A friend of mine mentioned to me yesterday that there isn't much talk on major media about the politics of Tibet now, quite conveniently, and that a sufficiently powerful underground explosion could perhaps trigger an earthquake.
Here are some seismographs I've found:
http://www.tectonics.caltech.edu/slip_history/2008_e_sichuan/e_sichuan.html
http://geoscope.ipgp.jussieu.fr/DERNIERS_SEISMES/seismes/regolive/chin08133.html
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2008/eq_080512_ryan/neic_ryan_r.html
It doesn't seem at first glance like there are any massive spikes that trigger anything, but I'm no expert on reading seismographs.
It is at least a curiosity to note that the continued thrust of the Tibetan plateau northeast against the surrounding continent is the understood cause of the geological instability in the region and this resonates with the political situation there, as two different systems are forced to intermingle by sheer locality. It speaks to me about the the reality of being on this planet, coexisting with such a wide array of people and lifestyles, and having our ways of life and interaction put to the test in nature's ruthless fashion.
Here are some seismographs I've found:
http://www.tectonics.caltech.edu/slip_history/2008_e_sichuan/e_sichuan.html
http://geoscope.ipgp.jussieu.fr/DERNIERS_SEISMES/seismes/regolive/chin08133.html
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2008/eq_080512_ryan/neic_ryan_r.html
It doesn't seem at first glance like there are any massive spikes that trigger anything, but I'm no expert on reading seismographs.
It is at least a curiosity to note that the continued thrust of the Tibetan plateau northeast against the surrounding continent is the understood cause of the geological instability in the region and this resonates with the political situation there, as two different systems are forced to intermingle by sheer locality. It speaks to me about the the reality of being on this planet, coexisting with such a wide array of people and lifestyles, and having our ways of life and interaction put to the test in nature's ruthless fashion.
