[aruanan]

As the earth expands and contracts from global heat, it causes the tectonic plate movement.

You mean global heat of the atmosphere? There's far more heat coming from inside the earth that heats the crust kilometers deep where the earthquakes occur. The heat per unit of matter of the atmosphere is nothing compared to the mass of the oceans and crust.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

You might find this interesting...:

The big picture: 65 million years of temperature swings

[dragnet2]

I was being facetious...

Speaking of humor, Obama is preparing to give a live speech regarding the earthquake.