Aha, gotcha. These are geological terms, not geographical (political). Hee hee.

>Andrew,
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>You KNOW political comments are not welcome on this list. *G*
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>tim in san jose (where earth quakes are more a concept, occasionally
>a reality)
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>>I believe the North Sea is an incipient rift and the parts of
>>Europe(...ie England... ) to the west are trying to separate and move
>>away from the rest of the Eurasian continent. I think the rifting has
>>stalled, but there WILL be the odd shake.
>
>>--
>>Andrew Grebneff
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