Earth Quake Swarms in Alaska & Spain... two articles in one here

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http://www.alaskapublic.org/2014/06/09/earthquakes-swarm-the-brooks-range/



By Anna Rose MacArthur, KNOM - Nome | June 9, 2014 - 10:09 am







An “earthquake swarm” is hitting the Brooks Range. Seismologists do not know why it is occurring or if it will continue.

Friday night a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck 20 miles northeast of Noatak. This is the third 5.5 quake that has struck the same area in the past two months.

Michael West is the Director of the Alaska Earthquake Information Center and said, “We are now referring to this as an ‘earthquake swarm.’ That is there’s something in the earth that is causing a whole series of earthquakes of similar size. It really is quite unusual to have this in that kind of setting.”

West said earthquake swarms are common around volcanoes. But with no volcanoes in the Brooks Range, this seismic swarm is raising questions for seismologists nationwide.

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http://earthchangesmedia.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/breaking-news-earthquake-swarm-over-mantle-plume-reaches-350-off-coast-of-spain/




BREAKING NEWS: Earthquake Swarm over Mantle Plume Reaches 350 off Coast of Spain

Posted on June 9, 2014by Earth Changes Media w/ Mitch Battros


http://earthchangesmedia.com/breaking-news-earthquake-swarm-over-mantle-plume-reaches-350-off-coast-of-spain
More than 300 earthquakes have struck the Gulf of Valencia, a zone not normally known for seismic activity, over the past month, according to Spain’s National Geographic Institute.
The strongest, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake, hit in the early hours of Tuesday. It did not cause any damage…
More than 300 earthquakes have struck the Gulf of Valencia, a zone not normally known for seismic activity, over the past month, according to Spain’s National Geographic Institute.
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