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December 31, 2013 – MEXICO - An
unusually large number of high-profile earthquakes sprung up across the
globe over the weekend, causing extensive damage to a roadway in Mexico
and leaving residents shaken in southern Europe, Egypt and the U.S.
Saturday, an earthquake near the Mexico – U.S. border collapsed chunks
of this 300-yard stretch of highway. “The road is about 60 miles south
of Tijuana. It passes over geological fault. The earthquake ranged in
magnitude from 1.3 to 4.3.” There were surprisingly no injuries, but one
truck driver hauling 36 tons of cement had to wait hours before being
pulled to safety. Also Saturday, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake reportedly
hit the Mediterranean Sea, shaking nearby Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt. That
was followed by a 4.9 magnitude earthquake nearly 1,500 miles away
around Naples, Italy early Sunday morning. Residents reportedly slept in
their cars in fear of aftershocks that might damage buildings. In the
U.S., Oklahoma dealt with several earthquakes over the last week with
more striking over the weekend. Most were reported as minor between 2.0
magnitude and 4.9., but the Midwestern state has rarely dealt with
earthquakes, until recent years. “We’ve had tornadoes and hail storms
and those types of things, but never earthquakes. Great. So now Oklahoma
has to be worried about the sky falling AND the ground dropping out?
Well, not quite — at least not to a very high degree. According to the
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, magnitude 2 and
smaller earthquakes general happen several times around the world daily,
while bigger ones are more rare. A magnitude 8 or higher usually only
happens about once a year. Many of these reported earthquakes were
between 2.0 magnitude a 4.9. No extensive damage was reported in the
ones in Turkey, Italy and Oklahoma and no injuries were reported in any
of them. -AJC
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