M4.8 earthquake strikes 126 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Magnitude 4.8 at 126 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea; depth 174 km; 1 felt reports
Prophecy Correlations
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Famines, Pestilences, and Earthquakes
In Progress
This earthquake fits the general pattern described in the prophecy about earthquakes in various places as signs of the times. While a magnitude 4.8 earthquake is relatively minor, it contributes to the overall increase in seismic activity that Jesus described as birth pangs before the end times.
25%
Cosmic Disturbances: Sun Darkened, Stars Fall, Sky Rolled Up
unfulfilled
The earthquake has a tangential connection to the cosmic disturbances prophecy which begins with 'a great earthquake' (σεισμός μέγας). However, this M4.8 event is far below the magnitude described in the sixth seal judgment, which involves a great earthquake that moves every mountain and island.