Update: 10/31/22

So far, there are increasing levels in global seismic activity. This world earthquake watch might go on a while. It feels like something particularly big may be on the verge of happening somewhere very soon. At the same time, it could fall quiet again. The largest so far over the past 24 hours was a magnitude 5.8 in the West Chile Rise(in an ocean ridge). There has been a lot of activity taking place in Peru. There was also a moderate earthquake of mag. 5.5 in southern Italy. Always be aware in case of a larger event.

Update: 10/26/22

 

So far, at least 26 people were injured from the magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the Luzon region of the Philippines. It had also forced the closure of an airport and the evacuation of patients from a hospital. There had been more moderate activity on the rise throughout parts of the world. Yesterday, a magnitude 5.1 shook the San Francisco Bay area(California, U.S.A.), but it was not big enough to keep life from going on. There still may be more significant activity going on this week into next week. It may or may not act up more today, but there still may be more to come within the week ahead.

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Report: 10/25/22

 

A magnitude 6.5 struck the Luzon region in the Philippines on Tuesday night. It was initially rated a magnitude 6.8, but was revised to magnitude 6.5. It hit at a depth of 28 km and was located about 7 km northeast of Tineg, a town on the main island of Luzon. It struck at 10:59 p.m. local time. This was 3 months after a damaging magnitude 7.0 struck the Island. In fact, today's earthquake's epicenter was in the exact same area as the bigger earthquake that occurred in late July. It still might be very active out there. An even larger earthquake striking that region or somewhere else is possible.

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Update: 10/25/22

 

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands 12 hours ago. There is not much else going on, but it could grow increasingly active this week. Other potentially hot regions would include the Philippines, Mariana Islands region, Indonesia, Japan, the Kuril Islands, the Aleutian Islands, the Solomon Islands region, Fiji, Tonga.. There has been some more signs of seismic activity going on in the Central and eastern U.S.(east of Oklahoma). A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck southern Virginia early this morning. Over the past month, there has been a total of 42 earthquakes from the mid-south states to the northeast(and part of Canada). Back out west, there is not that much going on. There is no increase in seismic activity going on in Southern California. Last week had more going on in that part of the country. It seems like I forgot about seismic activity in California and Nevada since I left over a year ago. I really have not. It has simply been less active since. This is not to say that it will stay quiet for long. Now, panning back out to the rest of the world, it may not be very active yet, but it could change any time or day now. It could also stay quiet all day today and then become very active later this week.

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Extended Watch: 10/21-31/22

 

There still might be a lot going out there so far. In another post, I mentioned that the rest of October may be a dragged out set of events. There may not be a number of strong earthquakes occurring in a small time slot at once(a period of 2-3 days), but throughout a period of 2 weeks. It still has not really changed. There could even be a magnitude 7 or greater imminent somewhere any time now or before the end of this month so far. Regions that may be showing signs of growing more active include: the Aleutian Islands, Kuril Islands, Japan(Hokkaido region or northern Honshu), Philippines(Leyte and Mindanao region), Indonesia(Sulawesi, Halmahera), East Timor, Fiji, Tonga, Central America, Ecuador, Peru, Chile...

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Report: 10/20/22

 

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake just struck off the western coast of Panama. Strong shaking has been reported. Hazardous tsunami waves are possible. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is currently conducting an evaluation to determine if there is a tsunami threat to Hawaii following the earthquake. The agency says a tsunami threat exists for areas of the Pacific closer to the earthquake. It is still too early to determine whether Hawaii will face a threat or not. The epicenter was located 82 km south of David, Panama. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Boca Chica, located 59 km from the epicenter. I will provide more updates throughout the day when more information comes out.

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Report: 10/16/22

 

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off the coast of Central America today. It had a focal depth of 2 km. There has not been any reports of damage. It was well offshore. It occurred near that junction where the Cocos Plate collides with the Nazca Plate. It was initially rated a magnitude 6.7, but was lowered to magnitude 6.3. Otherwise, there is not an abundant amount of activity going on elsewhere. However, there still may be more to come this week. Other potentially active regions to watch out for include the Kamchatka Peninsula, Kuril Islands, Aleutian Islands, Indonesia(Banda Sea region, Pulau Sumbawa region), East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Central Asia(Western China, Myanmar region), Japan, Solomon Islands, New Zealand...

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New EQ Watch: 10/14-20/22

 

A magnitude 6.4 struck east of Papua New Guinea just less than 2 hours ago. Earlier, I made a statement on twitter today indicating that it may not be staying quiet out there much longer and shifted my alert mode avatar to "unrest/instability". There may now be more strong earthquakes on the rise within the next several days so far. At the same time, there could be some gaps in activity, meaning it also may not be a full-on outbreak. A magnitude 7 or greater somewhere out there cannot be ruled out. Regions that may be under the gun might include: southern Alaska or the Aleutian Islands, the Solomon Islands(east of Papua New Guinea, the area most recently hit), the Kuril Islands region, Japan(not certain if anything significant might be going on there, but it is one of the most active places in the world; better safe than sorry), Indonesia, Tonga, Fiji, the Kermadec Islands, Turkey... Again, it does not look that active out there, but at this point, it could end up becoming more active any time now or within the next several days.

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Longterm Forecast: October 2022

So far, it is not very active in the world right now. At the same time, it could still become extremely active this week, but it may also remain quiet for now. There is at least a high potential for more magnitude 6+ in the world within the next week or two. It feels unstable out there right now, so as much as there may not be a surge in seismic activity until this weekend or next week, there could suddenly be a lot taking place somewhere out there. However, it could fall very quiet and then start becoming more active as the end of the month approaches. Right now, there is no telling for sure what might happen or how big it will be. It at least feels like it might be a drawn out set of events instead of one big outbreak that lasts about 2-3 days. Southern Alaska or the Aleutian Islands may be a candidate for the next large earthquake in the world. Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands region, Turkey, and Indonesia would also be other places that have been more active recently. There has also been more activity flaring up in the Japan region. On a smaller scale, more small earthquakes have been occurring in the central and eastern U.S. this week.

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Report: 10/10/22

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck just off the east coast of Taiwan. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake briefly shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. It had a focal depth of 17.9 km(11.1 miles), and could be felt in the northern, central, and eastern parts of the island. This is likely an aftershock from last month's large sequence. There are heightened levels of seismic activity in the world so far. A magnitude 5.5 struck the Fiji region earlier. There is a very high potential for more serious earthquake activity worldwide this week.

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Report: 10/9/22

 

A magnitude 6.2 struck the Mid-Atlantic Ridge earlier. There has not been that much going on elsewhere, but the potential for more strong earthquake activity in the world this week is increasing so far. I almost considered cancelling the watch, but I gave it more time. At this point, there may not be a big outbreak of significant earthquake activity throughout parts of the world, but it feels like there could be a couple of sizeable quakes out there over an extended period. At the same time, there may be a lot going on this week. At least that is what it feels like just now. Parts of the world to watch out for would include: Greece, Iran, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, Aleutian Islands or Southern Alaska, Tonga, Fiji region... Meanwhile, a couple of small earthquakes occurred in Eastern TN overnight and today. A magnitude 2.2 struck 9 km SE of the town of Palmer. It occurred in the middle of the night. Later, there was a magnitude 2.5 near Knoxville at 12:31 today.

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Report: 10/5/22

 

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred 14 km east of Sullana, Piura, Peru, on Wednesday, October 5th at 3:26 a.m. local time. According to the preliminary data, the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km. This earthquake should have been widely felt by anyone close to its epicenter. It may have caused light to moderate damage. I have not received further information on this event confirming that there has been damage or injuries. Earlier, a magnitude 5.6 struck northwestern Iran. Over 500 people were injured and hundreds of houses were damaged. The earthquake had a depth of 10 km in the West Azerbaijan province. 528 people were injured, 135 of whom were admitted to the hospital. This part of the world is active, but vulnerable to earthquakes. This was not even a strong earthquake and it has caused some serious problems along with another one of about the same size just months ago. The deadliest earthquake to strike Iran was a magnitude 7.4 in 1990 that killed 40,000 people and injured 300,000 others, and left half a million homeless. In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 quake in southeastern Iran leveled the ancient mud brick city of Bam and killed at least 31,000 people. There may not be a whole lot going on elsewhere throughout the world right now, but there is a very high potential for magnitude 6+ within the week ahead.

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New EQ Watch: 10/5-12/22

I decided to renew a world earthquake watch today. When I woke up this morning, there was very little going on out there. However, it has started picking back up again. There may not be loads of moderate activity going on right now, but there is a heightened potential for more significant activity worldwide within the next 5-7 days. It may or may not be active just yet, but so far, the potential for mag. 6+ any day now has increased. Regions to watch may include: Iran, Afghanistan, western China, Japan, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula, Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Banda Sea region), Northern Mariana Islands region, southern Alaska, Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile... It may or may not be heating up out there just yet, but there is a very high potential for more strong earthquake activity somewhere within the week ahead.

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Report: 10/1/22

I'm sorry if this is a little late. There was a problem earlier today. Hours ago, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck southern Kyushu, Japan. The quake was 40 km deep. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake's epicenter was located off the east coast of the Osumi peninsula. In one location, there was a Shindo rating of -5 was reported while surrounding areas ranked it at 4. Japan is a very seismically active country. It sits atop 3 tectonic plates - the North America Plate, the Eurasia Plate, and a small area on the Philippine Plate(Shizuoka Prefecture). There still are increased levels in activity worldwide. A magnitude 6.0 struck the Reykjanes Ridge earlier.

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