Are there more earthquakes in the morning/in the evening/at a certain time of the month?

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Question: Are there more earthquakes in the morning/in the evening/at a certain time of the month?

Answer:

Earthquakes are equally as likely to occur at any time of the day or month or year. The factors that vary between the time of the day, month, or year do not affect the forces in the earth that cause earthquakes.

Source of this FAQ:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/faq.php

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