EARTHQUAKES


Mathew 24:7-9: 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

One of the prophecies from the "The Olivet Discourse" is an increase in the number and intensity of earthquakes (birth pangs). You can read that in your daily news quite frequently and the anticipation is that in the near future earthquakes and other natural disasters wil be an all-absorbing topic in the news, exactly as predicted in the New Testament. Note that Scriptures state that this will only be the 'beginning of the birth pangs'. Another plain indication that the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is at hand.



Most recent quakes on top of page.


081225: MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081221: OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081220: OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN hit by a 6.5 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081218: OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081210: CENTRAL MONGOLIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
081210: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081209: VANUATU hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
081209: KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.8 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081208: SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081206: BANDA SEA hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081125: Strong quake jolts remote islands off New Zealand -- WELLINGTON - A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the remote Kermadec islands north of New Zealand on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported. More

081124: Strong quake strikes off Russian coast -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Monday off Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula in the Sea of Okhotsk, the U.S. Geological Survey said. More

081122: NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
081122: SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
081122: SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081121: SOLOMON ISLANDS hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081119: PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081116: Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sulawesi quake -- JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck an area off northern Sulawesi in Indonesia early on Monday, causing a brief tsunami warning and triggering panic among residents in parts of the island. More

081106: KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081104: VANUATU hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081102: ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081101: BISMARCK SEA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081029 At least 150 killed in Pakistan quake -- ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southwest Pakistan Wednesday, killing at least 150 people and leaving thousands homeless, a local official said. More

081028: NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081023: ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REG., PAPUA NEW GUINEA hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081022: TONGA hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081019: Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes Tonga -- CNN) -- A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific islands of Tonga Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. More

081016: Strong earthquake off Guatemala-Mexico coast -- TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) - A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near the Mexico-Guatemala border on Thursday, but there was no tsunami alert and no initial reports of casualties. More

081012: CHUQUISACA, BOLIVIA hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081006: EASTERN XIZANG hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

081005: KYRGYZSTAN hit by a 6.6 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
081005: KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND hit by a 6.5 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080929: KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND hit by a 7.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080925: Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Tibet, no damage reported -- BEIJING: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwestern Tibet on Thursday near the border with Nepal, close to an area hit late last month by a stronger quake that damaged hundreds of homes. More

080923: Strong earthquake hits off Mexico's Pacific coast --MEXICO CITY (AP) - A strong earthquake has hit off Mexico's Pacific coast.The U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 and was centered off the coast of Jalisco state. More

080911: HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION hit by a 6.8 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080911: HALMAHERA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.6 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080910: CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE hit by a 6.6 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080910: '200 villages destroyed' as quake hits Iran -- CNN) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude struck southern Iran on Wednesday, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey. More

080908: VANUATU hit by a 6.9 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080903: SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080901: SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080830: EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080828: VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080827: Powerful Magnitude 7 Quake Rocks Siberia -- MOSCOW — Russian emergency officials say a powerful earthquake has struck a Siberian region that includes Lake Baikal, but no casualties were immediately reported. The magnitude 7 quake occurred at around 10:35 a.m. (0135 GMT) on Wednesday. Its epicenter was the southern tip of Lake Baikal, west of the Siberian city of Irkutsk.. More

080826 NORTHERN PERU hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080825 WESTERN XIZANG hit by a 6.7 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080822 MAURITIUS - REUNION REGION hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080821 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080810: 6.6 earthquake hits Indian Ocean, no tsunami alert -- NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Indian Meteorological Department said. More

080809 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND hit by a 6.5 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080809 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080808 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080805 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

040804 BANDA SEA hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080724: KURIL ISLANDS hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080723: Powerful quake injures 102 in Japan -- (CNN) -- A strong earthquake injured 102 people and destroyed 31 buildings in northern Japan on Thursday, authorities said.The magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattled north-central Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. More

080721: OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080719: FIJI REGION hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080719: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080719: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.7 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080719: Strong offshore earthquake hits eastern Japan -- TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary 6.6 magnitude struck off of Japan's eastern coast Saturday, the country's meteorological agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. More

080715: DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080713: TAIWAN REGION hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080708: Magnitude 6 quake rattles Peru -- The magnitude 6.0 quake was centered about 448 miles (721 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Lima, and roughly 150 miles from the border between Bolivia and Chile. More
080708: RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080705: SEA OF OKHOTSK hit by a 7.7 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080703: SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080630: EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS hit by a 6.7 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080629: PRIMOR'YE, RUSSIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080628: ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080627: Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Indian islands -- NEW DELHI (AP) -- Officials say a 6.7 magnitude earthquake has rumbled off the coast of India's Andaman Islands. More

080614: Strong earthquake rattles Japan -- TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Three people were killed and at least 84 were injured Saturday morning when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, Japanese officials said. More

080608: Reports: Deadly quake strikes Greece, people trapped -- ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- A strong earthquake jolted western Greece on Sunday, killing one person and triggering landslides that have reportedly trapped at least 11 people, according to officials and state-run media. More

080606: KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080605: WEST CHILE RISE hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080603: FLORES REGION, INDONESIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080603: SOLOMON ISLANDS hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080601: WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080601: BATAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080531: MID-INDIAN RIDGE hit by a 6.6 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080529: Iceland rocked by magnitude 6.1 quake -- Residents southeast of Reykjavik, Iceland, have been told to go home and check on relatives and possessions after a magnitude-6.1 earthquake Thursday which is reported to have damaged roads and homes, a Reykjavik journalist said. More

080525: KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080525: SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080523: CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080520: RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080519: NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080512: EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA hit by a 7.5 earthquake today. UPDATE: China: 5,000 feared dead after quake ( Source: NEIC )

080509: GUAM REGION hit by a 6.7 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080507: NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN hit by a 6.8 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080507: NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080502: ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA hit by a 6.8 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080428: LOYALTY ISLANDS hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080428: SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080426: AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080424: CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE hit by a 6.5 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080423: TAIWAN REGION hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080419: KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080419: LOYALTY ISLANDS hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080419: KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080418: FIJI REGION hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080416: ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA hit by a 6.6 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080416: TONGA hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080415: OFFSHORE GUATEMALA hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080415: ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080414: SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080412: MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION hit by a 7.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080409: LOYALTY ISLANDS hit by a 6.0, 6.2 and 7.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080322: ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080320: XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION hit by a 7.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080320: MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080318: KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080315: OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080314: BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080313: PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080312: VANUATU hit by a 6.3 and 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080303: PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.9 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080303: KURIL ISLANDS hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080303: EPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080227: BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080227: Earthquake rocks large parts of Britain -- LONDON, England (CNN) -- An earthquake shook Britain early Wednesday, causing damage to buildings and leaving at least one person injured. More

080225: Third Major Earthquake Rocks Island of Sumatra -- (Foxnews) -- JAKARTA, Indonesia — Another powerful earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. More
080225: Powerful quake strikes Indonesia -- CNN) -- A powerful earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey's Web site reported . More

080224: KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA hit by a 6.4 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080223: SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.8 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080221: NEVADA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080220: Major quake kills three in western Indonesia -- JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A major earthquake shook western Indonesia on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least three and injuring 25 others, officials in the country told CNN. The magnitude 7.5 quake's epicenter was about 195 miles (315 km), south-southeast of Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Simeulue, the U.S. Geological Survey said. More
080220: SOUTHERN GREECE hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080216: POTOSI, BOLIVIA hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080214: Strong earthquakes rattle southern Greece -- ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- A strong earthquake and an almost equally strong aftershock struck southern Greece just after midday Thursday, U.S. and Greek experts said. More

080213: TIMOR SEA hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080212: Strong earthquake shakes Mexico -- MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook southern Mexico on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but there were no immediate reports of damage. More

080210: SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.6 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080209: MOLUCCA SEA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080208: NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE hit by a 6.9 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080204: TARAPACA, CHILE hit by a 6.3 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080203: Earthquakes kill 39 in Rwanda, Congo -- KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- Two earthquakes struck hours apart in Rwanda and neighboring Congo on Sunday, killing at least 39 people and injuring hundreds of others, officials said. Some of the victims died when the church they were attending collapsed. More

080201: FIJI REGION hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080130: KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080124: SOUTH OF PANAMA hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080122: NIAS REGION, INDONESIA hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080122: TONGA hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080122: TONGA hit by a 6.0 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080120: MOLUCCA SEA hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080115: FIJI REGION hit by a 6.5 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080110: 6.4 earthquake hits off Oregon coast -- WASHINGTON - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the central Oregon coast at 5:37 p.m. PT Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. More

080109: QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080109: 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Tibet -- BEIJING -- An earthquake measuring 6.9 degrees on Richter Scale hit Tibet at 16:26 Beijing Time Wednesday, according to the China Seismological Monitoring Network. More

080106: SOUTHERN GREECE hit by a 6.1 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080105: QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.5 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )
080105: QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.5 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080104: SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )

080101: EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA hit by a 6.2 earthquake today. No details available. ( Source: NEIC )


Please note that the above list is not complete as far as other earthquakes are concerned which are just as strong, but never catch the news because they occur in remote areas or don't cause casualties. Listed above are only the earthquakes that catch the international news.


For an up-to-date overview of earthquakes follow this link to the 'National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)' of the 'U. S. Geological Survey (USGS)'.



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