I used to follow seismic activity assiduously. Perhaps it is time to again?
5 Major Earthquakes In 48 Hours As A Seismologist Warns ‘Catastrophic Mega Earthquakes’ Are Coming
By
Michael Snyder,
April
14th, 2016
Why
is the crust of the Earth shaking so violently all of a sudden?
Over the past 48 hours, there have been five major earthquakes
globally, and one prominent seismologist has declared that
“catastrophic mega earthquakes” could be on the way. In
fact, seismologist Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado has
made headlines all over the world by warning that “current
conditions might trigger at least four earthquakes greater than 8.0
in magnitude”. If his projections are accurate, our planet
could be on the precipice of a wave of natural disasters unlike
anything that any of us have ever experienced before.
Since
the beginning of 2016, south Asia has been hit by an unusually high
number of large earthquakes, and this has scientists groping for an
explanation. The following comes from the
Express…
Scientists say there has been an above average number ofsignificant earthquakes across south Asia and the Pacific since the start of the year.
The increased frequency has sparked fears of a repeat of the Nepal quake of 2015, when 8,000 people died, or even worse.
Roger Bilham, seismologist of University of Colorado, said: “The current conditions might trigger at least four earthquakes greater than 8.0 in magnitude.
“And if they delay, the strain accumulated during the centuries provokes more catastrophic mega earthquakes.”
A
single magnitude 8.0 earthquake in a populated area would be a
disaster of historic proportions.
If
we were to see four of them like Roger Bilham is projecting, that
would be a complete and utter nightmare.
It
is important to keep in mind that a magnitude 8.0 earthquake would be
many, many times larger than the twin earthquakes that hit
Japan earlier
today…
A
devastating 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Japan hours after a
first which killed at least three and injured 19 others.
The
quakes, which struck the south-western island of Kyushu, leveled more
than a dozen homes, sparked fires and trapped several people under
collapsed buildings.
Around
350 military personnel have been dispatched to aid the rescue effort,
said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
The
first earthquake, measuring 6.5-magnitude, hit the south-east Asian
country late on Friday, local time, according to the Japan
Meteorological Agency.
On
Thursday we also saw a
magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Vanuatu,
and a magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook
the southern Philippines…
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Mindanao early Thursday, April 14, seismologists said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported and no tsunami warning issued. The quake occurred at 2:21 am (1821 GMT Wednesday) off the coast of Zamboanga del Norte, with its epicenter at a depth of 15 kilometers, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
And
of course on Wednesday a huge magnitude 6.9 earthquake caused
tremendous devastation in Myanmar…
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday, causing tremors around the region, including in neighboring Bangladesh where scores were reported injured in stampedes and buildings were damaged. The quake, which took place at a depth of 134 kilometers (83 miles), hit some 400 kilometers northwest of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), and was also felt in parts of India and China. There were no immediate reports of casualties, although the region where the earthquake hit has poor communications infrastructure like many of Myanmar’s outlying provinces.
So
why is this happening?
Why
is Asia shaking so violently all of a sudden?
And
does this shaking bode ill for other areas along the “Ring of Fire”
including the west coast of the United States?
I
think that it is important to point out that all of this shaking did
not just begin this week. In fact, ever since the start of this
calendar year there has been a lot of unusual earthquake activity all
over Asia…
Just four days ago, on April 10, six people died in Pakistan when a 6.6-magnitude quake hit Kabul with aftershocks in India
Two days before, on April 8, there was a magnitude 4.2 earthquake in Nepal.
Nepal had suffered a larger 5.5 magnitude one on February 22.
A month before, on January 20, there was a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in China, and 16 days earlier 11 people died when a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Manipur in India.
In
addition, let us not forget about all of the volcanic eruptions that
have been in the news in recent weeks.
According to
Volcano Discovery,
38 volcanoes around the globe are erupting right now. This is
definitely an unusually high number.
In
Matthew 24, Jesus warned us that there would be earthquakes in
“divers
places”
just prior to His return. This is something that I discuss
quite a bit in
my new book.
If we truly are in the times that the Bible refers to as “the last
days”, we should expect the shaking of our planet to continue to
intensify.
If
seismologist Roger Bilham is right and we do begin to see a series of
absolutely massive earthquakes, that could dramatically change the
course of world events literally overnight.
Even
a single magnitude 8.0 earthquake in a major city in Japan, China or
the United States would cause global markets to crash and would mean
billions of dollars in economic damage.
So
let us hope that the crust of our planet begins to stabilize, but let
us also not ignore the warnings of the scientists.
What
they are warning us about right now lines up perfectly with what
Jesus warned us about nearly 2000 years ago, and that is a very
sobering thing to consider.
*About
the author: Michael Snyder is the founder and publisher of End Of The
American Dream. Michael’s controversial new book about Bible
prophecy entitled “The Rapture Verdict” is available in
paperback and for
the Kindle on
Amazon.com.*
Earthquakes for today
Earthquakes for today
| ER | I Felt A (not Listed) Earthquake | Apr 17 23:59 | 4.6 | 0 | MAP I Felt It | |
| GEOFON | Near Coast Of Ecuador | Apr 17 04:02 | 4.8 | 78 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| EMSC | Near Coast Of Ecuador | Apr 17 04:02 | 4.8 | 10 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| USGS | Bahia De Caraquez, Ecuador | Apr 17 04:02 | 4.8 | 10 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| EMSC | Near Coast Of Ecuador | Apr 17 03:05 | 4.6 | 10 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| USGS | Bahia De Caraquez, Ecuador | Apr 17 02:18 | 4.8 | 10 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| EMSC | Near Coast Of Ecuador | Apr 17 02:18 | 5.0 | 10 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| GEOFON | Near Coast Of Ecuador | Apr 17 02:18 | 4.8 | 10 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| EMSC | Near Coast Of Ecuador | Apr 17 00:29 | 5.4 | 18 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| GEOFON | Near Coast Of Ecuador | Apr 17 00:29 | 5.3 | 10 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| USGS | Bahia De Caraquez, Ecuador | Apr 17 00:29 | 5.4 | 14 | MAP I Felt It INFO | |
| PTWC | Apr 17 00:04 | 7.4 | 0 | MAP I Felt It | ||
Data sources courtesy : USGS - EMSC - GFZ - GEONET (New Zealand only)
Abrupt Climate Change and it's effect on seismic and volcanic activity
Kevin
Hester
‘"One
example of where relatively small changes to geological stress can
have a big impact on volcanic activity is the Pavlov volcano in
Alaska. As McGuire describes, this volcano only erupts during Autumn
and Winter. At that time storms ride up into a nearby ocean zone,
pushing an average 10cm or 15cm rise in sea level. The added weight
of the water is enough to torque the crust and push magma out. Now
imagine the kind of extra volcanic activity that could result from 1,
6, or 250 feet of global sea level rise under the raging rate of
human-caused warming and you begin to understand the concern."We
have let the Genie out of the bottle, It will never be the same
again. 6C will melt most if not the entire ice caps. imagine how much
'Torgue' that will put on the plates?Another great link
from Robertscribbler
https://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/climate-changes-waking-giant-to-set-off-rash-of-volcanic-eruptions-tsunamis-earthquake
Between
about 20,000 and 5,000 years ago, our planet underwent an astonishing
climatic transformation. Over the course of this period, it flipped
from the frigid wasteland of deepest and darkest ice age to the –
broadly speaking – balmy, temperate world upon which our
civilisation has developed and thrived. During this extraordinarily
dynamic episode, as the immense ice sheets melted and colossal
volumes of water were decanted back into the oceans, the pressures
acting on the solid Earth also underwent massive change. In response,
the crust bounced and bent, rocking our planet with a resurgence in
volcanic activity, a proliferation of seismic shocks and burgeoning
giant
landslides."http://www.theguardian.com/.../why-climate-change-shake...The
disappearing
ice, sea-level rise and floods already forecast for the 21st century
are inevitable as the earth warms and weather patterns change – and
they will shift the weight on the planet. Professor McGuire calls
this process “waking the giant” – something that can be done
with just a few gigatonnes of water in the right – or wrong –
place.http://www.newsweek.com/nepal-earthquake-could-have-been
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