USGS:  A major 6.6 earthquake hit Santa Cruz Islands on Monday, January 9, 2012, at 04:07:16 UTC, at a depth of 38.9 km (24.2 mi).  

Commentary:  We are experiencing major earthquakes globally like never before throughout history.  The Bible says that great earthquakes will be a sign of the last days, "There will be great earthquakes in various places, famines, pestilences, and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven" Luke 21:11.  The graph below shows just how drastic the volume of quakes have increased in just the last year:
 
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