Also when earthquake articles make no mention of the magnitude of them. 2000 magnitude 1 quakes is way, way different than just a few magnitude 5 quakes.
Absolutely. Many people don't realize that earthquakes are measured using an exponential scale. A magnitude 8 quake is 10x stronger than a magnitude 7.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=31.27319...
Major collection from central Alaska near Denali National Park down the peninsula and fairly large group heading up California.