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Earthquakes happen all the time, why is it that only now it is gaining media (worldwide) attention?

These are some earthquakes that happened within the first three months of this year, 2010

• Magnitude 6.9 LIBERTADOR O HIGGINS, CHILE March 11, 2010
• Magnitude 6.1 EASTERN TURKEY March 08, 2010
• Magnitude 6.8 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA March 05, 2010
• Magnitude 6.6 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE March 05, 2010
• Magnitude 8.8 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 27, 2010
• Magnitude 7.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN February 26, 2010
• Magnitude 6.9 CHINA-RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA BORDER REGION February 18, 2010
• Magnitude 3.8 ILLINOIS February 10, 2010
• Magnitude 5.9 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA February 04, 2010
• Magnitude 6.2 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA February 01, 2010
• Magnitude 5.9 HAITI REGION January 20, 2010
• Magnitude 4.0 OKLAHOMA January 15, 2010
• Magnitude 7.0 HAITI REGION January 12, 2010
• Magnitude 6.5 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA January 10, 2010
• Magnitude 4.1 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA January 07, 2010
• Magnitude 6.8 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 05, 2010
• Magnitude 7.1 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 03, 2010
• Magnitude 6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 03, 2010

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Chile has the highest recorded magnitude of 8.8 as of this post.

See also Richter magnitude scale

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