Major Earthquakes Recorded
The US Geological Survey has not yet assigned a magnitude to this event.
Earthquakes send a pen at the end of a long arm of a seismometer quivering. The amplitude and frequence of the swings, called the quake’s signature, are analyzed to determine its magnitude and mechanism.
This distinctive signature has now been detected in repeated events concentrated in a swarm in the vicinity of the District of Columbia. Such a concentration of unusual events has geophysicists scratching their heads. They cannot rule out dire consequences.
Unfortunately, this enigma is occurring at a time when the science of earthquakes is being hit with a major reduction in federal funding. It has been hypothesized that there may be a causal connection between these developments, but many deride such speculation as a “conspiracy theory”.
Tentative data suggests very similar events are occasionally occurring considerable distances removed from the nation’s capital. Also, past records are being reviewed and traces of similar signatures have been spotted, particularly in the DC area between roughly 2016 and 2020.
We will be following this story closely to see is this pattern prevails for a comparable period this time.
