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We do not currently know and in fact we may never know. Due to the nature of the big bang, and the fact that all space, matter and energy are a direct result of it, there is no way to accurately detect anything outside of its scope. Everything we know about the universe comes from observing and analyzing the universe around us. Since the universe we know did not exist before the big bang there is nothing we can learn about the "before time" from observing the universe we live in. There may have been a universe before that which went into a "big crunch" which led to the big bang of our universe. It is natural to assume that if that were the case then that previous universe must have also had its origins in a big bang as well, and perhaps its all part of a huge cycle.

In fact, since the big bang is the origin of everything in our universe, including space itself, it may also be the origin of time itself, and so there may not have been a "before" the big bang.

But more to the point, in order for another big bang to occur, the universe would have to be compressed in a "big crunch" into a singularity before that could happen. There are some theories which point this direction, and there are some which do not.

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How many earthquakes occur in Greece?

Greece sits on the border of two tectonic plates, the Eurasian and the African plate. The Eurasian plate is sliding under the African plate at a rate of around 3cm per year, which results in earthquakes. Since 1900, there have been 7,352 earthquakes in Greece.


How many earthquakes since 1914?

Data from the past 100 years suggests that the number of earthquakes per year arranged by magnitude is:Magnitude : Average Number Annually8 and higher:17 - 7 : 9 to 156 - 6.9 : 1345 - 5.9 : 13194 - 4.9 : 13,0003 - 3.9 : 130,0002 - 2.9 : 1,300,000The total number is therefore around 1, 500, 000 a year. Given that the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old and solid enough for earthquakes for about 4 billion of that number, the total number of earthquakes in the Earth's history would be about 6x1015 or 6,000 trillion.


How many earthquakes have their been in the past year?

It is impossible to determine how many earthquakes there have been in the past century. Earthquakes occur frequently all over the earth, including deep under the ground. Many of these may not be felt by people and barely register on seismic equipment, but they are still earthquakes.


How many earthquakes has North Dakota had?

North Dakota typically experiences very few earthquakes compared to other geologically active states. It is considered a relatively stable region with a low seismic activity rate. However, there have been some minor earthquakes recorded in North Dakota in recent years.


Can a earthquake be man made?

There have been research on man-made earthquakes and geologist believe not only is it possible, but that it has already occurred in many occasions, most of which have been caused by nuclear experiments.

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