Gizmodo - A Timelapse of All the Earthquakes From This Record-Breaking April
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According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) which issues alerts for tsunamis, April was a very busy month for the earth's crust. Of course there are earthquakes every hour of every day, but the world usually only sees one or two earthquakes per month that are 6.5-magnitude or higher. This April there were 13, including five that were higher than 7.8, prompting tsunami warnings. "Easily a record for this institution," reports PTWC.
Watch this animation of January through April of this year. Everything seems pretty normal until you hit April 1 when you can see the 8.2-magnitude earthquake (and its many aftershocks) rock northern Chile. Suddenly the world lights up like the paparazzi and it doesn't let up all month:
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Remember, prepare now. Just a little at a time and over time you'll be surprised how much you have. Preparedness is a journey...
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