The New Madrid Fault line is also seeing an uptick in activity right now. Back in 1811 and 1812, this fault line almost divided North America up in two. It is six times larger than the San Andreas fault zone out in California and stretches out among parts of Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi.
A report by the U.S. Geological Survey released last year warned that the New Madrid fault zone has the “potential for larger and more powerful quakes than previously thought.” The USGS also tells us that the number of earthquakes along the New Madrid Fault has more than quintupled in recent years.
With this fault waking up as well, the greatest fear is that any significant earthquake here could potentially cause one on the West Coast and vice versa.
In recent weeks we have seen significant earthquakes in Michigan, Texas, Mississippi, California, Idaho And Washington. In addition, it is being reported that pressure is building in dormant volcanoes in Arizona and California. Just because we have not had a killer earthquake or a large volcanic eruption in the U.S. in recent years does not mean that it will always be that way.
And right now, just about every other part of the Ring of Fire is shaking violently.
For example, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake just hit Japan on Wednesday…
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake that shook northeast Japan on Wednesday was an aftershock of the devastating 2011 quake that triggered a massive tsunami and nuclear power plant meltdown.
“We consider this morning’s earthquake to be an aftershock of the 2011 Northeastern Pacific Earthquake,” said Yohei Hasegawa, an official at the Japanese meteorological agency.
The temblor, which struck just after 6 a.m. local time (5 p.m. ET Tuesday), was sparked by the Pacific tectonic plate “subducting,” or moving under, the main land plate, he added.
Hasegawa warned that more tremors may be on the way.
One Japanese expert is warning that Japan “might have entered an era of great earthquakes and volcanic eruptions“, and considering the immense devastation that the great earthquake and tsunami of 2011 caused, that is a very sobering assessment.
Meanwhile, a series of very strong earthquakes have struck Papua New Guinea recently as well. The following comes from the Washington Post…
A powerful earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the fourth strong quake to hit the South Pacific island nation in a week. The temblor prompted officials to issue a local tsunami warning, but it was lifted shortly afterward with no reports of damage.
The 7.1-magnitude quake struck about 150 kilometers (94 miles) southwest of the town of Panguna on Bougainville Island at a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Once again, just because things have always been a certain way does not mean that they will always be that way.
What is the cause of all this activity. Many would believe this is Biblical in nature, while others that are more conspiratorial minded would blame the government’s HAARP program, which is seems to have replaced with something more powerful.
The truth is that our planet and our sun are changing in ways that are unpredictable and that our scientists don’t completely understand.
For example, a recent LiveScience article discussed the fact that scientists are deeply puzzled by the fact that the magnetic field of our planet is getting weaker 10 times faster than previously believed…
Scientists already know that magnetic north shifts. Once every few hundred thousand years the magnetic poles flip so that a compass would point south instead of north. While changes in magnetic field strength are part of this normal flipping cycle, data from Swarm have shown the field is starting to weaken faster than in the past. Previously, researchers estimated the field was weakening about 5 percent per century, but the new data revealed the field is actually weakening at 5 percent per decade, or 10 times faster than thought. As such, rather than the full flip occurring in about 2,000 years, as was predicted, the new data suggest it could happen sooner.
And in a previous article, I discussed how one scientist has discovered that activity on the sun is declining at a faster pace “than at any time in the last 9300 years” right now.
I don’t pretend to have all the answers for why these things are happening, but clearly some very unusual things are taking place.
So what do you think?
Fracking!
Of course it will be it always has been in the past, just Gods will is all so be it, we will feel the wrath of God
There is no global warming… It’s time to wake up
God would never destroy his wonderful creation
He is already here, can’t you feel him God is everywhere
I call it karma our actions produce results, My God the God Of Abraham is a loving God and will give us every means to return. Jesus is the example of God with us and such a loving compassionate son of God. I pray Jesus comes straghtens us out.
God Bless
The bible reads about all this happen in the last day’s! God is in charged of the weather!
If God is all good why doesnt he return now? Why let more people die? What purpose does their sacrifice serve? Im playing devils advocate here, but things will get worse before he returns.
He’s waiting for the last person to become saved. There’s a verse that says it. Gotquestions.org. Look at sept 23rd. Google it.
You are correct, God is all good. In fact the Bible says about Him,” God IS Love”,
Because of this fact He is allowing mankind the opportunity to take sides with Him BEFORE He comes with the sword of justice in His hand. He allows the opportunity through those people who come to your door to talk about God’s Kingdom. How you respond may very well be ” the opportunity ” you get to show whose side YOUR on.