Recent Midwest Quakes Called Aftershocks from 1800s


	Recent Midwest Quakes Called Aftershocks from 1800s

chestnut501

11-4-2009 4:41 PM

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11-7-2009 5:24 PM

Anomaly100

When I lived in Tokyo for a short time, tremors were a way of life. I don't think I could deal with that all the time. :eek.

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