This latest tremor is sure to jangle the nerves of New Zealanders. This is now three significant earthquakes in about six or seven years. The second one in 2011 was the most devastating, but all this ground shaking over time will cause sleepless nights for some people, who are waiting for the ground to shake again.
I would point you to the Ring of Fire map in the linked story. About the only segment that has not ruptured in recent memory is in North America. Our turn is coming, eventually.
