CANBERRA, June 10 (Xinhuanet) -- In the past six months, close to
100 earthquakes occurred in areas around a little village just
north of the Australian Capital Territory.
   They didn't cause any damages but bored residents. The Canberra
Times quoted Monday a resident living near the village of Sutton
as saying that "It doesn't worry me. it's just a novelty. That's
not to say it couldn't end up in some gigantic big bang somewhere
down the track."
   The earthquakes were more often heard as a boom rather than
felt as a shake, another resident said.
   The Australian continent seems to be sitting on a solid plate
and no big earthquakes have been registered so far. In 1989, a
quake hit Newcastle, a coastal city in New South Wales, killing
one person. That was registered 5.6 on the Richter scale.
   Experts just can't explain the numerous small quakes.  Enditem