[creaking planet] earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, fire

A strong earthquake shook Hawaii early yesterday, jolting residents out of bed and causing a landslide that blocked a major highway. Ceilings crashed at a hospital, and aftershocks kept the state on edge. Does anyone else feel that there’s just a bit too much of this earthquake and tsunami business going on around the globe at this time? I’d like to see the stats on seismic activity in the last few years. Seems to me the poor old earth is creaking at the joints somewhat.