M4.6 earthquake strikes 31 km S of Cilacap, Indonesia

This earthquake in Indonesia represents one of the ongoing seismic events prophesied in Matthew 24:7 and Luke 21:11. Jesus warned that 'in various places there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes' as signs of the end times. While individual earthquakes occur naturally throughout history, their increasing frequency and distribution are cited by futurists as fulfillment of this 'birth pangs' pattern leading to the eschaton.