General earthquake observations;

[Cat 5]

As is the problem with such big threads if you have not been part of it from the beginning it is hard to keep up with events. I do not have the time to go through all 18 pages of the other thread and therefore I propose starting a fresh one for associated questions / observations.

Were there any pre-shocks and have there been any aftershocks?

My first opinion was what if, the 5.2 shock was infact a preshock or tremor leading up to a more significant quake. Was that a realistic possiblity? What were the experts initial thoughts?

Also, is it now too long after the event for after-shocks to occur or indeed a bigger quake?

Cheers,

Mods, feel free to merge if you want but the previous one is getting messy.

[James M]

I think there were three small aftershocks, two 1.8 and one 2.2 .

[Cat 5]

Is it not possible that that the 'big' one is not a preshock in its own right to a larger upcoming event?