While i was reading these, Die with your boots on by Iron Maiden was playing, the lyrics are perfect.
13 the Beast is Rising,
The Frenchman did surmise,
Through earthquakes and starvation,
The Warlord will arise,
Terror, Death, Destruction,
Pour from the Eastern sands,
But the truth of all predictions,
Is always in your hands.
"The National Earthquake Information Center now locates about 20,000 earthquakes each year, or approximately 55 per day. "
“According to long-term records (since about 1900), we expect about 16 major earthquakes in any given year, which includes 15 earthquakes in the magnitude 7 range and one earthquake magnitude 8.0 or greater.”
Seems to be normal seismic activity.
From what I saw, the quakes are common, the location on the Iran/Iraq one made it a bit of a nuisance, especially to the dead folks, who probably had plans for the weekend. 
Thanks