EQ WATCH: Dec. 21 - 29, 2019

The chances of magnitude 6-7+ are heating up again so far. There may be more strong and potentially dangerous earthquake activity taking place somewhere anytime now within the next 5-7 days. There may not be that much taking place right now, but so far, the chances are soaring again. Regions that may be impacted include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Flores Sea, or Halmahera), Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan(Izu Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Kyushu, Honshu, or Hokkaido), Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula or the Aleutian Islands, Central America, Peru, Chile, South Sandwich Islands, possibly the North Island of New Zealand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Andaman Islands, possibly Central Asia again(There was a magnitude 6.1 in Afghanistan the other day).
There is still a high chance for more activity going on here in Southern California any time or day now. Magnitude 4 or greater earthquakes this week are possible. There could even be a magnitude 3 or 4 or bigger today or tomorrow around here. It could be in the Mojave Desert, the Inland Empire, far South around the Salton Sea, or in the Greater Los Angeles area. More activity within the coming week or by New Year's is expected.
There also could be more acting up near Ridgecrest and there still may be more activity taking place elsewhere in California and/or parts of the West including the Pacific Northwest.