Swarms of Earthquake Activity.

As the active sunspot turns toward Earth, the earthquake activity continues to increase.  Here is the latest chart on the activity of the Sun...


source: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5mBL.html

There have been swarms of seismic activity around the globe that indicates there may be larger earthquakes to come.  First, lets look at Japan.

On this map, here is a list of the earthquake action (blue squares indicate the action within the past 24 hours)...

MAP	4.5	2012/04/29 17:28:46	40.069	143.499	37.3	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.8	2012/04/29 15:02:18	39.729	142.074	10.0	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.6	2012/04/29 12:16:55	36.897	141.030	61.7	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.8	2012/04/29 10:28:51	35.601	140.483	39.9	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

source: USGS

Notice the two 5.8 magnitude earthquakes.  On the map, they are spread apart from one another.  This leaves the possibility that there may be something larger that happens somewhere between the two.

In the area of Northern Sumatra, the earthquakes have started up again.  Here is the map showing the earthquake action...

On this map, here is a list of the earthquake action (blue squares indicate the action within the past 24 hours)...

MAP	5.4	2012/04/29 08:09:05	2.709	94.556	23.3	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP	4.7	2012/04/29 03:52:26	1.919	92.404	15.0	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP	4.9	2012/04/29 03:00:44	1.949	93.804	15.2	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

source: USGS

Remember, this area is on high alert because of the pressure between the plates that is happening.

Another area to keep a close eye on is the Tonga region.  There have been quakes there in the past week and more during the past 24 hours.  Because there was a 6.7 in the past week, we need to keep a close eye on this area.  The swarm could build and/or there could be a megaquake.


On this map, here is a list of the earthquake action (blue squares indicate the action within the past 24 hours)...

MAP	4.6	2012/04/29 12:46:53	-23.558	-177.599	212.1	SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP	4.5	2012/04/29 09:01:45	-24.603	-175.359	35.8	SOUTH OF TONGA

There are other areas that we need to keep a close eye on such as Chile, Alaska, and the West Coast of the United States.  The main area where pressure build up has been reported by scientists along the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada is "Cascadia".  This is just off shore of Oregon and Washington State and up to Canada.  Because not much pressure has been released from this area, there is a large chance that this area is ripe for a very large earthquake.

Of course, the best thing to do is to be prepared.  You should have your earthquake preparedness plan in place and your preparedness supplies in an easily accessible area.

I will update you when further information is warranted.  Thanks for reading.