Update: 8/30/22

 

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge hours ago. It posed no danger as it occurred in the ocean in a remote part of the world. It also occurred in a divergent zone and it is the convergent plate boundaries where the largest, most dangerous tsunami-genic earthquakes occur. There still may be a lot going on within the days to come. It may or may not be seriously active anymore today, but there still is a high potential for more strong earthquake activity somewhere within this week so far.

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Update: 8/29/22

 

So far, there has been a lot of activity in the world since yesterday. The largest one so far was a magnitude 5.9 off the coast of Sumatra(Indonesia). I have not seen any reports of fatalities, injuries, or damage anywhere. There continues to be elevated levels of global seismic activity. There is a very high chance of a large earthquake somewhere any time now or sometime this week so far. Regions of interest include: Japan(Ryukyu Islands, Honshu, Hokkaido), Kuril Islands(Russia) Philippines, Molucca Sea region(Indonesia), Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji, parts of Central Asia..

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EQ Watch: 8/28-9/5/22

 

There is absolutely nothing going on anywhere right now. It has been very uneventful over the past 2 days. I posted a watch starting on the 26th, but decided to delay it to the very end of the month and first week of September. This doesn't mean that it will stay quiet all day today and tomorrow. At this point, the most of it might be either during the last few days of this month or during the first week of September. At the same time, I will not be too surprised if it remains quiet for a long time. However, it should not be much longer before the next magnitude 6 or greater in the world. Areas I have been watching include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Molucca Sea, and Banda Sea region), Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Japan(Kyushu, Honshu, or Hokkaido), the Kuril Islands region, Kamchatka Peninsula, western China, Myanmar, Afghanistan or Pakistan, eastern Iran, western Turkey, Central America, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji region... At this point, it feels like the heaviest of activity will be either by the end of this month or first week in September once again. However, that does not mean there will be nothing going on until then.

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Longterm Forecast: 8/18-31/22

 

For now, it looks like the global seismic activity is settling down. While there may still be a chance of it suddenly flaring back up again, it could remain relatively quiet for the rest of the following week. The next wave of significant activity in the world may be towards the end of this month. In the meantime, it may not be totally uneventful. There may be intervals of a few significant earthquakes leading up to the end of this month/beginning of next month. At this point, that may be what is ahead. There may or may not be a particularly large earthquake around the end of August or in early September. There is no telling how big an earthquake will be. At the same time, I may end up springing back into action this weekend or next week with a new watch. There is no guaranteed date as to when the next surge in global activity will be, but at this point, it might be quiet for now.

Report: 8/14/22

 

A magnitude 6.6 struck south of the Kermadec Islands nearly 2 hours ago. There was no risk of a tsunami. There have been numerous earthquakes occurring around the world over the last day or two. A magnitude 5.9 hit Papua New Guinea, another magnitude 5.9 struck Vanuatu, a magnitude 5.5 struck western China, and a 5.7 happened in Indonesia. There still may be a lot going on out there. A magnitude 5.4 struck the Aleutian Islands less than an hour ago. The region of Northern Japan and the Kuril Islands may not be out of the woods yet. My Yurekuru Call has been going off multiple times this weekend.

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Update: 8/13/22

 

So far, 2 magnitude 5.8 earthquakes have occurred in the world over the past 24 hours. The first quake struck just offshore of western Mindanao, Philippines. So far, there have been no reports of damage or fatalities. The second earthquake occurred 32 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu. There is still a very high potential for strong earthquake activity in the world. On a minor note, there have been more small earthquakes happening in the Eastern half of the United States. A magnitude 2.7 struck near the Tennessee-Alabama border early this morning, not that far away from where I currently live. There have also been some small quakes in the northeast over the past several days as well. There has also been some seismic activity taking place in the Pacific Northwest.

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New EQ Watch: 8/12-17/22

 

I retracted the extended watch I posted the other day. I did not really feel like much was going on until just now. There are increased levels in activity worldwide. There is now a high potential for magnitude 6 or greater somewhere out there any time within the next 5-7 days so far. There could even potentially be a very significant event imminent somewhere. At the same time, there may not be that much going on. So far, it looks like it is heating up. Regions that have been more active lately include: Japan and the Kuril Islands, Western Iran, parts of the Mediterranean and Turkey, and the frequently active regions of Indonesia, the Southwestern Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Chile.. Japan and the Kuril Islands have been areas of interest over the past week or so. At this point, there could be a magnitude 6 or greater somewhere out there. At the same time, it may not be that immediately active yet. It could be showing signs of becoming active, but could end up being quiet again tomorrow. It feels unstable out there. There may or may not be a lot going on any time now, but it is worth being mindful of. As much as it may return to quiet again, there still could be something very significant going on somewhere.

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Update

 

So far, there are still increased levels of seismic activity around the world. Today, it has been acting up more along the coast of Chile. A magnitude 5.7 occurred off the coast of Aisen early this morning. A magnitude 5.6 occurred in the Banda Sea not long after. There still may be more going on in the Japan region and the area north of there, but today, other places are more active. It also looks like it is heating up across parts of Indonesia.

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Update: 8/7/22

 

Earlier, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred northeast of Hokkaido, Japan in the southern Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. There has been a lot of activity on that part of the world. There is still a very high potential for a large earthquake somewhere out there any time now. I'm particularly concerned about the region between Hokkaido and the Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan has also still been more active lately. There could be a particularly big event coming up. It could be any time now or within a week or two. I'm not saying that mentioned area will be it, but it has been hot lately. The Ryukyu Islands also have the potential to become very active. Other regions to watch include: the Aleutian Islands(Alaska, USA), Indonesia(Sumatra), the Andaman Islands region, Western Turkey, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Peru, and the Southwestern Pacific Ring of Fire.

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Update: 8/5/22

So far, there have been moderate levels of global earthquake activity. The biggest so far was a magnitude 5.8 in the Kermadec Islands which occurred over 12 hours ago. There still has been a lot of earthquakes taking place in the Izu Islands. I'm not sure what exactly is going on there. Just because there has been a swarm of earthquakes does not necessarily mean a big one is going to happen. It is still worth being aware of. There still very well could be something significant going on there. There may or may not be that much going on yet, but there is still a very high potential for more serious earthquake activity in the world within the next 5 days so far. At the same time, it could end up delaying into later next week.

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EQ Watch: 8/4-9/22

 

I have been debating on when to issue the next watch. I decided to go ahead and put it into effect even though it is not very active out there right now. So far, it feels like it might heat up any time or day now. So far, there is a very high potential for a magnitude 6 or greater in the world somewhere within the next 5 days. At the same time, it could end up being quiet where I may end up pushing it back later. I did not want to take a chance of going to bed and there suddenly being a large earthquake in the world somewhere and I did not say enough before. It is better safe than sorry. Regions that might be active include: Central America, Tonga, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia(Sulawesi), Philippines, Japan, Kuril Islands, Turkey(Eastern Mediterranean Sea region), Pakistan, Central Asia... A very strong earthquake somewhere is even possible. This may not be a run-of-the-mill little surge in significant activity worldwide coming up. There could potentially be another major earthquake imminent somewhere out there. An earthquake larger than the one in the Philippines cannot be ruled out. At the same time, there may not be anything that big for a while. This may or may not be the active slot where a massive quake occurs in the world where I change my avatar to the extreme alert mode. It feels unstable out there, but there is no telling for sure what will happen within the next few days.

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