It seems like only yesterday I was writing about how the rigorous building codes in Taiwan prevented major destruction and high death tolls in the wake of the powerful Richter Scale 7.7 earthquake that hit the island nation.

Oh wait…it was yesterday.

Clearly, Earth seems to be busy with some interesting seismic activity as New York City and the surrounding region was hit with a “light” earthquake today.

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking buildings up and down the East Coast and surprising residents in an area that rarely experiences notable seismic activity...