USGS:  A major 6.2 earthquake hit the Fuji region on Friday, August 19, 2011, at 03:54:27 UTC, at a depth of 413.2 km (256.8 mi).


Commentary:  Mark 13:8 "Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in various places, there will be famines and troubles; these are the beginnings of sorrows."  Major earthquakes (> 6.99 mag) are occurring at an alarming frequency:  
1863 - 1900 = 12

1901 - 1938 = 53
1939 - 1976 = 71
 1977 - 3/11/11 = 164
* source - www.en.wikipedia/wiki/List of Earthquakes