Quakes reduce chances of more quakes in the same spot, study findsA new US study suggests that earthquakes tend to release pressure, making the exact earthquake spot less likely to rupture again in the near future. @UNISDR/TWITTER The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction tweeted in January that the Pacific Ring of Fire was "active". The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction tweeted on January 24 that the Pacific Ring of Fire had been "active". GeoNet duty seismologist Anna Kaiser agreed, telling Stuff in January that Canterbury was less likely to have big earthquakes in the future. "The probabilities of really big earthquakes arriving in Canterbury are falling away and they are not changing rapidly," she said.

Source: Stuff February 17, 2018 01:07 UTC