Posted by Elana Janson on December 13, 2013 at 13:02:36:
Searching for great earthquakes before 1900
Because so many devastating earthquakes have occurred since 2004 scientists are now searching for great earthquakes and tsunami’s that may have occurred before 1900..
Seismometers were developed around 1900. As soon as they were used, earthquakes started to look bigger. Researchers use historical documents to find seismic events that occurred before this and assess their magnitude.
It is believed that many large earthquakes in the 18th and 19th Century have been missed. A quake hit Kamchatka in Russia in 1841. Its magnitude had been thought to be 8.3, but now it should be upgraded to 9.2.
Another is a quake that struck in the Lesser Antilles in 1843. This was catalogued at a low magnitude 8. It turns out it was felt by a quarter of the globe."
The researchers say finding these lost earthquakes is vital to help them assess where and when these deadly events could strike next
Research suggests that half of all quakes measuring more than 8.5 in magnitude that hit in the 19th Century are missing from records.
Scientists are scanning historical documents for the lost tremors.
A scientist from the US Geological Survey said: "If you try to make a statistical case there are too few earthquakes in the 19th Century." Earthquakes measuring more than 8.5 cause immense devastation.
Recent examples include the 2004 quake in the Indian Ocean that unleashed a deadly tsunami, Chile's massive 2010 earthquake, and the 2011 event in Japan. But records before the 20th Century are strangely devoid of natural disasters on this scale.
So many great earthquakes since 2000 is very unusual. To me this is sure proof that we are in the end time for Revelation makes it quite clear that the end time is a time of earth quake.
1 2011 March 8.9 Japan
2 2010 February 8.8 Chile
3 2009 September 8.1 Samoan Isalnd
4 2008 May 7.9 China
5 2007 September 8.5 Indonesia
6 2006 November 8.3 Kuril Islands
7 2005 March 8.6 Indonesia
8 2004 December 9.1 Indonesia
9 2003 September 8.3 Japan
10 2002 November 7.9 Alaska
11 2001 June 8.4 Peru
12 2000 November 8 Papua New Guinea