Matthew 24:6-8: “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.”
Another earthquake. This time a triple earthquake: those in Mexico, Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea, which were all struck by 6.7 earthquake.
A month since Morocco was hit by a 6.8 earthquake, Afghanistan was also hit by an earthquake. Death toll has already risen to 2000.
According to the United States Geological Survey, Northeastern Papua New Guinea was hit by a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7, last Saturday.
Three strong earthquakes has jolted the world at the same time: “with tremors felt in Papua New Guinea, Mexico and Afghanistan. A 6.3 magnitude quake rocked Mexico at 11 pm on Friday (5:00 am Saturday GMT) before Afghanistan was struck by a 6.4 quake around 11 am local time (6:30 am GMT).”
“Powerful tremors were felt in Oaxaca, located in southern Mexico, causing car alarms to go off even in Mexico City, which is approximately 227 miles (366 kilometres) to the northwest, prompting residents to run out of their homes.”
“Similarly, in Herat, Afghanistan, residents spilt out onto the streets when an earthquake occurred just 25 miles (40 kilometres) northwest of the city. This initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 5.5 to 6.3, and later, 5.9.”
“This seismic event disrupted power grids and cast coastal communities into darkness. The earthquake, which had a depth of 53 kilometres (33 miles), occurred around 7:30 pm (0830 GMT) with its epicentre located approximately 56 kilometres southeast of the coastal town of Madang.”
“Shortly after the initial Papua New Guinea quake, an aftershock of equal magnitude struck off the coast of Madang, as reported by the USGS. Fortunately, there was no indication of a tsunami threat from monitoring stations.
The tremors in Madang, a community of approximately 27,000 people renowned for its scuba diving, were sufficiently strong to knock some individuals off their feet.
Local residents reported widespread power outages, and the full extent of any damage was expected to become apparent only with the arrival of daylight on Sunday morning.”
“The region was badly damaged by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck in September last year, causing more than 400 homes to collapse across the broader Madang province.”