I find it hard to believe in co-incidence in the 21st century... I submit the following two items as evidence that our dear Mother Earth does mourn (and sometimes stamps her feet.) --Shark Published: Friday Feb 22, 2008
North Donegal rattled by Norwegian earthquake
By Amy Rose Harte North
Donegal was buzzing with speculation yesterday (Thursday, 21st) that a mini-tremor was to blame for waking thousands of terrified locals out of their sleep. The tremor was reported to have struck the region at around 2:46 AM on Thursday, and was felt right across parts of Inishowen, stretching as far west as Gweedore.
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Strong quake strikes Nevada's gold country
Thursday Feb 21, 6:55 PM ET
By Doug McMurdo
Wells, Nevada (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northeastern Nevada badly damaged the historic center of a remote town and injured several people at dawn on Thursday, but nearby mining operations were only briefly disrupted. The 6.0 magnitude quake near the town of Wells damaged an estimated 400-700 homes, the high school and some churches.