Were the Two Major Quakes Last Weekend Related?
Japan and Ecuador were rocked by major earthquakes over the weekend, prompting speculation that the two seismic events were somehow related. Here’s why that’s extremely unlikely. On Saturday, April 16, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto City in Japan’s Kyushu Region. Just hours later, a powerful 7.8 magnitude quake hit Ecuador, about 17 miles (27…
