Video: Incredible animation of global earthquakes in 2011

This animation captures the larger earthquakes around the world - while it includes the Feb 22 Christchurch earthquake it's the earthquakes in Japan from March 12 onwards that is most striking.  Please note this animation is 9 minutes long.  Courtesy of YouTube user StoryMonoroch and our thanks to WeatherWatch.co.nz reader Maurie for sending us the link.

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