M4.7 earthquake strikes 275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
Magnitude 4.7 at 275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga; depth 109 km
Magnitude 4.7 at 275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga; depth 109 km
This earthquake in Tonga represents one instance of the 'famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places' that characterize end-times signs. While a single M4.7 earthquake is relatively modest, it contributes to the pattern of increasing seismic activity globally that fulfills the thematic requirement of natural upheaval as birth pangs before the end.