6.0 AND GREATER
EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO
6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.
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A
major 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit 90 km NW of Valparaiso, Chile, on September
18, 2015, at 09:10:44 UTC, at a depth of 8.7 km (5.4 mi), reported USGS.
Over
the last three days, Chile has been “shaken like a reed.” A 15’ tsunami wave
also hit homes and businesses along coastal cities after the great 8.3 quake
hit early Thursday morning.
Approximately
1 million people have evacuated the coastal areas involved, at least 12 are
dead and five have been reported missing.
Homes and businesses have been
destroyed, causing billions in damage. Chile placed the earthquake at a
magnitude of 8.4. One resident, whose house crumbled during the shaking, said the quake felt like a “10.”
During
such catastrophes, it pays to know the Lord. I have heard the testimonies of
God’s people who have been spared, as houses all around theirs were
destroyed during a tornado in Florida. I heard the testimony of a man of God in
Indonesia say that he and the orphans he cared for were spared after he placed
them in a boat and took them out to sea beyond the break of the tsunami waves.
I heard the story of a man and a boy that were miraculously saved during a
tsunami in Alaska while they were fishing. The father told his son to pray, as
he worked to bring up the anchor. He wasn’t able to pull it up, but it
gave way at the right moment, allowing their small boat to rise with the humongous swell,
which brought them back down safely as it passed through.
The
Word of God gives this promise to His elect, those who walk circumspectly before Him and fully trust in Him,
“A
thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it
(destruction) shall not come nigh thee” Psalm 91:7.
“As for God, His way is
perfect. The Word of the Lord is tried. He is a buckler to all them that trust
in Him” 2 Samuel 22:31.