資料來源:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.phpFrequency of Occurrence of Earthquakes
Magnitude Average Annually
8 and higher 1 ¹
7 - 7.9 17 ¹
6 - 6.9 134 ²
5 - 5.9 1319 ²
平均來講,
地球一日有 3.6 次 5.0 - 5.9 級地震
Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 2000 - 2010
Located by the US Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center
Magnitude 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
8.0 to 9.9 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 1 1
7.0 to 7.9 14 15 13 14 14 10 9 14 12 16 3
6.0 to 6.9 146 121 127 140 141 140 142 178 168 142 48
5.0 to 5.9 1344 1224 1201 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1725 558
2010 data As of 18 March 2010
近6年 5+ 地震真係比平均多
剩計今年頭個兩個半月
5.0 to 5.9 級已經558次
平均來計, 2010年, 平均一日有 7.25 次的 5.0 - 5.9 級地震
足足係平均的一倍