http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/e…http://en.wikipedia.......
And if you are getting your non-expert opinions from conspiracy idea websites, you are on very shaky ground. When scientific experts are proved wrong, it is almost always by other scientific experts.
Well, Elenin isn't actually very close to us (at its closest approach in October it will be over 35 million kilometers away). Right now, its still almost twice that distance away.
And since its only about 400 km in diameter (and disintegrating as it approaches the sun), there isn't any physical way for it to affect the Earth.
Earthquakes happen all the time - the USGS records over 2100 earthquakes mag 5 and greater each year. They occur in clusters - often one earthquake will stress fault lines that triggers another fairly soon.
Its a real shame that people don't bother to do even a bit of research before asking questions - its amazing what can be learned with just a bit of searching.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/e…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2010_X1#O…
