NATIONAL and WORLD Weather News | Josh Owens | Reality of big earthquakes shaken into many places today.
Multiple earthquakes shook various parts of the world today. To give a reference, the earthquake that took place here in the area last year was a 5.8. The Japan quake was a 9.0.
Indonesia was first on the list with an 8.6 at 04:38 am edt.
THEN the alarms went off again when an 8.2 hit Indonesia AGAIN 2 hours later! Tsunami watches were in effect.
Another quake measuring 5.6, happened at 6:41pm shook off the Oregon coast. Nothing major reported.
About 15 min later, Mexico got rocked by a 6.5 quake!
Maryland Weather Center 