I think it's obvious to everyone that there has been a strong increase in earthquakes lately -- especially the big ones. Are they a sign? Are there really more earthquakes now than in the past? Some may argue that there's been an increase in awareness since the 2004 quake that sparked the tsunami in Indonesia. That may be true, but that doesn't distract from the simple fact that there has been a lot more activity in these past ten years than there has been in any other ten-year period prior to this new millennium. Don't believe me? It's true. It's shockingly true. Especially with regard to the "big" earthquakes, registering 6.0 on the Richter scale or higher.

You can see it for yourself. Click on this link, which takes you to the USGS list of earthquakes around the world that were over 6.0: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/historical_mag_big.php

Okay, now... very clearly the USGS states on their "About us" link that they've installed over 300 new monitoring systems over the past few years. This helps them to detect smaller tremors and earthquakes. I get that. But it doesn't take high-tech, ultra-modern equipment to detect a 6.0 (or larger) earthquake. Scientists have been detecting and recording large earthquakes for centuries. And certainly in the past fifty years or so, the readings of 6.0 or larger earthquakes have been pretty accurate across the board.

So I took the list from the link above and copied it. Then I pasted it into Excel. Once I had it i a spreadsheet, I broke up the list into decades, focusing solely on the 20th and 21st century. Here's how that list breaks down:

1900's
1900 10 09 - Kodiak Island, Alaska - M 7.7
1901 03 03 - Parkfield, California - M 6.4
1901 12 31 - Cook Inlet, Alaska - M 7.1
1902 04 19 - Guatemala - M 7.5
1902 12 16 - eastern Uzbekistan (Turkestan) - M 6.4
1903 04 28 - Turkey - M 7.0
1903 08 11 - Southern Greece - M 8.3
1904 08 11 - Samos, Greece - M 6.2
1904 08 27 - Fairbanks, Alaska - M 7.3
1905 04 04 - Kangra, India - M 7.5
1905 07 09 - Mongolia - M 8.4
1905 09 08 - Calabria, Italy - M 7.9
1906 01 31 - Off the Coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador - M 8.8
1906 03 16 - Chia-i, Taiwan - M 6.8
1906 04 18 - San Francisco, California - M 7.8
1906 08 17 - Valparaiso, Chile - M 8.2
1907 01 14 - Kingston, Jamaica - M 6.5
1907 04 15 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.7
1907 10 21 - Qaratog, Tajikistan - M 8.0
1908 05 15 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.0
1908 12 12 - Off the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.2
1908 12 28 - Messina, Italy - M 7.2
1909 01 23 - Silakhor, Iran (Persia) - M 7.3

1910's
1910 04 12 - Taiwan region - M 7.6
1910 05 04 - Cartago, Costa Rica - M 6.4
1910 08 05 - Oregon - M 6.8
1910 09 09 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
1911 01 03 - Chong-Kemin, Kyrgyzstan - M 7.8
1911 02 18 - Sarez, Tajikistan - M 7.4
1911 06 07 - Off Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.7
1911 07 01 - Calaveras fault, California - M 6.5
1912 07 07 - Paxson, Alaska - M 7.2
1912 08 09 - Murefte, Turkey (Ottoman Empire) - M 7.8
1914 10 03 - Burdur, Turkey (Ottoman Empire) - M 7.0
1915 01 13 - Avezzano, Italy - M 7.0
1915 06 23 - Imperial Valley, California - M 6.3
1915 10 03 - Pleasant Valley, Nevada - M 7.1
1917 07 30 - Yunnan, China - M 7.5
1918 02 13 - Nan'ao, Guangdong, (Kwangtung), China - M 7.3
1918 04 21 - San Jacinto, California - M 6.8
1918 10 11 - Mona Passage - M 7.5
1918 12 06 - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0
1919 06 29 - Mugello, Tuscany - M 6.3

1920's
1920 06 05 - Taiwan region - M 8.0
1920 09 07 - Toscana, Italy - M 6.4
1920 12 16 - Haiyuan, Ningxia, China - M 7.8
1922 01 31 - Eureka, California - M 7.3
1922 03 10 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
1922 11 11 - Chile-Argentina Border - M 8.5
1923 01 22 - Humbolt County, California - M 7.2
1923 02 03 - Kamchatka - M 8.5
1923 03 24 - Near Luhuo, Sichuan, China - M 7.3
1923 09 01 - Kanto (Kwanto), Japan - M 7.9
1925 03 01 - Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada - M 6.3
1925 03 16 - Yunnan, China - M 7.1
1925 06 28 - Clarkston Valley, Montana - M 6.6
1925 06 29 - Santa Barbara, California - M 6.8
1926 10 22 - Monterey Bay, California - M 6.1
1927 03 07 - Tango, Japan - M 7.6
1927 05 22 - Tsinghai, China - M 7.6
1927 10 24 - Southeast Alaska - M 7.1
1927 11 04 - Lompoc, California - M 7.1
1928 12 01 - Talca, Chile - M 7.6
1929 03 07 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.8
1929 05 01 - Koppeh Dagh, Iran (Persia) - M 7.4
1929 05 26 - South of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0
1929 10 06 - Holualoa, Hawaii - M 6.5
1929 11 18 - Grand Banks, Nova Scotia, Canada - M 7.3

1930's
1930 05 06 - Salmas, Iran (Persia) - M 7.2
1930 07 23 - Irpinia, Italy - M 6.5
1931 01 15 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.8
1931 02 02 - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand - M 7.9
1931 03 31 - Managua, Nicaragua - M 6.0
1931 08 10 - Xinjiang, China - M 8.0
1932 06 03 - Jalisco, Mexico - M 8.1
1932 06 06 - Eureka, California - M 6.4
1932 06 18 - Colima, Mexico - M 7.8
1932 12 21 - Cedar Mountain, Nevada - M 7.2
1932 12 25 - Gansu, China - M 7.6
1933 03 02 - Sanriku, Japan - M 8.4
1933 03 11 - Long Beach, California - M 6.4
1933 08 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.4
1933 11 20 - Baffin Bay, Canada - M 7.4
1934 01 15 - Bihar, India - Nepal - M 8.1
1934 01 30 - Excelsior Mountains, Nevada - M 6.5
1934 03 12 - Kosmo, Utah - M 6.6
1934 05 04 - Chugach Mountains, Alaska - M 7.1
1934 06 08 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
1935 04 20 - Taiwan (Formosa) - M 7.1
1935 05 30 - Quetta, Pakistan - M 7.5
1935 07 16 - Taiwan (Formosa) - M 6.5
1935 10 19 - Helena, Montana - M 6.3
1935 10 31 - Helena, Montana - M 6.0
1935 11 01 - Timiskaming, Quebec, Canada - M 6.2
1937 07 22 - Central Alaska - M 7.3
1938 01 23 - Maui, Hawaii - M 6.8
1938 02 01 - Banda Sea, Indonesia - M 8.5
1938 11 10 - Shumagin Islands, Alaska - M 8.2
1939 01 25 - Chillan, Chile - M 7.8
1939 12 26 - Erzincan, Turkey - M 7.8

1940's
1940 05 19 - Imperial Valley, California - M 7.1
1940 05 24 - Callao, Peru - M 8.2
1940 11 10 - Vrancea, Romania - M 7.3
1941 04 29 - Meeberrie, Australia - M 7.2
1942 08 06 - Guatemala - M 7.9
1942 08 24 - Off the coast of central Peru - M 8.2
1942 11 26 - Turkey - M 7.6
1942 12 20 - Erbaa, Turkey - M 7.3
1943 04 06 - Illapel - Salamanca, Chile - M 8.2
1943 09 10 - Tottori, Japan - M 7.4
1943 11 03 - Skwenta, Alaska - M 7.4
1943 11 26 - Ladik, Turkey - M 7.6
1944 01 15 - San Juan, Argentina - M 7.4
1944 02 01 - Gerede, Turkey - M 7.4
1944 07 12 - Sheep Mountain, Idaho - M 6.1
1944 12 07 - Tonankai, Japan - M 8.1
1945 01 12 - Mikawa, Japan - M 7.1
1945 11 27 - Makran Coast, Pakistan - M 8.0
1946 04 01 - Unimak Island, Alaska - M 8.1
1946 06 23 - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.3
1946 08 04 - Samana, Dominican Republic - M 8.0
1946 08 08 - Samana, Dominican Republic - M 7.6
1946 11 10 - Ancash, Peru - M 7.3
1946 12 20 - Nankaido, Japan - M 8.1
1947 08 05 - Pasni, Iran - M 7.3
1947 10 16 - Wood River, Alaska - M 7.2
1947 11 01 - Satipo, Peru - M 7.3
1947 11 23 - Southwest Montana - M 6.3
1948 05 11 - Moquegua, Peru - M 7.4
1948 05 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.3
1948 06 28 - Fukui, Japan - M 7.3
1948 10 05 - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - M 7.3
1949 04 13 - Puget Sound, Washington - M 7.1
1949 07 10 - Khait, Tajikistan - M 7.5
1949 08 05 - Ambato, Ecuador - M 6.8
1949 08 17 - Erzurum, Turkey - M 6.8
1949 08 22 - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 8.1

1950's
1950 05 21 - Cusco, Peru - M 6.0
1950 08 15 - Assam - Tibet - M 8.6
1951 05 06 - Jucuapa, El Salvador - M 6.2
1951 08 13 - Kursunlu, Turkey - M 6.7
1951 08 21 - Kona, Hawaii - M 6.9
1952 07 21 - Kern County, California - M 7.3
1952 11 04 - Kamchatka - M 9.0
1953 01 05 - Near Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
1953 02 12 - Torud, Iran - M 6.5
1953 03 18 - Yenice-Gonen, Turkey - M 7.3
1953 08 12 - Kefallinia, Greece - M 7.1
1953 12 12 - Tumbes, Peru - M 7.4
1954 03 29 - Spain - M 7.9
1954 04 30 - Greece - M 7.1
1954 07 06 - Fallon-Stillwater area, Nevada - M 6.6
1954 08 24 - Stillwater, Nevada - M 6.8
1954 09 09 - Orleansville, Algeria - M 6.8
1954 12 16 - Dixie Valley, Nevada - M 6.8
1954 12 16 - Fairview Peak, Nevada - M 7.1
1954 12 21 - Eureka, California - M 6.5
1957 03 09 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 8.6
1957 03 09 - Fox Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
1957 03 12 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
1957 03 14 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
1957 03 16 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
1957 04 25 - Fethiye, Turkey - M 7.1
1957 05 26 - Bolu Province, Turkey - M 7.1
1957 06 27 - Stanovoy Mountains, Russia (USSR) - M 7.6
1957 07 02 - Mazandaran, Iran - M 7.1
1957 07 28 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.9
1957 12 04 - Gobi-Altay, Mongolia - M 8.1
1957 12 13 - Sahneh, Iran - M 7.1
1958 01 15 - Arequipa, Peru - M 7.3
1958 04 07 - Huslia, Alaska - M 7.3
1958 07 10 - Lituya Bay, Alaska - M 7.7
1958 11 06 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3
1959 04 26 - Taiwan region - M 7.5
1959 08 18 - Hebgen Lake, Montana - M 7.3
1959 08 18 - Wyoming - M 6.5
1959 08 26 - Vera Cruz, Mexico - M 6.8

1960's
1960 01 13 - Arequipa, Peru - M 7.5
1960 05 21 - Arauco Peninsula, Chile - M 7.9
1960 05 22 - Chile - M 9.5
1962 05 11 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.0
1962 05 19 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.1
1962 09 01 - Qazvin, Iran - M 7.1
1963 07 26 - Skopje, Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia - M 6.0
1963 10 13 - Kuril Islands - M 8.5
1964 03 28 - Prince William Sound, Alaska - M 9.2
1964 06 16 - Niigata, Japan - M 7.5
1964 07 06 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 6.9
1964 10 06 - Western Turkey - M 7.0
1965 01 24 - Sanana, Indonesia (Ceram Sea) - M 7.6
1965 02 04 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 8.7
1965 02 23 - Taltal, Chile - M 7.0
1965 03 09 - Northern Sporades, Greece - M 6.3
1965 03 14 - Hindu Kush, Afghanistan - M 7.8
1965 03 28 - La Ligua, Chile - M 7.4
1965 03 30 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 7.3
1965 03 31 - Central Greece - M 7.1
1965 04 05 - Peloponnisos, Greece - M 6.2
1965 04 29 - Puget Sound, Washington - M 6.5
1965 05 03 - La Libertad, El Salvador - M 6.3
1965 07 06 - Central Greece - M 6.3
1965 08 23 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.3
1966 03 07 - Hebei, China - M 7.0
1966 03 22 - Hebei, China - M 6.9
1966 06 28 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
1966 08 07 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
1966 08 19 - Varto, Turkey - M 6.8
1966 10 17 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 8.1
1967 07 22 - Mudurnu Valley, Turkey - M 7.3
1967 07 29 - Near the Coast of Venezuela - M 6.5
1967 12 10 - Koyna, India - M 6.3
1968 01 15 - Western Sicily - M 6.5
1968 05 23 - Inangahua, New Zealand - M 7.1
1968 06 19 - Moyobamba, Peru - M 6.9
1968 08 02 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.1
1968 08 31 - Dasht-e Bayaz, Iran - M 7.3
1968 09 03 - Bartin, Turkey - M 6.6
1968 10 14 - Meckering, Australia - M 6.9
1969 02 28 - Portugal-Morocco area - M 7.8
1969 03 28 - Alasehir, Turkey - M 6.4
1969 10 01 - Comas region, Chile - M 6.4
1969 12 25 - Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands - M 7.2

1970's
1971 02 09 - San Fernando, California - M 6.6
1971 05 12 - Western Turkey - M 6.3
1971 05 22 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.9
1971 07 09 - Valparaiso region, Chile - M 7.5
1972 01 25 - Taiwain region - M 7.0
1972 01 25 - Taiwain region - M 7.5
1972 04 10 - southern Iran - M 7.1
1972 04 24 - Taiwain region - M 7.2
1972 07 30 - Sitka, Alaska - M 7.6
1972 12 23 - Nicaragua - M 6.2
1973 04 26 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 6.2
1974 05 10 - China - M 6.8
1974 07 13 - Panama-Colombia border region - M 7.3
1974 10 03 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.1
1974 10 08 - Leeward Islands - M 7.5
1974 12 28 - Northern Pakistan - M 6.2
1975 02 02 - Near Islands, Alaska - M 7.6
1975 02 04 - Haicheng, China - M 7.0
1975 03 02 - Eastern Idaho - M 6.2
1975 06 30 - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - M 6.1
1975 09 06 - Turkey - M 6.7
1975 11 29 - Kalapana, Hawaii - M 7.2
1976 02 04 - Guatemala - M 7.5
1976 05 06 - Northeastern Italy - M 6.5
1976 06 25 - Papua, Indonesia - M 7.1
1976 07 27 - Tangshan, China - M 7.5
1976 08 16 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.9
1976 11 24 - Turkey-Iran border region - M 7.3
1977 03 04 - Romania - M 7.2
1977 11 23 - San Juan, Argentina - M 7.4
1978 06 20 - Greece - M 6.6
1978 09 16 - Iran - M 7.8
1979 02 28 - Mt. St. Elias, Alaska - M 7.5
1979 10 15 - Imperial Valley, Mexico - California Border - M 6.4

1980's
1980 01 01 - Azores Islands, Portugal - M 7.2
1980 05 25 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.2
1980 05 27 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.0
1980 10 10 - El Asnam (formerly Orleansville), Algeria - M 7.7
1980 11 08 - Humboldt County, California - M 7.2
1980 11 23 - Southern Italy - M 6.5
1981 02 24 - Greece - M 6.8
1981 06 11 - southern Iran - M 6.9
1981 07 28 - southern Iran - M 7.3
1982 12 13 - Yemen - M 6.0
1983 05 02 - Coalinga, California - M 6.4
1983 10 28 - Borah Peak, Idaho - M 6.9
1983 10 30 - Turkey - M 6.9
1983 11 16 - Kaoiki, Hawaii - M 6.7
1984 04 24 - Morgan Hill, California - M 6.2
1985 01 26 - Mendoza, Argentina - M 6.0
1985 03 03 - offshore Valparaiso, Chile - M 7.8
1985 09 19 - Michoacan, Mexico - M 8.0
1985 12 23 - Nahanni region, Northwest Territories, Canada - M 6.8
1986 05 07 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.9
1986 07 08 - North Palm Springs, California - M 6.1
1986 07 21 - Chalfant Valley, California - M 6.2
1987 03 06 - Colombia-Ecuador - M 7.0
1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M 6.5
1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M 6.7
1987 11 30 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.8
1988 01 22 - Tennant Creek, Australia - M 6.6
1988 03 06 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.7
1988 08 20 - Nepal-India border region - M 6.8
1988 12 07 - Spitak, Armenia - M 6.8
1989 10 18 - Loma Prieta, California - M 6.9
1989 12 25 - Ungava, Quebec, Canada - M 6.0

1990's
1990 06 20 - Western Iran - M 7.4
1990 07 16 - Luzon, Philippine Islands - M 7.7
1991 04 22 - Costa Rica - M 7.6
1991 08 17 - Honeydew, California - M 7.0
1991 10 19 - Northern India - M 6.8
1992 04 23 - Joshua Tree - M 6.2
1992 04 25 - Cape Mendocino, California - M 7.2
1992 06 28 - Big Bear, California - M 6.5
1992 06 28 - Landers, California - M 7.3
1992 09 02 - Nicaragua - M 7.6
1992 12 12 - Flores Region, Indonesia - M 7.8
1993 08 08 - South of the Mariana Islands - M 7.8
1993 09 21 - Klamath Falls, Oregon - M 6.0
1993 09 29 - Latur-Killari, India - M 6.2
1994 01 17 - Northridge, California - M 6.7
1994 06 09 - Bolivia - M 8.2
1994 09 01 - Cape Mendocino, California - M 7.0
1995 01 16 - Kobe, Japan - M 6.9
1995 05 13 - Greece - M 6.6
1995 05 27 - Sakhalin Island - M 7.1
1995 06 15 - Greece - M 6.5
1996 06 10 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.9
1997 05 10 - Northern Iran - M 7.3
1997 07 09 - Near Coast of Venezuela - M 7.0
1997 09 26 - Central Italy - M 6.4
1997 10 14 - South of Fiji Islands - M 7.8
1997 12 05 - Near East Coast of Kamchatka - M 7.8
1998 01 04 - Loyalty Islands Region - M 7.5
1998 01 30 - Near Coast of Northern Chile - M 7.1
1998 03 14 - Northern Iran - M 6.6
1998 03 25 - Balleny Islands Region - M 8.1
1998 05 03 - Southeast of Taiwan - M 7.5
1998 05 30 - Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region - M 6.6
1998 07 17 - Near North Coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - M 7.0
1998 08 04 - Near Coast of Ecuador - M 7.2
1999 01 25 - Colombia - M 6.1
1999 02 06 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 7.3
1999 05 10 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.1
1999 05 16 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.1
1999 06 15 - Central Mexico - M 7.0
1999 07 11 - Honduras - M 6.7
1999 08 17 - Izmit, Turkey - M 7.6
1999 08 20 - Costa Rica - M 6.9
1999 09 07 - Greece - M 6.0
1999 09 20 - Taiwan - M 7.6
1999 09 30 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.5
1999 10 16 - Hector Mine, California - M 7.1
1999 11 12 - Duzce, Turkey - M 7.2

2000's
2000 06 04 - Southern Sumatera, Indonesia - M 7.9
2000 06 18 - South Indian Ocean - M 7.9
2000 10 06 - Western Honshu, Japan - M 6.7
2000 11 16 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.8
2000 11 16 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 8.0
2000 11 17 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6
2001 01 01 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.5
2001 01 13 - El Salvador - M 7.7
2001 01 26 - Gujarat, India - M 7.6
2001 02 13 - El Salvador - M 6.6
2001 02 28 - Nisqually, Washington - M 6.8
2001 06 23 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 8.4
2001 07 07 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 7.6
2002 01 02 - Vanuatu Islands - M 7.2
2002 02 03 - Turkey - M 6.5
2002 03 03 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 7.4
2002 03 05 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.5
2002 03 25 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.1
2002 03 31 - Taiwan region - M 7.1
2002 04 26 - Mariana Islands - M 7.1
2002 05 15 - Taiwan - M 6.2
2002 06 18 - Chile-Argentina Border Region - M 6.6
2002 06 22 - Western Iran - M 6.5
2002 06 28 - Priamurye-Northeastern China border region - M 7.3
2002 08 19 - Fiji Islands - M 7.7
2002 08 19 - Fiji Islands - M 7.7
2002 09 06 - Southern Italy - M 6.0
2002 09 08 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6
2002 10 10 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.6
2002 10 12 - Peru-Brazil border region - M 6.9
2002 10 23 - Denali, Alaska - M 6.7
2002 10 24 - Lake Tanganyika region - M 6.2
2002 11 02 - Northern Sumatera, Indonesia - M 7.4
2002 11 03 - Denali Fault, Alaska - M 7.9
2002 11 17 - Kuril Islands, Russia - M 7.3
2002 11 20 - Northwestern Kashmir - M 6.3
2003 01 10 - New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, region - M 6.7
2003 01 16 - Blanco Fracture Zone - Offshore Oregon, - M 6.3
2003 01 20 - Solomon Islands - M 7.3
2003 01 22 - Offshore Colima, Mexico - M 7.6
2003 01 27 - Turkey - M 6.1
2003 02 19 - Unimak Island Region, Alaska - M 6.6
2003 02 24 - Southern Xinjiang, China - M 6.3
2003 03 11 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
2003 03 17 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
2003 05 01 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.4
2003 05 04 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - M 6.7
2003 05 21 - Northern Algeria - M 6.8
2003 05 26 - Halmahera, Indonesia - M 7.0
2003 05 26 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
2003 06 07 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6
2003 06 20 - Amazonas, Brazil - M 7.1
2003 06 20 - Near the Coast of Central Chile - M 6.8
2003 06 23 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands - M 6.9
2003 07 15 - Carlsberg Ridge - M 7.6
2003 07 21 - Yunnan, China - M 6.0
2003 07 27 - Primor'ye, Russia - M 6.8
2003 08 04 - Scotia Sea - M 7.6
2003 08 14 - Greece - M 6.3
2003 08 21 - South Island of New Zealand - M 7.2
2003 09 21 - Myanmar - M 6.6
2003 09 22 - Dominican Republic Region - M 6.4
2003 09 25 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 8.3
2003 09 27 - Southwestern Siberia, Russia - M 7.3
2003 10 01 - Southwestern Siberia, Russia - M 6.7
2003 10 08 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 6.7
2003 10 31 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
2003 11 06 - Vanuatu Islands - M 6.6
2003 11 17 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.8
2003 11 18 - Samar, Philippines - M 6.5
2003 12 05 - Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia Region - M 6.7
2003 12 10 - Taiwan - M 6.8
2003 12 22 - San Simeon, California - M 6.6
2003 12 26 - Southeastern Iran - M 6.6
2003 12 27 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 7.3
2004 01 28 - Seram, Indonesia - M 6.7
2004 02 05 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.0
2004 02 07 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.3
2004 02 24 - Strait of Gibraltar - M 6.4
2004 04 05 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.6
2004 05 03 - Bio-Bio, Chile - M 6.6
2004 05 28 - Northern Iran - M 6.3
2004 05 29 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.5
2004 06 10 - Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia - M 6.9
2004 06 28 - Southeastern Alaska - M 6.8
2004 07 25 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 7.3
2004 09 05 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.4
2004 09 05 - Near the South Coast of Western Honshu, Japan - M 7.2
2004 09 06 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6
2004 09 28 - Central California - M 6.0
2004 10 08 - Mindoro, Philippines - M 6.5
2004 10 08 - Solomon Islands - M 6.8
2004 10 09 - Near the Coast of Nicaragua - M 7.0
2004 10 15 - Taiwan region - M 6.7
2004 10 23 - Near the West Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6
2004 11 02 - Vancouver Island, Canada Region - M 6.7
2004 11 08 - Taiwan region - M 6.3
2004 11 09 - Solomon Islands - M 6.9
2004 11 11 - Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia - M 7.5
2004 11 11 - Solomon Islands - M 6.7
2004 11 15 - Near the West Coast of Colombia - M 7.2
2004 11 20 - Costa Rica - M 6.4
2004 11 21 - Leeward Islands - M 6.3
2004 11 22 - Off West Coast of South Island, N.Z. - M 7.1
2004 11 26 - Papua, Indonesia - M 7.1
2004 11 28 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 7.0
2004 12 06 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 6.8
2004 12 14 - Cayman Islands Region - M 6.8
2004 12 23 - North of Macquarie Island - M 8.1
2004 12 26 - Sumatra-Andaman Islands - M 9.1
2005 01 01 - Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra - M 6.7
2005 01 16 - State of Yap, Fed. States of Micronesia - M 6.6
2005 02 05 - Celebes Sea - M 7.1
2005 02 08 - Vanuatu - M 6.7
2005 02 19 - Sulawesi, Indonesia - M 6.5
2005 02 22 - Central Iran - M 6.4
2005 02 26 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 6.8
2005 03 02 - Banda Sea - M 7.1
2005 03 20 - Kyushu, Japan - M 6.6
2005 03 28 - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.6
2005 04 10 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
2005 04 11 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 6.7
2005 05 14 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
2005 05 19 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.9
2005 06 13 - Tarapaca, Chile - M 7.8
2005 06 14 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.8
2005 06 15 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 7.2
2005 06 17 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 6.6
2005 07 02 - Near the Coast of Nicaragua - M 6.6
2005 07 05 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
2005 07 24 - Nicobar Islands, India Region - M 7.2
2005 08 16 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.2
2005 09 09 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6
2005 09 26 - Northern Peru - M 7.5
2005 09 29 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6
2005 10 08 - Pakistan - M 7.6
2005 10 19 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.3
2005 11 14 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
2005 11 17 - Potosi, Bolivia - M 6.9
2005 11 19 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 6.5
2005 11 27 - Southern Iran - M 6.0
2005 12 02 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.5
2005 12 05 - Lake Tanganyika Region, Congo-Tanzania - M 6.8
2005 12 11 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6
2005 12 12 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.5
2006 01 02 - East of South Sandwich Islands - M 7.4
2006 01 04 - Gulf of California - M 6.6
2006 01 08 - Southern Greece - M 6.7
2006 01 27 - Banda Sea - M 7.6
2006 02 22 - Mozambique - M 7.0
2006 02 26 - South of the Fiji Islands - M 6.4
2006 03 14 - Seram, Indonesia - M 6.7
2006 03 31 - Western Iran - M 6.1
2006 04 20 - Koryakia, Russia - M 7.6
2006 05 03 - Tonga - M 8.0
2006 05 16 - Kermadec Islands region - M 7.4
2006 05 16 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.8
2006 05 26 - Java, Indonesia - M 6.3
2006 06 11 - Kyushu, Japan - M 6.3
2006 07 17 - South of Java, Indonesia - M 7.7
2006 08 20 - Scotia Sea - M 7.0
2006 09 01 - Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
2006 09 28 - Samoa Islands Region - M 6.9
2006 10 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 6.7
2006 10 17 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
2006 10 20 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 6.7
2006 11 13 - Santiago del Estero, Argentina - M 6.8
2006 11 15 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3
2006 12 26 - Taiwan region - M 6.9
2006 12 26 - Taiwan region - M 7.1
2007 01 13 - East of the Kuril Islands - M 8.1
2007 01 21 - Molucca Sea - M 7.5
2007 01 30 - West of Macquarie Island - M 6.9
2007 01 31 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - M 6.5
2007 03 06 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.4
2007 03 25 - Near the West Coast of Honshu,Japan - M 6.7
2007 03 25 - Vanuatu - M 7.1
2007 04 01 - Solomon Islands - M 8.1
2007 06 13 - Offshore Guatemala - M 6.7
2007 06 28 - Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
2007 07 16 - Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6
2007 07 16 - Sea of Japan - M 6.8
2007 07 26 - Molucca Sea - M 6.9
2007 08 01 - Vanuatu - M 7.2
2007 08 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.7
2007 08 08 - Java, Indonesia - M 7.5
2007 08 15 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.5
2007 08 15 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.0
2007 08 16 - Solomon Islands - M 6.5
2007 08 20 - Philippine Islands region - M 6.4
2007 09 02 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 7.2
2007 09 06 - Taiwan region - M 6.2
2007 09 10 - Near the west coast of Colombia - M 6.8
2007 09 12 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - M 7.9
2007 09 12 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.5
2007 09 20 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.7
2007 09 26 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
2007 09 28 - Mariana Islands region - M 7.5
2007 09 28 - Southeast of Loyalty Islands - M 6.5
2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - M 6.6
2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - M 7.4
2007 09 30 - South of the Mariana Islands - M 6.9
2007 10 15 - South Island of New Zealand - M 6.8
2007 10 24 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.8
2007 10 31 - Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands - M 7.2
2007 11 10 - North of Macquarie Island - M 6.6
2007 11 14 - Antofagasta, Chile - M 7.7
2007 11 16 - Peru-Ecuador border region - M 6.8
2007 11 22 - Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
2007 11 25 - Sumbawa Region, Indonesia - M 6.5
2007 11 27 - Solomon Islands - M 6.6
2007 11 29 - Martinique Region, Windward Islands - M 7.4
2007 12 09 - South of the Fiji Islands - M 7.8
2007 12 16 - Antofagasta, Chile - M 6.7
2007 12 19 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.2
2007 12 20 - Off east coast of the North Island, New Zealand - M 6.6
2007 12 26 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.4
2008 01 05 - Queen Charlotte Islands region - M 6.6
2008 02 04 - Tarapaca, Chile - M 6.3
2008 02 08 - Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - M 6.9
2008 02 10 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.6
2008 02 12 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 6.5
2008 02 14 - Southern Greece - M 6.9
2008 02 20 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 7.4
2008 02 21 - Nevada - M 6.0
2008 02 23 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.8
2008 02 25 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - M 7.2
2008 03 03 - Philippine Islands region - M 6.9
2008 03 12 - Vanuatu - M 6.4
2008 03 20 - Xinjiang-Xizang border region - M 7.2
2008 04 09 - Loyalty Islands - M 7.3
2008 04 12 - Macquarie Island region - M 7.1
2008 04 16 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.6
2008 05 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.6
2008 05 07 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.8
2008 05 09 - Guam region - M 6.8
2008 05 12 - Eastern Sichuan, China - M 7.9
2008 06 08 - Greece - M 6.4
2008 06 13 - Eastern Honshu, Japan - M 6.9
2008 06 30 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 7.0
2008 07 05 - Sea of Okhotsk - M 7.7
2008 07 19 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
2008 07 23 - Eastern Honshu, Japan - M 6.8
2008 09 08 - Vanuatu - M 6.9
2008 09 11 - Hokkaido, Japan region - M 6.8
2008 09 29 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - M 7.0
2008 10 05 - Kyrgyzstan - M 6.6
2008 10 06 - Eastern Xizang - M 6.3
2008 10 28 - Pakistan - M 6.4
2008 11 16 - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia - M 7.4
2008 11 24 - Sea of Okhotsk - M 7.3
2008 12 09 - Kermadec Islands region - M 6.8
2009 01 03 - Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia - M 7.4
2009 01 03 - Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia - M 7.7
2009 01 08 - Costa Rica - M 6.1
2009 01 15 - East of the Kuril Islands - M 7.4
2009 01 15 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 6.7
2009 01 18 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - M 6.4
2009 01 19 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 6.6
2009 02 11 - Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia - M 7.2
2009 02 18 - Kermadec Islands region - M 7.0
2009 03 19 - Tonga region - M 7.6
2009 04 06 - Central Italy - M 6.3
2009 04 07 - Kuril Islands - M 6.9
2009 04 16 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.7
2009 04 18 - Kuril Islands - M 6.6
2009 05 16 - Kermadec Islands :egion - M 6.5
2009 05 28 - Offshore Honduras - M 7.3
2009 06 02 - Vanuatu - M 6.3
2009 06 23 - New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
2009 07 01 - Crete, Greece - M 6.4
2009 07 15 - Off West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand - M 7.8
2009 08 03 - Gulf of California - M 6.9
2009 08 09 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.1
2009 08 10 - Andaman Islands, India region - M 7.5
2009 08 10 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.1
2009 08 10 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 6.6
2009 08 12 - Izu Islands, Japan region - M 6.6
2009 08 16 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - M 6.7
2009 08 17 - Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan - M 6.7
2009 08 28 - Banda Sea - M 6.9
2009 08 30 - Samoa Islands region - M 6.6
2009 09 02 - Java, Indonesia - M 7.0
2009 09 12 - Offshore Carabobo, Venezuela - M 6.3
2009 09 21 - Bhutan - M 6.1
2009 09 29 - Samoa Islands region - M 8.1
2009 09 30 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 7.5
2009 10 01 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.6
2009 10 04 - Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines - M 6.6
2009 10 07 - Celebes Sea - M 6.8
2009 10 07 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 7.8
2009 10 07 - Vanuatu - M 7.4
2009 10 07 - Vanuatu - M 7.7
2009 10 08 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 6.6
2009 10 08 - Vanuatu - M 6.8
2009 10 24 - Banda Sea - M 6.9
2009 10 29 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan - M 6.2
2009 10 30 - Ryukyu Islands, Japan - M 6.8
2009 11 08 - Sumbawa region, Indonesia - M 6.6
2009 11 09 - Fiji - M 7.3
2009 11 13 - Offshore Tarapaca, Chile - M 6.5
2009 11 17 - Queen Charlotte Islands region - M 6.6
2009 11 24 - Tonga - M 6.8
2009 12 19 - Taiwan - M 6.4

2010's

7.3 VANUATU REGION December 25, 2010

7.4 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION December 21, 2010

6.5 SOUTHEASTERN IRAN December 20, 2010

6.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION December 08, 2010

6.7 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA December 02, 2010

6.8 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION November 30, 2010

7.7 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA October 25, 2010

6.7 GULF OF CALIFORNIA October 21, 2010

7.2 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA September 29, 2010

6.2 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA September 29, 2010

7.0 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND September 03, 2010

6.6 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION August 14, 2010

6.9 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION August 13, 2010

7.1 ECUADOR August 12, 2010

7.3 VANUATU August 10, 2010

7.0 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA August 04, 2010

6.5 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES July 24, 2010

7.4 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES July 23, 2010

7.6 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES July 23, 2010

7.3 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES July 23, 2010

7.3 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA July 18, 2010

6.9 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA July 18, 2010

6.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA July 18, 2010

6.5 BIO-BIO, CHILE July 14, 2010

6.2 OAXACA, MEXICO June 30, 2010

6.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS June 26, 2010

7.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA June 16, 2010

7.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION June 12, 2010

7.1 VANUATU May 27, 2010

7.2 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA May 09, 2010

6.5 SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN April 26, 2010

6.9 SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA April 13, 2010

6.3 SPAIN April 11, 2010

6.8 SOLOMON ISLANDS April 11, 2010

7.8 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA April 06, 2010

7.2 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO April 04, 2010

6.7 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE March 16, 2010

6.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 14, 2010

6.9 LIBERTADOR O HIGGINS, CHILE March 11, 2010

6.1 EASTERN TURKEY March 08, 2010

6.8 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA March 05, 2010

6.6 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE March 05, 2010

8.8 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE February 27, 2010

7.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN February 26, 2010

6.9 CHINA-RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA BORDER REGION February 18, 2010

5.9 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA February 04, 2010

6.2 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA February 01, 2010

7.0 HAITI REGION January 12, 2010

6.5 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA January 10, 2010

6.8 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 05, 2010

7.1 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 03, 2010

6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 03, 2010

6.3 REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION November 01, 2011

6.9 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU October 28, 2011

7.1 EASTERN TURKEY October 23, 2011

7.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION October 21, 2011

6.5 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA October 14, 2011

6.1 SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS October 07, 2011

6.9 INDIA-NEPAL BORDER REGION September 18, 2011

6.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN September 16, 2011

7.3 FIJI REGION September 15, 2011

6.4 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION September 09, 2011

6.6 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA September 05, 2011

7.0 VANUATU September 03, 2011

6.7 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA September 02, 2011

6.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA September 02, 2011

6.8 BANDA SEA August 30, 2011

6.8 NORTHERN PERU August 24, 2011

7.0 VANUATU August 20, 2011

7.1 VANUATU August 20, 2011

6.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN August 19, 2011

6.8 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. July 31, 2011

6.7 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS July 29, 2011

6.1 KYRGYZSTAN July 19, 2011

7.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN July 10, 2011

7.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION July 06, 2011

7.2 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA June 24, 2011

6.0 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND June 13, 2011

6.8 LOYALTY ISLANDS May 10, 2011

6.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS April 23, 2011

7.1 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN April 11, 2011

7.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN April 07, 2011

6.5 VERACRUZ, MEXICO April 07, 2011

6.7 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA April 03, 2011

6.9 MYANMAR March 24, 2011

6.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 22, 2011

6.3 VANUATU March 17, 2011

9.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 11, 2011

6.5 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA March 09, 2011

7.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 09, 2011

6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS March 07, 2011

6.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION March 06, 2011

6.1 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND February 21, 2011

6.6 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 14, 2011

6.8 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE February 11, 2011

6.5 CELEBES SEA February 10, 2011

7.2 SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN January 18, 2011

7.0 LOYALTY ISLANDS January 13, 2011

6.6 VANUATU January 09, 2011

7.1 ARAUCANIA, CHILE January 02, 2011

7.0 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA January 01, 2011

Now if that doesn't rattle your core, then you just aren't human. Trust me, folks. The USGS technology to detect 6.0 and higher earthquakes around the world was just as reliable back in the 1980's as it is today. And it's not like there are simply a "few" more of these in the past ten years than in last century's history -- there are A LOT more.

Some people have come forward and said that due to the high-level of human effect on the earth these past ten years, earthquakes have increased in both size and frequency. Some studies show things like nuclear testing, offshore drilling, mine blasting, geo-thermal exploration, etc. have all contributed to an increase in earthquakes. Okay... that might be true. But the Bible doesn't tell us where they come from or why they happen. Scripture simply points out that in the end times, there will be a lot of them in various places. Plain and simple. It doesn't matter why or how. All that matters is that they're occurring.

"Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains." (Matthew 24:7-8)

The Bible uses "birth pains" or "birth pangs" as an analogy to the signs and events of the End Times. Think about a woman giving birth. Her pains, also called contractions, come slowly and sporadically at first. Often those first pains are mild, and don't cause too much hurt. But then they start to get stronger and more frequent, and they increase in intensity, causing more pain. Next thing you know, at the very crescendo of labor, the pains are almost unbearable and constant. And then with a quick rush and final massive shudder, the baby is born and a new life has come.

It will be the same way with the End Times, which I wholeheartedly believe we're in. The earthquakes and famines and geo-political/economic stress will increase. Nations will rise against nation. Teeth will be bared, threats will fly (Anyone watching the news lately over Iran? Or keeping an eye on the terrorism threats to the people of Israel?). Famines and hardships will increase, as will earthquakes. Sounds a lot like our times, doesn't it? And then at the very height of it all, there will be a final blow. The Bible describes it clearly:

"Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since man has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath. Every Island fled away and the mountains could not be found." (Revelation 16:18-20)

After that, there comes life. Jesus comes back to the earth in a fury, ready to capture the beast (Satan) who will deceive so many people in the End Times. Many, many on this earth will worship that beast and take his mark. But Christ comes ready for war, and defeats him.

"I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. 'He will rule them with an iron scepter.' He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great." Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh." (Revelation 19:11-21)

And this begins the peaceful thousand-year reign of Christ.

It may sound like a story, but I assure you that it's true. Prophecy does not lie in the Bible. Where do you think all the stories of "good vs. evil" come from???? Since the beginning of time - -from the days of Adam and Eve (and even before) -- there has been a continuous and constant battle of Christ versus Satan. Christ ultimately wins. And every single person on this earth takes a side. If you don't knowingly choose to side with Christ, then you are by default on Satan's side. That's how it works.

Time is running out, and God gave us signs to look for in the Scriptures. To ignore them now would be a very costly mistake. Eternity is a very, very long time. Believe me when I say that you want to be with Christ, and not against him.

And for that reader who left me the anonymous comment and stated that they were "saddened that I believe the ridiculous tripe of religion"... let me say this: God directed you to my blog for a reason. You typed those search terms into Google because something was nagging at you. And then you came across my blog, which gives you hundreds of posts to read about Christianity -- including my introduction that states I was once an atheist before becoming a believer. That, my friend, is the work of the Holy Spirit. He is basically rapping His knuckles against your forehead, urging you to open your mind and listen up. You came here... you read... you commented. Still your mind and listen to your heart, because you won't get many more chances. Take this opportunity and side with good. Because while you might think it could be "fun" to be against God, I absolutely assure you with the utmost confidence that you'll be singing a different tune when you're on your knees in the end, realizing the very grave mistake you made.

May God continue to show you mercy and bless you -- I'll keep you in my prayers.