M5.7 earthquake strikes 49 km W of Turangi, New Zealand

P25 describes 'famines, pestilences, and earthquakes' as signs of the end times in various places. The M5.7 earthquake in New Zealand represents one instance of seismic activity that fits the pattern of increasing earthquakes mentioned as a birth pang before the end. While a single moderate earthquake is routine geologically, it exemplifies the category of earthquake signs described in eschatological prophecy.