Quakes In Atlantic Ocean Respond To Quakes In Pacific Ocean

A picture of the Earth with an earthquake crack going down the USA and S America

Increase in earthquake activity worldwide.

The Pacific Rim has seen dozens of large earthquakes over the past few days, and the Atlantic side of our planet is responding.

Here’s the earthquake volley, in order of occurrence, going back and forth from the Pacific side of our planet to the Atlantic sideone after another.

Our entire planet is resonating, you think?

  1. 4.5  Vanuatu (Pacific) 
  2. 4.8  Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Atlantic)
  3. 5.3  South Pacific Ocean (Pacific)
  4. 5.2  New Zealand (Pacific)
  5. 2.8 & 2.9  Utah (Atlantic/North America)
  6. 5.3  Tonga (Pacific)
  7. 4.8  Egypt (Atlantic)
  8. 4.7  Chile (Pacific)
  9. 4.1  India (Indian Ocean)
  10. 5.6  Philippines (Pacific)
  11. 4.5  Greenland (Atlantic)
  12. 5.5  Solomon Islands (Pacific)
  13. 4.9  Mid-Indian Ridge (Atlantic)
  14. 5.0  Nicaragua (Pacific)
  15. 4.0  Greece (Atlantic/Mediterranean)
  16. 4.3  Guatemala (Pacific)
  17. 4.2  Libya (Atlantic/Mediterranean)
  18. 6.5 (6.2)  Taiwan (Pacific)
  19. 4.1  Afghanistan (Atlantic/Mediterranean)

There is NO DOUBT that our planet is on the move and the axis is slipping.

Increased Earthquake And Volcanic Activity In Iceland

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Keep your eye on Iceland

In March 2103, Iceland’s history changed when the Reykjanes Ridge off Iceland’s coast had 5 earthquakes between 4.6 and 5.3 magnitude. Before these recent upticks, earthquakes of this magnitude were far and few between. The last major episode on the Reykjanes Ridge ended about 671 years ago. One of its last eruptions was documented off Iceland’s coast in 1926.

Aftershocks No More

If  two or more earthquakes occur in a short time-span, geologists typically call these “aftershocks” or follow-up “vibrations.”  This doesn’t apply anymore. The Earth’s crust is now shifting at such an increased rate, numerous earthquake swarms are splitting the Earth’s crust apart in ways we have never witnessed before. Now, “aftershock” means “swarm.”

Longest Mountain Range In The World

The longest mountain range in the world is under the middle of the Atlantic Ocean; hence, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Ridge marks the boundary between different tectonic plates, but its biggest characteristic is magma (liquid rock) that comes up from the mantle (under the hardened crust) and reaches the sea-floor. The liquid rock can ooze out slowly, inch by inch, or explode onto the surface as volcanic lava, but either way, this is the primary location where new crust is made on the Earth’s surface. The Atlantic Ocean is widening, which causes it to push against the Pacific Ocean, which is shrinking. Before this ridge formed, Greenland and Great Britain were so close, they were connected by a land bridge.

Activity Is Picking Up

One of the many underwater volcanoes erupting today.

One of Iceland’s many underwater volcanoes.

The Reykjanes Ridge is a part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above the ocean’s surface to the southwest of Iceland. Activity around the volcanoes at Reykjanes began intensifying on February 8, 2012 when a swarm of about 40 earthquakes were recorded with low magnitudes between 2.0  and 3.0. On September 17, 2012, another earthquake swarm lasted for several hours, and the strongest earthquake had a magnitude of 3.5.

Today, there is a lot of earthquake activity both north and south of Iceland, and the magnitudes are increasing. The time has come to prepare for increases in both volcanic eruptions and earthquake activity around the Reykjanes Ridge.

Keep your eye on Iceland in the weeks and months to come.

Medieval Village Discovered Off Coast of UK Warns Of Upcoming Earth Changes

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The UK

Another underwater discovery has been made; this time it’s off the coast of England. A medieval town has been identified as Dunwich, a thriving port in the Middle Ages. The town was located in the county of Suffolk on the Eastern coast of the United Kingdom. Much of the town is still identifiable, and has been surprisingly well preserved under the water.

The researchers discovered that Dunwich’s urban center once covered 0.7 square miles (1.8 square kilometers), an area about the size of London today. A defensive earthen wall was also discovered, possibly made by the Saxons, that enclosed the town’s central area.

This discovery is one of many underwater civilizations that have recently been discovered around the globe.  Dunwich is a reminder of how quickly coasts can change as Earth changes increase.

A Thriving Medieval Port

A map of Suffolk county, UK

Suffolk county, UK

At its peak, Dunwich was one of the largest ports in Eastern England, with a population of around 3000 people. Dunwich had eight churches, five houses of religious orders, three chapels and two hospitals. The main exports were wool and grain, and the main imports were fish, furs and timber from Iceland and the Baltic region, cloth from the Netherlands, and wine from France.

Climate change spawned its demise, and the thriving port of Medieval Dunwich was destroyed by Earth changes.  It is suspected that major storms beginning in the 1268 swept the city out to sea and silted up the Dunwich River, choking off the Dunwich harbor. By the 1400s, Dunwich was obviously abandoned, and researchers speculate that over the centuries, the ruins continued to slip into the sea.

This may be the wrong assumption, however. After decades of shifting climate change (as we are witnessing today), the town probably experienced more flooding, violent storms, and temperature changes, but no one has considered the fact that its well-preserved remains show that Dunwich was swept into the sea quickly around the 1400s. If Dunwich had slowly dropped into the sea, this abandoned port town would have weathered much more than its artifacts show.

A sudden shift in the Earth’s rotation more than likely created the thriving town’s sudden demise, leaving the remains in tact, as they have been discovered today.

The Knights Templar

The Preceptory of the Knights Templar in Dunwich is thought to have washed away at this time. The Preceptory was established around 1189 and was a circular building ssimilar to the famous Temple Church in London today.

A little bit of history: when the sheriff of Suffolk and Norfolk took an inventory in 1308, the sum of £111 was found contained in three pouches – a vast sum of money for that day. In 1322, on the orders of Edward II, all the Templars’ land passed to the Knights Hospitallers. Following the dissolution of the Hospitallers in 1562, the Temple foundations washed away during this Earth shift.

Climate Change Causes Diminishing Coastlines

The lost port village has been difficult to explore because it sits beneath 10 to 33 feet (3 to 10 meters) of silt and muddy water.  In 2008, researchers at the University of Southampton began an underwater survey of medieval Dunwich. In a new report, the team reveals recent, detailed maps of the town’s streets and buildings, including a chapel and the friary.

A picture of Tokyp, Japan, a major city built within a natural disaster zone.

Building major cities too close to changing coastlines

Today, global climate change due to shifting Earth cycles has made coastal erosion a topical issue of concern, but Dunwich reminds us that this has happened before. Dunwich serves as a reminder that modern humans MUST pay more attention to the upcoming Earth changes.

Modern civilization is dependent upon our major cities today. Metropolitan areas have become a depository for the technology that runs our modern world, and are the centers of highly concentrated populations.

If the Earth shifts today in a similar way to what happened to Dunwich, the destruction will be much more massive. If we are aware of this possibilty, and act upon it before it’s too late, we can better prepare to elude a major disaster.