Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Update: September 25, 2019

More significant earthquake activity has been increasing worldwide. A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Puerto Rico the other night and shortly after, a magnitude 5.8 struck Pakistan killing 38 people. There is due to be even larger earthquakes taking place in the world at any time. A magnitude 7 or larger anytime now or within the coming week or two is likely. The potential candidates for a major earthquake anytime now include: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Philippines, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan(Honshu, Hokkaido, Ryukyu Islands), Kuril Islands, Aleutian Islands, Andaman Islands region(North of Sumatra), Central Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea region, Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Central America.
The list is never very different. I list all of the Western Ring of Fire because it is always very seismically active. Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Southwestern Pacific, Japan, and Chile are among the most active places. Significant quakes occur in those places most often. An area that is not as active that I have been watching consistently lately is the Eastern Mediterranean Sea region. There have been more earthquakes taking place there lately. I am also just now beginning to watch the Caribbean Sea region since the strong tremor that occurred near Puerto Rico the other day.
Puerto Rico and other Caribbean countries seldom have strong earthquakes. Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have small quakes all the time - below magnitude 4. It is possible another large quake could occur in that region. I have most recently been aware that some activity has been occurring the the region of South central Siberia and Mongolia. There is a very high chance of more mag. 3-4+ in Southern California any moment now or within the next 5-7 days so far. There is still potentially more to start taking place here.
We should be heading into more active times by now. There may also be more seismic activity occurring elsewhere in California and the Western U.S.

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Saturday, September 21, 2019

EQ WATCH: September 21 - 30, 2019

The chances of major earthquake activity worldwide anytime now or within the next week are extremely high again. It is showing signs of acting up significantly in parts of the world. This also includes volcanic activity in some regions. Regions that may be under the gun for a large earthquake anytime now includes: Indonesia, Banda Sea region, Andaman Islands region, Myanmar, Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy(I'm monitoring the Eastern Mediterranean region and Southeastern Europe more closely now), New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Japan(Hokkaido, Honshu, Ryukyu Islands), Northern Mariana Islands, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Russia, Aleutian Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Kermadec Islands(New Zealand), Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, and Central America..
I'm also beginning to shed some attention to South Central Siberia(near Mongolia) and the possibility of a significant earthquake occurring there. On September 27, 2003, a magnitude 7.3 occurred in that region killing 3, injuring 5, and destroyed around 300 homes. There is also more activity heating up here in Southern California. A magnitude 4 or larger anytime or day now is definitely not out of the question.
There could also be more aftershock activity firing up near Ridgecrest and more activity occurring in other parts of California and the Western U.S. There is also more activity heating up in Oklahoma as well.

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Update: September 12, 2019

It actually looks like it is staying quiet longer than I expected before. There has not been one magnitude 6 or greater earthquake over the past week anywhere in the world. However, if it continues like this for another week, then even more large and dangerous earthquake activity is likely within 2-3 weeks. It should have started acting up by now, but it may also stay relatively uneventful for a little while longer. However, there is still a chance that could change at any time. I will be without electricity from 9 AM to 5 PM, so do not expect to see any news from me until this evening whenever everything is back up and running.
There is due to be a lot more going on anytime now in terms of large earthquakes worldwide. Regions of potential concern include: Central America, Ecuador, Colombia or Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, South Sandwich Islands, New Zealand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Fiji, Loyalty Islands, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan(Hokkaido, Honshu, Ryukyu Islands), Northern Mariana Islands, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Central Asia(Western China, Tajikistan, Northern India, Pakistan or Afghanistan), Iran, Turkey, Greece..
As far as more local activity is concerned, there may or may not be much else taking place here in Southern California. There is still a fairly decent chance for more mag. 3-4+ at any time. However, I will not be surprised if very little occurs today. There is due to be more significant activity in Southern California any day now. It has gotten to that point where it finally feels like the long latent period is coming to an end. If more activity flares up today, I will not be available to tweet anything due to the maintenance power outage that is expected to last for hours. There may also be more activity occurring elsewhere in California and the Western U.S. I am also aware of the activity that has been taking place in Nevada.
There may or may not be anything more significant going on there, but it is better safe than sorry when it comes to being fully aware. I'm not sure what would be next for the Pacific NW of the United States, but it is possible a significant event could occur anytime or day. This would include the Gulf of Alaska. There also may not be anything serious taking place in that region at all, but it is worth monitoring.

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Monday, September 9, 2019

Update: September 9, 2019

I apologize that I keep changing my alert mode icon on Twitter. I've been tweaking it and I'm now satisfied with what I have now. Anyway, the glowing red icon is on again. I will be damned if another week goes by without any large tectonic events anywhere in the world. On average, there is one major earthquake(Magnitude 7+) somewhere in the world per month. The last magnitude 7 and above was on July 14th. However, it was close to that with a magnitude 6.9 on August 2nd. There is still due to be a lot of significant activity going on worldwide at any moment or day at this point. A magnitude 7 or higher somewhere this week or next week is once again highly likely.
A major quake could occur somewhere anytime today or tomorrow or sometime this week or perhaps next week at the latest so far. Regions to watch out for include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Flores Sea, Molucca Sea, Halmahera), Philippines(Luzon, Mindanao), Japan(Ryukyu Islands, Honshu, Hokkaido), Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands, possibly New Zealand(North Island), Andaman Islands region, Myanmar, China(Sichuan, Yunnan), Northern India, Pakistan, Southern Iran, Western Turkey, Greece, possibly Italy, Chile, Peru, Colombia or Venezuela, Central America...
There has also been a lot disturbance going on in Central Africa(Western Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Uganda, Eastern Tanzania, and Western Angola). That could be an area of further concern. Although it also may not have anything else larger happening there, it is better safe than sorry. Africa may not be a continent that has frequent significant earthquakes, but it is capable of having big ones. In 1966, a magnitude 6.8 occurred in Western Uganda which killed 157 people. The earthquake occurred in the Mt. Rwenzori region which is the most seismically active region in Uganda.
It lies in the Western Rift Valley of the East Africa Rift System. In 2005, an earthquake of the same magnitude hit that same region which resulted in 6 casualties. Closer the home, more seismic activity is also showing signs of heating up again in Southern California. There may be more magnitude 3-4+ taking place anytime now or within the next week. Something larger than magnitude 4 is also of a stronger possibility in the coming days or weeks. The Little Lake sequence could also start pumping more magnitude 4 or greater aftershocks. It may not act up much more, but there still could be more taking place up there. There may also be mag. 3-4+ EQs taking place in Central California and the Bay area. I'm also still monitoring the Pacific NW coast in case something more significant occurs there.

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Saturday, September 7, 2019

EQ Watch: September 7-14, 2019

There has been more or less significant earthquakes in the world lately. However, a major earthquake or two occurring somewhere is of a very high likelihood anytime now or within the week ahead. There is due to be more large quakes worldwide. Regions of potential concern include: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Andaman Islands, China(Sichuan, Yunnan), Myanmar(Burma), Tajikistan region, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Philippines, Northern Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands region(Japan), Japan(Hokkaido, Honshu), Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Loyalty Islands, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand(North Island), South Sandwich Islands, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Central America..
There might also be more magnitude 4+ in Southern California anytime or day now. There may also be something possibly going on in the Lake Elsinore area. There has been some activity taking place there lately. It is possible something more significant could be around the corner. A magnitude 5 or larger is possible any day now. There could also be more heating up with the aftershock sequence. I want to be careful not to scare anyone. That is not what I am here for. I'm not necessarily implying a large quake is going to happen anytime now. I'm just advising everyone to be more aware of what could be taking place deep below where we stand and rest. It is possible a large event could happen here at any time, but nothing is ever certain.
There may also be more taking place up in the Pacific Northwest. There may or may not be more significant activity going on there very soon. The area off the coast of Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia is capable of a massive earthquake and tsunami. However, a massive quake off the Pacific NW coast may also be unlikely. It is only wise to be more vigilant whenever some significant activity has been occurring.
Again, there is due to be a spike in large quake activity worldwide at any time. If it stays quiet for another week, then even more dangerous activity is likely within the next 2-3 weeks.

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