I think God is just trying to freak us out about 2012.
No. Many earthquakes have no impact. The majority of earthquakes are so minor that they can't even be felt.
No because Madagascar is not in-between two continental plates so they don't have many earthquakes.
Earthquakes (big and small) happen so many times a day, it is impossible to put a number on it.
Global warming
because of the pthagereon thereom
bcoz californiya has so many fault zones
There have been 17 earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or higher so far in 2010.
Because it is on a plate which is always moving
Because reasons...
There have been many earthquakes in Turkey that lasted for varied periods. Most of the earthquakes have lasted for about 30 seconds leaving so many fatalities and so much damage.
Yes many earthquakes are destructive
Nobody knows how many earthquakes can happen in a year because you cannot predict earthquakes. :)