantities of vegetation, or live in a cold/wet place.

So... the safest places to live are the Sahara Desert and mid-Canada. Right...
EDIT: Wikipedia informs me that a blizzard is a natural disaster.
Blizzards: avoid cold places.

So Canada's out. That leaves the Sahara.

 

[Elcaro]

I don't think that map is accurate, or maybe my school books are wrong. Living in Minnesota does have one benifit, no earthquakes(though there was some shaking once). Of course I still have to deal with the whole yellow stone super volcano covering the entire state with 2 to 6 inches of toxic ash. Though I do remember seeing something on the history channel about "decoding the bible," so if california has to change it's maps because of a massive quake this year, then yeah, we're screwed.

 

[reg42]

Well I live in South Africa, so I'm in no real trouble with earthquakes. I wonder if we've ever had one?
What I'm more worried about is the fucking see rising (if global warming is to be believed)

 

[Zero Wolf]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/historical.php

Check out the statistics on that page of most intense earthquakes over the last two hundred years. Perhaps because we're able to record more accurately when and where earthquakes occur that they are more frequent on an exponential scale -- but if not.. they are increasing in amount and intensity especially since 2002. 2002-2004 has more earthquakes than 25 some years of the chart.

 

[DkLnBr]

The amount is concerning yes, but im more worried about how they all seem to be on the Pacific "Ring of Fire"... (im aware that Turkey and Haiti aren't, but Haiti is close enough) want to know what else is there? The San Andreas Fault. That one should be interesting.

So... the safest places to live are the Sahara Desert and mid-Canada. Right...

Who hoo! mid-Canada right here!!! *points to self*

EDIT: Wikipedia informs me that a blizzard is a natural disaster.
Blizzards: avoid cold places.

So Canada's out. That leaves the Sahara.

Damn... never mind

 

[Satoshii]

It makes me wonder. We've just had a 5.8 earthquake a day ago here in Japan (near Sendai), and then a 6.6 one about an hour ago. Lets hope this doesn't start a trend.

 

[ioxles]

Shit why should anyone care or worry, it's not like they can change a thing.

Oh I know, lets all link hands and hold back Global Shifting. It's like Global Warming but fucking you over now.

I'm going back to the batcave now.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

I live in Hawaii, and I've only experienced one earthquake (In which I noticed). We do get tsunami warnings whenever there's an earthquake nearby, but they're all a joke.

 

[The Hairminator]

Poor, poor Iceland. Looks like an earth quake could crack the country in two.

 

[MurderousToaster]

I live in the UK. I'm fairly safe from all except tsunamis or something of that sort.

 

[BonsaiK]

It's barely been over two months, yet we've had 5 major earthquakes. Anyone else a bit apprehensive?

Nope, not even slightly.

The way tectonic plates work is this - pressure builds up over time. The longer you have a time with no quakes, the bigger the quakes are when they finally arrive. So a country that has just experienced a devastating quake is not going to experience another one of that severity for several decades (aftershocks don't count). If the pacific is getting a lot of quakes at once, it just means things are moving about a bit. Once they settle there won't be any more big quakes in that region for a long time.

 

[Nickolai77]

Well, living in the UK i am hardly worried about earthquakes. Don't think we have had a serious one in a good few 100 million years.

 

[SonicKoala]

I guess I'm a little worried, as I live right along the west coast of Canada and apparently we're long overdue for an earthquake.