Sign of the Times: Earthquakes Are Getting Stronger and More Frequent?

First it was Haiti, then Chile; two devastating earthquakes that occurred both on the first quarter of 2010. Only less than two (2) months apart, these two earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 7.0 and 8.8 on the Richter Scale respectively, surpassed the record of the past decade, in terms of number of deaths and damage to infrastructure. In Haiti alone, about a quarter of a million is the estimate for human death casualties, less than half a million were injured, and about a million families were left homeless.

Earthquakes as we all know is a natural occurrence, these involve movements on the earth’s crust as a result of our earth’s effort to relieve itself from pressure. The epicenter of the earthquake registers the strongest magnitude, and usually is more fatal inland. The area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur is called the “Pacific Ring of Fire”; it is a horseshoe shape region that stretches 40,000 kilometers in the pacific, and home to about 452 active and dormant volcanoes. About 80-90 percent of the world’s strongest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.

According to the records of earthquakes registered during the last one hundred years, the earthquakes that occurred during the last twenty years are more frequent and stronger. Some are attributing this to the sad state of our world especially of its environment. Mother Earth, they say is now exhibiting signs of wear and tear, and humans are largely to be blame for this; we have over exploited her resources and severely damaged the very environment that sustains us. Most of the environmental issues that we are facing today are man-made, but the efforts we are exhausting that should solve them are not being seriously taken.

Many believe that the sad state of our world is irreversible, that the only direction it is headed is from bad to worst. We can’t help but remember what the Bible is telling us regarding what occurrences there will be before the coming of the Lord. Probably, in the mind of God; He values the lives of His creatures and this planet; that He will make sure to be here to save us and our world, before we destroy ourselves and our home. Have you made yourself ready for the worst?