A total of 6,757 aftershocks were felt in Japan after the March 11 disaster through Dec 31. Of those, there were 14 with a magnitude over 5, 30 with a magnitude of 5. For the whole year, the agency said there were 9,723 earthquakes and aftershocks, seven times the number in 2010. (Source)
(Jan 2) The recent swarm of large aftershocks, at least 48 temors in less than 24 hours , which rocked Christchurch and knocked out power to thousands of homes has not caused any new damage to the rattled city, however officials believe that the earthquake woes will intensify. In the 10 months after the 6.3 magnitude quake struck Christchurch in February, there have been 5025 earthquakes and aftershocks of varying magnitudes. Residents have been reminded to expect more aftershocks. (Source)
An earthquake swarm – a steady drumbeat of moderate, related seismic events – over hours or days, often can be observed near a volcano. However, new research shows that such swarms can occur anywhere that is seismically active, not just near volcanoes or geothermal regions. (Source) Here’s a look at other reports of quake swarm in recent months:
(Dec 16) Of the 26 earthquakes that struck Puerto Rico, the strongest were magnitudes 5.1 and 5.3 and within minutes of each other.
(Nov 27) Since 2004, while more than 3,200 earthquakes rattled the Yellowstone National Park in 2010 — the largest concentration of tremors recorded since 1985. Knowing what it all means, however, remains something of a mystery. “Yellowstone seems to breathe,” said Yellowstone’s chief geologist, Hank Heasler. (Source) In Jan 2011, scientists took notice when the supervolcano just took a deep “breath,” causing miles of ground to rise dramatically. Beginning in 2004, scientists saw the ground above the caldera rise upward at rates as high as 2.8 inches (7 centimeters) a year. (Source)
(Oct 20) At least ten earthquakes were recorded in northwestern Italy, the second swarm since July 2011. The strongest earthquake was measured 4.2 magnitude. (Source)
(Oct 22) An earthquake swarm of more than 41 earthquakes have shaken the region of Gujarat, India following the 5.0 magnitude earthquake which struck the area the day prior. (Source)
(Oct 14) A swarm of more than 700 earthquakes struck near the small Sierra County. The quakes are so deep – most are 18 miles below the surface or more but minor with lots of magma (called lava as soon as it reaches the earth’s surface) stirring underneath. (Source)
(Aug 12) 10,000 earth tremors were recorded on German-Czech Border. While many have gone unnoticed by the local population some of the larger tremors, including eight quakes exceeding 3 magnitude have been felt. (Source)
The amount of recent seismic activity in central Oklahoma is very much above the norm. In Nov 2011, there were 23 quakes in two days with the 5.6 quake on Nov 5 as the strongest in the history of the state. The onset of the swarm started in the middle of year 2011. According to the Geological Survey, there were a total of six earthquakes in Oklahoma County from 2000 through 2008. The uptick began in 2009, when monitoring equipment recorded 31 earthquakes in the county. Over the ensuing 15 months — January 2010 through March 2011 – there were 850 earthquakes, just in Oklahoma County. (Source) In nearby state of Arkansas, nearly 60 small and moderate earthquakes were reported in Feb 2011. However, quake swarms are not that unusual for the region, which is in the New Madrid Zone. (Source)
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Despite decades of research, earthquake prediction remains elusive. As much as society would like scientists to tell us when a jolt is coming, mainstream seismologists are generally pessimistic about ever having that ability. How earthquakes occur is well known. The earth’s crust is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, broken into several pieces known as tectonic plates that constantly bump and grind or slide past each other. The movement happens slowly, about the speed at which our fingernails grow. Eventually, there’s enough pent-up stress and the rocks suddenly slip, releasing tremendous energy that we feel as shaking. Most earthquakes are small and imperceptible. No one knows how a small rumble can cascade into a big one. (Source)
Earthquakes Rising at Unprecedented Levels
Do you know why the Word is the Great Jigsaw Puzzle? Bible means “Books” that were put together over a long period of time. Do you know why you can’t simply read the Bible through and get a complete understanding of its puzzle? Yahweh said you have to search for the truth like you were looking for fine gold and silver. So though reading the Word is good, it itself will not reveal the complete truth without understanding how to compare Scriptures and how to insert the pieces in the jigsaw puzzle. When you simply read through the Chapters it’s like having a jigsaw puzzle laid out in many pieces in front of you and what do you have? Lots of pieces that need to be correctly connected in order to see what the big picture really looks like. Otherwise it’s disjointed. All pieces must correctly fit or you are going down the wrong path or in the wrong direction. The jigsaw. That’s exactly how Yahweh designed Her Word – the Biblical Writings She inspired and directed Her faithful servants to write as Her proxy since She dictated its content and made certain only the correct writings made it into the Bible. Now do you understand how different people can make up what they want by quoting the Scriptures? Uness all pieces fit the slots in a correct way the truth as a whole remains obscured to their sight.
