[cogitator]

Isn't Papua, New Guinea where the 7+ earthquake struck yesterday? Could the activity of the volcano be connected?

This eruption has been going on for a month, so probably not -- and the earthquake was much closer to a different island in the archipelago. This volcano is on New Britain. (They are connected in the sense that both the earthquakes and the volcanism occur because the islands are part of a subduction arc.)

[PoorMuttly]

If most people knew about the wonders that you post...they wouldn't need a space-invader to make them be nice to their fellow man.

We lead a very tenuous existence...every moment we are given here.

You are a major asset to FReepdom.

Thanks so much.

[SuziQ]

So, basically, there's been a whole lot of shakin and bakin going on there for a while!