it's not out of the ordinary for all these natural occurrences. Every so often, the planet needs to "let off steam" in the form of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. It's a way of preserving the planet. If these things didn't happen, the planet wouldn't survive as the pressure would build up until finally ripping the whole planet apart.
Other occurrences like the fires and hurricanes happen because of 24/7 news cycles and the Weather Channel and people are more aware of them happening. Before satellites to watch weather patterns and allow cable transmissions around the world, we didn't know about them, only happenings in our local areas. Because there are thousands of people living in the western part of the U.S., we are more aware of wild fires. People are building in places that were once "wilderness" so of course, when wild fires and tornadoes happen in those areas, everyone is more aware.
I checked the Weather Underground, a site that collects data on hurricanes and this season is mild compared to many others. Deaths are minor compared to other years. There is also a site that collects earthquake data called Johnstons Archives and they tracked earthquakes from 1970 to today of magnitude and deaths. The USGS also has a site but they only list the years 1990-2015. I did note that they list PA as having no earthquakes but they do. York and Lancaster Counties have earthquakes all the time, but they are minor with no damages. They don't know what causes them. PA also has tornadoes, even though they are minor ones.
