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Minor correction: Two sentences in the paragraph on El Nino should read as follows:

"When that area of the ocean by Chile heats, the warm currents move north to California. If that warm water generates warm, moist air that rises up and over the mountains, California could experience torrential rains after a giant earthquake."

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I found additional documentation for one quake rattling the rest of the world.

17. <http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050520/D8A6JNBG1.html> and Science: <http://www.sciencemag.org>. Sumatra Quake Shook Earth's Total Surface