[PennyB]

(10-31-2016, 12:07 PM)Island Chris Wrote: I've not heard of an "earthquake storm". But, sure, it is an active period for this area. And presumably one quake is changing the stress field enough to advance the next one (the quakes may be triggered). I assume people are doing the analysis and the stress maps exist on line.
Chris

Essentially correct.  The idea of an "earthquake storm" has been kicked around for a while.  I have read about some people speculating that a similar "storm" over a period of several years contributed to the fall of Bronze Age civilizations.  It would make some sense that stress changes could cause more quakes.