A major 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit offshore of Chiapas, Mexico on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at 18:47:15 UTC, at a depth of 79.5 km (49.4 mi).  This is the third major (>5.9) earthquake to hit the world in the last week.  Jesus said that these will be the signs before His return: "Great earthquakes will be in various places, and famines, and pestilences, and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven" Luke 21:11.  Notice the astronomical increase in quakes just in the last year, according to the graph below:

Source:  www.dlindquist.com