EARTHQUAKES

New Testament Bible Prophecy of the end times:

The Words of Jesus regarding the last days.

Luke 21:11 "And great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and
famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven"

Are we in the beginning of the time of tribulation spoken of in the Bible? I believe we are living in the Times of Sorrows that Jesus spoke of. If you don't believe me, believe Jesus.  Or did Jesus give "earthquakes in divers places" as one of the signs of the end times just as casual rhetoric? 

Can you discern that which is taking place as being from the Hand of God? Jesus did not say that everyone would recognize the last days, He said only those that had the guidance of the Holy Spirit would have "eyes to see and ears to hear" and would know what was taking place around them. Do you have eyes to see and ears to hear? Are you looking and hoping for the soon return of Jesus, or do you want all things to remain the same in order that you may continue with your current life style? 

Since the Tsunami of 2004 scientists have been watching the recent increase of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the Far East very closely. They've found that during the three year period ending in 2005 when the study was conducted, the incidence of underwater quakes and volcanic eruptions had increased by 88% over the norm while continental earthquakes had gone up by 62%. In a single four month period the earth experienced the three largest earthquakes in the last two hundred years. Most of this increased activity came in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a chain of 160 active volcanoes stretching from the East Asia rim to the West Coast of the Americas.

The USGS  estimates that, since 1990, there have been an average of 18 major earthquakes (magnitude 7.0-7.9) and one great earthquake (magnitude 8.0 or greater) per year, and that this average has been relatively stable.

Prophecy of the end times:

Mark 13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in diverse places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

Mark 13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:

Mark 13:29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is even at the doors.

Mark 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

Note: Regarding the above scripture (Mark 13:30): According to the U.S. government National Center for Heath (NCHS) the average life expectancy "of one generation" today (2006) is 77.6 years. It is my belief that the prophetic time clock of one generation began in 1948 when the Jews began the return to their homeland.

Recent earthquakes last 7 days - 2008
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Earthquake News

May 12, 2008 
At least 69,185 people killed, 374,171 injured and 18,467 missing and presumed dead in the Chengdu-Lixian-Guangyuan area. More than 45.5 million people in 10 provinces and regions were affected. At least 15 million people were evacuated from their homes and more than 5 million were left homeless. An estimated 5.36 million buildings collapsed and more than 21 million buildings were damaged in Sichuan and in parts of Chongqing, Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi and Yunnan. The total economic loss was estimated at 86 billion US dollars. Beichuan, Dujiangyan, Wuolong and Yingxiu were almost completely destroyed. Landslides and rockfalls damaged or destroyed several mountain roads and railways and buried buildings in the Beichuan-Wenchuan area, cutting off access to the region for several days. At least 700 people were buried by a landslide at Qingchuan. Landslides also dammed several rivers, creating 34 barrier lakes which threatened about 700,000 people downstream. A train was buried by a landslide near Longnan, Gansu. At least 2,473 dams sustained some damage and more than 53,000 km of roads and 47,000 km of tap water pipelines were damaged. About 1.5 km of surface faulting was observed near Qingchuan, surface cracks and fractures occurred on three mountains in the area, and subsidence and street cracks were observed in the city itself. 

April 8, 2008
Earthquake 7.5 magnitude. The quake was in the southern Pacific Ocean, about 85 kilometers southwest of Vanuatu.

March 29, 2008 
Sumatra earthquake 6.3 magnitude. The epicenter was about 175 miles (281 kilometers) south of Banda Aceh -- in a region hard-hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings on the possibility of the quake triggering tsunamis on coasts near its epicenter.

March 21, 2008 
China earthquake 7.2 magnitude. The quake happened in Yutian County, Xinjiang, a remote region in the Kunlun Mountains far from any residential areas.

February 25, 2008
Sumatra earthquake 7.3 magnitude. The quake was centered about 160 km (100 miles) south-southwest of Padang.

February 20, 2008 
Sumatra earthquake 7.5 magnitude.

December 20, 2007 
6.8 magnitude, Gisborne, New Zealand.

November 29, 2007
7.4 magnitude, Caribbean Sea.

November 14, 2007
7.7 magnitude, Antofagasta, Chile.

September 2007 
Sumatra earthquakes 8.0 magnitude.

August 15, 2007 
Peru earthquake 8.0 magnitude.

July 16, 2007
6.6 magnitude, Niigata prefecture, Japan.

June 13, 2007
Guatemala Earthquake 6.7 magnitude.

April 1, 2007
8.1 magnitude, Solomon Islands.

March 25, 2007
6.9 magnitude, off the west coast of Honshū, Japan.

March 06, 2007
Sumatra Earthquakes 6.4 and 6.3 magnitude, Sumatra.

December 26, 2006
7.2 magnitude, southwest of Taiwan.

November 15, 2006
The Kuril Islands, Japan earthquake happened at late evening in local time (8:29pm in JST) on November 15, 2006 with epicentre at 46 degrees 42.1 minutes north, 154 degrees 2.8 minutes east. Tsunami hit the Japanese northern coast. The Japan Meteorological Agency estimated the magnitude of the earthquake to be 7.9 according to the Richter magnitude scale

October 26, 2006 
The 2006 Hawaii earthquake was an offshore earthquake occurring 10 km (6 miles) southwest from Puakō, Hawai'i, United States, on Sunday October 15, 2006 at 7:07:49 AM local time (17:07:49 (UTC)). It measured 6.7 on the Richter scale 19.878° N 155.935° W, at a depth of 38.9 km (24.2 miles). It produced several aftershocks, including one that measured a magnitude of 6.0 seven minutes after the main shock. 

Second major earthquake hits Java 

July 17, 2006
The July 2006 Java earthquake was a magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the southwestern coast of Java, Indonesia. It occurred on July 17, 2006, at 08:24 UTC (15:24 local time). 

The Ministry of Health (MOH) reports that approximately 668 people died, 65 are missing and 9,299 are in-treatment because of the disaster. The USGS recorded at least 22 aftershocks south of Java ranging between magnitude 4.6 and 6.1. The two largest aftershocks measured 6.0 and 6.1 

July Java earthquake causes Tsunami 
The July 2006 Java earthquake caused a three-meter-high tsunami which destroyed houses on the south coast of Java, killing at least 668 people and leaving at least 65 missing
 
May 28, 2006
May Java earthquake death toll exceeds 6,234 
More than  6,234 people lost their lives in the earthquake in the southern part of the island of Java. At least 20,000 people were injured and up to 200,000 fled their homes. More than 470 aftershocks terrified residents already afraid to return home.

Adding to the fear, Mount Merapi - a volcano north of the quake's epicenter - continued to simmer after weeks of seismic activity that saw 20,000 people evacuated from their homes amid a major eruption alert.

January 8, 2006
Earthquake shakes southern Greece.
A strong earthquake has struck southern Greece, including the capital, Athens, but there are no reports of injuries. The underwater quake, which measured 6.9 magnitude, shook buildings in the capital and was felt as far away as northern Greece, Jordan and Egypt. It struck at 1134 GMT and lasted for several seconds. 

On the island of Kythira, there are reports that a village church and several buildings have collapsed. On Saturday, a another earthquake measuring 4.5 magnitude, was registered off the coast of the Greek island of Cephalonia.

January 2, 2006
Huge quake off Indonesian coast.
A massive underwater earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 has struck off the eastern coast of Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey.

The quake reportedly took place at 0158 local time on Saturday morning (1658 GMT on Friday) in the Banda Sea. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the quake was at a point some 195km (120 miles) south of the city of Ambon at a depth some 342km (212 miles) below sea level. People in Ambon fled their homes in panic when the two-minute long quake struck, as reported by internet news site, Detik.com. 

December  5th, 2005
6.8 magnitude quake in East Africa.
In East Africa Several people are reported dead in Congo after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rattled the region around Lake Tanganyika in East Africa on Monday.

November 27th, 2005
Five killed in strong Iranian quake.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - At least seven people have been killed and many more injured in an Iranian earthquake that badly damaged four villages on the Gulf island of Qeshm, officials and state television said on Sunday.

November 26th, 2005
Quake in east China kills 14.
EIJING (Reuters) - An earthquake killed 14 people, injured nearly 400 and destroyed 8,500 homes in Jiangxi province in eastern China on Saturday morning, the official Xinhua agency reported.

October 9th, 2005
Quake death toll up to 30,000. 
Villagers desperate to find survivors dug with bare hands Sunday through the debris of a collapsed school where children had been heard crying beneath the rubble after a massive earthquake killed more than 30,000 people in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir alone.

October 8th, 2005
More than 18,000 killed in South Asia.
A devastating earthquake triggered landslides, toppled an apartment building and flattened villages of mud-brick homes Saturday, killing more than 18,000 people across a mountainous swath touching Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.

Oct 8th, 2005
Hundreds Dead in Pakistan-India.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Pakistan-India border Saturday reduced villages to rubble, triggered landslides and flattened an apartment building, killing hundreds of people in both nations. Pakistan's army called the devastation "a national tragedy."

December 26, 2004 
Earthquake causes giant Tsunami, 283,100 lives lost.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake and its tsunami killed more than 283,100 people, making it one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. 
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