Kinda sorta... It can go either way. These have been 40 roughly in the same area so far tonight. One 5.1, two 3.6's, and the rest are under 3.0. The little ones could easy pressure on the fault lines located there, but could also stress others in the region. The small ones could also trigger a big one there or elsewhere around the region.
I think most of would like to think that a bunch of small ones ease pressure and put the big one even longer...
