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Originally Posted by footmonkey
I heard an expert say that the number of big earthquakes is about the same as normal, the difference at the moment is that the earthquakes are near to the surface and in populated areas.
It seems at the moment that every time you switch on the news another train or plane has crashed or another city is in rubble.
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Actually, you hit the nail on the head w/ the last sentence - the rate of incidents remains the same, but global media coverage and 'instant' news sources like twitter, etc, give each event a lot more attention than previously..