A 6.0 quake rocked an island of the coast of Greece today a little before 9:00 EST followed by a 5.0 aftershock; more aftershocks are likely to follow. Burma also got a shake up today (evening there)with a 5.8 quake. And, while both are near or on plate boundaries they are not frequent visitors to the list. Tonga with a quake, no shock there; California, Alaska, Indonesia, Japan not a surprise but there is likely a bit of scrambling in Greece and Burma. Both quakes are so recent, I've heard no damage reports; 6.0, in Greece, there will be damage.
The Central Va. zone is quiet these days, the USGS placing (or attempting to place - the ground's been frozen for some time) seismometers more heavily in the region to keep a better eye on the local shifting and shaking. Too bad the "new and improved" USGS earthquake website doesn't allow you to zoom in on exactly where the local aftershocks occured - or I haven't figured out how to, and I have tried and tried with no luck - or reply to my emails to the USGS. Let's hope the the aftershocks continue to diminish so the lack of info won't matter.
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