Reference Topics 10-3
This is a delightful site on growth and decay.
http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/exp/Q.exp.html
There are many sites on earthquake readiness; one that shows recent quakes is listed here. You may be amazed that there are so many recent large quakes.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1999/fs151-99/
Earthquake Locator:… See the whole entry