October 29, 2019

It has been extraordinarily quiet here in Southern California for a while now. The EQs over the last day have dropped down to 12 around the region. There was a 15-hour gap between mag. 1+. If it continues to remain like this through Friday, I hope it stays relatively quiet next week as well because I will be out of town. I really want to be here for when a big one or THE big one happens. It being this quiet is concerning. If this goes on for another week, then there is an even higher chance more serious earthquake activity could follow. Nothing is ever set in stone. I'm watching it closely and will still be watching it from Tennessee next week, praying that the most of the action waits until I come home.
I have been gearing up for this for a while. It may not stay relatively quiet in Southern California that much longer. There could be something going on in Central California now. There were recently 2 magnitude 4.7s in that region - one of them being in the Oakland area. Just now, a magnitude 3.9 occurred South of Hollister - where the second tremor occurred. I would not be so surprised if that segment of the San Andreas fault snaps first - or perhaps a large one along the Calaveras Fault. It in fact, would not really surprise me at all. I started becoming concerned about that region when those twin quakes happened. Before anyone living there gets too alarmed, a large quake also might not happen there at all.
Like I said before, always take precaution just in case it is a precursor to a larger event. If there is a big earthquake up there, then that could set Southern California up for its big one even sooner. That could cause further strain on this segment along the SAF and it could potentially cause a chain reaction. However, it may not happen right away or at all for a while. I'm weighing all these possibilities and scenarios because it feels like the day the big one finally happens in Southern California is in the near future. It may not happen now or even by the end of the year, but it may not be that much longer. I just cannot imagine it being that quiet for many more years.
In terms of the rest of the world, there is still a very high chance of mag. 7+ somewhere anytime or day now. Yesterday, a magnitude 6.6 struck Mindanao(Philippines). Unfortunately, one person was killed. 2 weeks earlier, a mag. 6.4 occurred in the same area. In between there were only a couple of magnitude 6+ - one in the Vanuatu region and one in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Southwest of Liberia(Africa). There is still a very high likelihood for mag. 7+ somewhere in the world within the next 2 weeks or sooner. Regions that could be under the potential threat for dangerous earthquake activity include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Halmahera, and/or Talaud Islands), Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, Aleutian Islands(Alaska), Central America, Peru, Chile, Argentina, possibly New Zealand(North Island), Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Loyalty Islands, Andaman Islands region, Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, Greece..
I have also more recently started to pay some additional attention to the Puerto Rico region. There was recently a strong earthquake there and there has been more activity increasing there and surrounding areas of the Caribbean. There also may not be anymore significant activity going on there for now.

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October 27, 2019

It has mostly been less than impressive in terms of significant earthquake activity worldwide lately. However, it just now may be showing signs of acting up significantly somewhere. I switched back on my alert mode icon on Twitter. I created a new alert mode icon(shown here) for whenever it becomes more significantly active here in Southern California. So, it may be rare when I use it. I may turn it on whenever more magnitude 4+ quakes start breaking out around here or if there is a swarm that could be raising concern or any unusual activity.

I am not sure if it will be acting up in terms of mag. 3+ around here this week or next week. There is a decent chance of more mag. 3+ in Southern CA anytime or day now. I will be out of state next week. It will be interesting to find out how it will be by mid November. The sequence near Ridgecrest may have died down considerably and there have not been any widely felt aftershocks recently, but there is a good chance of it flaring up again at anytime or within a couple of weeks. That area is not out of the woods yet.
In terms of global earthquake activity, it has been far too quiet for too long. It should start becoming more violently active somewhere by now. A major earthquake within the next 2 weeks is highly likely at this point. It could even happen any moment now somewhere. Regions that may be under concern for significant to potentially major earthquake activity include: Central Asia(such as China), Iran, Turkey, Greece, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Northern Mariana Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Loyalty Islands, possibly New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka peninsula, Aleutian Islands, possibly Alaska, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Central America... If something else changes, I can always update via Twitter.

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Update: October 25, 2019

There appear to be no signs of it acting up significantly anywhere right now. However, I will leave my alert icon(Twitter) turned on today because I will be away working. I am keeping it on in case more significant earthquake activity does start up in the world later on. It is due to start acting up violently somewhere. There has not been a major earthquake anywhere in a long time. This stagnant period could either continue on into next week or end anytime now or within the next 3-4 days.
It has also been extremely quiet here in Southern California this week. The day's worth of earthquakes on the real-time data map has remained well below 30. It even got down to about 15. Whenever more large earthquakes finally start occurring in parts of the world, regions of concern include: Central Asia, Andaman Islands region, much of Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Loyalty Islands, South Sandwich Islands, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Central America, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Iran, Turkey, and/or Greece..
Those are potential candidates for the next set of significant to major earthquakes. I'm not sure what is next for California. More mag. 3-4+ could strike in Southern CA anytime or day now. It may also not act up at all until next week. It has been a while since our last magnitude 4 or greater. There may or may not be more mag. 4+ aftershocks near Ridgecrest anytime or day now.

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EQ Watch: Oct. 23 - Nov 3, 2019

A magnitude 7 or greater somewhere in the world within the next 2 weeks is highly likely. It has not been a particularly active month so far in terms of serious earthquake activity around the world. There had not been a tremor of magnitude 7 or larger anywhere in a while. Especially since there has not been enough taking place worldwide this month, there must be a lot of strong earthquake activity following this relatively quiet period. A particularly large and dangerous event may be imminent somewhere any day now. It could happen tomorrow, 2 or 3 weeks from now, or possibly sometime today.
Potential candidates for significant to large earthquake activity include: Japan(Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Bonin Islands), Northern Mariana Islands, Philippines, Indonesia(Talaud Islands, Halmahera, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra), New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Loyalty Islands, Fiji, Myanmar, Western China and/or other parts of Central Asia, Greece, Turkey, Possibly Italy, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Central America, Kuril Islands, and the Aleutian Islands...
At this point, I'm not sure what is next for Southern California as of right now. It has been extremely quiet over the past 2-3 days. There could be more mag. 3+ taking place later, tomorrow, this weekend, or next week. As for right now, there may not be much taking place out here at all. We could be having a lot more activity taking place within the next 2-3 weeks. There could also be more taking place elsewhere in California any day now or within the next few weeks.

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Update: Oct. 16, 2019

A magnitude 6.4 struck Mindanao, Philippines at 7:37 P.M. local time(4:37 A.M. PDT). The epicenter was closest to the town of Paitan and had a focal depth of 8.7 miles(14.1 kilometers). Following the temblor, videos immediately began circulating online on social media of people evacuating shopping malls in cities such as Davao. There is no tsunami risk. The Philippines state news agency has reported some power outages in Koronadal and people being taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Aftershocks are likely, including significant ones. There is also a chance something larger could occur later. At the same time, that might not happen, but the rule of thumb is to be aware and prepared in case a larger event does in fact occur.
The same principle applies anywhere else, including Central California. Two magnitude 4+ quakes occurred over the last day - a magnitude 4.7 in the Bay area near Oakland and another 4.7 Northeast of Gonzales just hours later. The first tremor occurred near the Calaveras Fault system and the other one occurred on the creeping section of the San Andreas Fault which is considered unusual on that segment of the fault. Although there also might not be a larger event in Central CA anytime now, there is still a potential for something potentially large happening. Again, at the same time, it may not happen at all and life will go on. Just be reminded that it is better safe than sorry.
There is still a very high chance of mag. 4+ in Southern California anytime or day now. There is also still a very high chance of mag. 6-7+ in parts of the world any moment or sometime within the next week. The other regions in the world that may be next include: the Talaud Islands, the Molucca Sea region and Halmahera(Indonesia), Sumatra(Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck Sea, the Andaman Islands region, Myanmar, Tajikistan region, Iran, Turkey, Greece, possibly Italy, the Solomon or Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, the Samoas, the Kermadec Islands, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Central America, the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, the Kuril Islands, and Japan.

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October 15, 2019

There are now more signs of serious earthquake activity taking place worldwide any moment or day now so far. Earlier yesterday, it was extremely quiet and then it started up again later in the afternoon(Pacific Daylight Time). Magnitude 6-7+ earthquakes may be imminent any moment now or within the next week ahead. It could also end up skipping another month without a magnitude 7+ anywhere. Potential candidates for the next round of significant to major earthquake activity would include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Halmahera, Talaud Islands), Molucca Sea, Banda Sea, Philippines(Mindanao), Japan(Honshu, Hokkaido, Ryukyu Islands, Bonin Islands), Northern Mariana Islands, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula and Komandorskiye Ostrova, Aleutian Islands, possibly the Gulf of Alaska, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, Loyalty Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Kermadec Islands, South Sandwich Islands, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Central America, Tajikistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, and/or possibly Italy..

A particularly big event could be imminent somewhere at any time. Closer to home, a magnitude 4.5 happened near Oakland, CA at around 10:30 last night. While a larger quake there anytime or any day may be possible, there also may not be anything above last night's event.

There may still also be more activity increasing in the Southland as well as in the Mojave. There also may be more noticeable activity taking place in Nevada or Washington and/or Oregon anytime now or later this week or perhaps next week. In Southern California, a magnitude 3.0 occurred near Borrego Springs the other day. A magnitude 4 or larger is still of a very high potential anytime now or within the next week.

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Update: October 11, 2019

At this point, the chances of mag. 7+ worldwide any moment now or within the next week are extremely high. A major earthquake or two somewhere within the next two weeks is of a very high likelihood. There may or may not be any significant EQ activity taking place out there today. However, more magnitude 6+ worldwide within the next 5-7 days is highly likely at this point. Potential candidates for the next mag. 6+ EQs: Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Halmahera, Sulawesi, Talaud Islands, Molucca Sea, Banda Sea), Celebes Sea, Philippines(Mindanao, Luzon), Northern Mariana Islands, Japan(Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Volcano Islands, or Izu Islands), Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, Aleutian Islands(Near and Andreanof Islands), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa or Tonga, New Zealand(North Island), Central Asia(Myanmar or the Tajikistan region), Iran, Turkey, Greece, South Sandwich Islands, Chile(Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Atacama, Antofagasta, Tarapaca or Arica), Argentina(Jujuy, Caramarca, San Juan, or La Rioja), Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico(Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero)..
Central America could possibly be under the gun for a particularly large and dangerous earthquake anytime now or sometime in the near future. There has been numerous tremors occurring along the Western Central American coast from Panama to Southwestern Mexico recently. Another region that may be hit with a particularly large event is the area between Halmahera, Indonesia and Mindanao, Philippines. That area consists of the Molucca Sea, Celebes Sea, and Talaud Islands. I have also been shedding new concerns for Sumatra, Indonesia, for there has been a lot of activity taking place up and down the Western coast of the large Island. I'm still focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean Sea region and the Ryukyu Islands. There may still be the possibility of a large event occurring in those areas.
There still might be mag. 3-4+ taking place here in Southern California anytime, any day, or within the next 5-7 days. A magnitude 4+ here anytime or day now is of a very strong chance. There could still be more aftershocks heating up in the Ridgecrest and Searles Valley area. A stronger aftershock anytime or day now is not out of the question. There may potentially be more noticeable earthquakes taking place in Central California and the Mammoth Lakes area and/or Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. There is still a high potential for more mag. 3-4+ in other parts of the West such as Utah, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, and/or Wyoming.

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Update: Oct. 9, 2019

So far, there is still little going on in terms of any significant earthquake activity in the world. It may stay quiet for another entire week or it could suddenly act up somewhere at any moment. It has been more than a week since the last magnitude 6 or greater and more than a month since the last magnitude 7 or greater. If it stays stagnant like this through the rest of the week, then a lot more is bound to happen within the next 1-2 weeks at the longest at this point. Regions that may be under the gun include: Celebes Sea, Molucca Sea, Banda Sea, Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Talaud Islands, or Halmahera), New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand(North Island), Philippines(Mindanao, Luzon), Northern Mariana Islands, Japan(Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Izu, or Volcano Islands), Kamchatka Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Central America, Peru, Chile, Argentina, South Sandwich Islands region, Greece, Turkey, Caspian Sea region, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Northern India, Myanmar, Andaman Islands region..
Those are all the potential candidates for the next round of significant to major earthquake activity in the world. Something major could strike somewhere anytime today, tomorrow, or next week. I also will not be too surprised if it does not act up significantly by next week either. I have seen gaps between mag. 7+ as long as 3-5 months over the last 2 years. However, I strongly doubt that it will be that much longer. Southern California could be having more significant activity around the corner. Right now, more mag. 4+ could take place here anytime now or within the next week. There also still could be more mag. 4+ aftershocks near Ridgecrest and more noticeable activity in other parts of California and the West.

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Update: Oct. 6, 2019

While there is due to be a major earthquake taking place somewhere in the world any time now, there might not be that much going on for right now. However, it could still very well act up any moment now at least somewhere. There are also no longer any signs of any activity taking place here in Southern California for right now. It may still heat up later today or it may stay quiet even by tomorrow. There still should be a lot more taking place by now. There is still an extremely high potential for magnitude 3-4+ this week. 

There is still also a very high chance of mag. 6-7+ worldwide anytime now or within the next week. Again, it might remain less than particularly active for now. There also may be little taking place at all here in Southern CA, but there still may be more activity heating up again at any moment. Last night when I made my last post, while I was feeling like major quake activity was on the verge of taking place somewhere, there was a sense of doubt that anything serious was going to be taking place yet. I may have switched off my red light on Twitter, but that does not mean that there will be a low risk of large quakes in the world. There still could be something major imminent somewhere at any time.

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EQ Watch: October 6-14, 2019

There is a very high chance of major earthquake activity taking place somewhere in the world any moment now or anytime within the next week. Regions that may be particularly active anytime now include: Japan(Ryukyu Islands, Honshu, or Hokkaido), Philippines(Luzon, Mindanao, Negroes), Celebes Sea, Indonesia(Sumatra, Sulawesi, Halmahera, Kepulauan Talaud), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, possibly New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Kuril Islands, Aleutian Islands, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Mexico(Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerro), Peru, Chile, Argentina, Scotia Sea/South Sandwich Islands, Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan region, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Myanmar(Burma), Andaman Islands..
There is now a very high chance for magnitude 3-4+ in Southern California anytime now within the week ahead. There could also be more mag. 4+ aftershocks in the Ridgecrest area or more activity taking place in the Bay area and Mammoth Lakes. There could also be more mag. 3-4+ taking place in other parts of the Western U.S. such as Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, and/or Utah. I am also just now growing a little more concerned about the possibility of more significant earthquake activity in areas of California - whether it be larger aftershocks with the Little Lake sequence or something going on in the Bay area or other parts of Central CA or Mammoth Lakes. There is due to be much more activity taking place in Southern California anytime or day now or sometime within the next week or two.
As much as it could be acting up all over, it could also suddenly become backed up to where there is little going on for a few days. However, there is due to be a lot of large earthquake activity taking place somewhere in parts of the world.

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Update: October 4, 2019

I woke up to see that the real-time earthquakes map was very scarce. It has overall been extremely uneventful all day. There was the exception of a moderate earthquake in Alaska, but other than that, there was very little taking place anywhere else. It was nearly dead here in Southern California. There was a 13-hour gap between mag. 1+ EQs overnight. It remained very quiet throughout the day. However, the activity could start up anytime now. If it stays quiet for now, then a lot more activity may take place by next week. There may be more significant earthquake activity increasing worldwide just now. At the same time, it may also discontinue for another day or two.
There is due to be major earthquake activity somewhere at any time. Regions that may be next for more significant earthquake activity include: Philippines(Negros, Luzon, Mindanao), Japan(Hokkaido, Honshu, Izu Islands, Volcano Islands, or Ryukyu Islands), Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Southern Alaska, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea, Molucca Sea, Indonesia(Sumatra, Sulawesi, Kepulauan Talaud), Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, New Zealand, Scotia Sea, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Central America, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Myanmar, China(Xizang, Qinghai, Sichuan, or Yunnan), Andaman Islands..
If it does not act up by now or tomorrow, then more major earthquake activity is likely within the next week or two. More magnitude 6+ should start taking place somewhere at anytime this weekend. While there still may be little taking place here in Southern California for right now, there may be more activity taking place North of the Garlock Fault and elsewhere in the Western U.S. There may be mag. 4+ taking place in Central or Northern California anytime now - this includes the Ridgecrest area and Mammoth Lakes. There may also be mag. 4+ occurring in other parts of the West such as Utah, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and/or Idaho. A magnitude 3.0 just now occurred in Utah.
Meanwhile, it may or may not act up in Southern California any moment now, but there might be more mag. 4+ taking place within the week. It could still happen this weekend. There could also be a lot more potentially taking place with the Little Lake aftershock sequence.

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October 1, 2019

There still is due to be major earthquake activity taking place worldwide any moment now or within the next week at this point. It may or may not be today or this week, but the chances are still great. Regions that may be under the gun include: Central Asia, Myanmar, Andaman Islands region, Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Halmahera, or Sulawesi), Banda Sea, Philippines(Mindanao, Luzon, Negros), Japan(Hokkaido, Honshu, Volcano Islands, Ryukyu Islands), Kuril Islands, Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula, Central America and Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Scotia Sea region, New Zealand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Turkey, and Greece..
There is a very high chance of more magnitude 6+ worldwide somewhere any moment now or this week. There is also a high chance of more magnitude 3-4+ in Southern California this week or anytime now. There may also be more aftershocks of magnitude 3 and above in the Ridgecrest area anytime now or within the week. There may also be more activity taking place in Central and Northern California or other parts of the West such as Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
In terms of world tectonic activity, there could also be a large volcanic eruption imminent somewhere. Residents usually are warned in advance when a volcano is showing signs of erupting. A volcano just erupted in Papua New Guinea, causing residents to flee.

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