The Tsunami's Epicenter

Sonar picture of the Indian Ocean near the tsunami epicenter.

This article: "Asian tsunami seabed pictured with sonar" discusses the changes on the floor of the Indian Ocean that were caused by the earthquake that started the recent tsunami. It appears that this quake was certainly a massive and startling event caused by millenia of stresses building up at the juncture of the Indian and Burmese tectonic plates.

Shortly after the tsunami I read some comments suggesting that oil company seismic testing might have caused the quake. This is so ridiculous, it is not even funny. Why are certain people so eager to blame big oil companies for problems. The truth of the matter is that the oil industry has a better environmental record than most other industries. We supply a needed resource at a good price. Without this resource we might literally be in the dark ages right now. Please give us a break!