M4.7 earthquake strikes 134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia
Magnitude 4.7 at 134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia; depth 35 km
Magnitude 4.7 at 134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia; depth 35 km
This earthquake in Indonesia matches the category of 'Famines, Pestilences, and Earthquakes' (P25), which describes earthquakes in various places as signs of the end times. However, a single moderate 4.7 magnitude earthquake is a routine geophysical event; it requires accumulation of such events or catastrophic scales to fulfill eschatological prophecy about birth pangs preceding judgment.