As we approach the ending of 2016 it seems the Earth is getting pretty active seismically speaking. We've seen some very large quakes and there was even one that occurred in a place not known to receive much shaking. Not only did it occur in a rare place but the magnitude was quite large for that location. The rare quake was in Trinidad and Tobago (small island in the Caribbean) which received a 5.9 (though I've seen this listed as high as 6.2) magnitude quake on December 7, 2016. No serious injuries or death were reported. Prior to all of this, the big event was New Zealand which was hit by a very strong 7.8 magnitude quake on November 13, 2016. Since the 7.8 event there have been at least 3 major aftershocks: M6.2, M6.5, and M6.2 in New Zealand. Here are the major Earthquakes that followed the New Zealand major event: 5.7 Kauman, Indonesia 2016-11-16 6.4 Zonda, Argentina 2016-11-20 6.9 Namie, Japan 2016-11-21 20 Four days after the 6.9 in Japan, El Salvador was hit with a 7.0 on