: I've mentioned this earthquake cycle before here (three times
: 260 days ago to be exact), but CGI archives are lost, so I
: need to recapitulate here: 1. This earthquake was 602,420
: days ago tonight, at sunrise local time which is about
: midnight Central USA time...
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/365_Crete_earthquake
: That figure of 602,420 days is 331 times 7 times 260 days, or
: 1655 times 364 days (1655 "perfect" years ago).
The Eastern Mediterranean is prone to earthquake activity, and the magnitude 4.0 temblor that happened at 12:35 AM EST today December 4, 2014 would go unnoticed by earthquake students including myself were it not exactly 1655 prophetic years (of 364 days each....five times 364 equals seven times 260) to the hour after a magnitude 8.0+ quake at or near that epicenter caused a tsunami which ravaged Crete, part of which is visible to the left in this earthquake map:
http://static3.emsc.eu/Images/EVID/41/411/411562/411562.regional.jpg
From http://www.emsc-csem.org/#2 , included below is a list of all magnitude 4.0+ quakes in the world since November 29, you can judge the usualness or unusualness of tonight's quake near Crete.
--FrancisDrake
2014-12-04 08:25:33.01hr 19min ago 6.09 N 61.25 E 149 4.8 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-12-04 05:35:25.74hr 09min ago 35.88 N 29.25 E 30 4.0 EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
2014-12-04 05:24:52.24hr 19min ago 41.88 N 119.64 W 12 4.2 NEVADA
2014-12-04 05:03:40.84hr 41min ago 24.15 S 67.45 W 229 4.5 SALTA, ARGENTINA
2014-12-04 03:35:25.36hr 09min ago 35.56 N 141.12 E 30 4.7 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2014-12-04 02:19:15.17hr 25min ago 6.31 S 154.88 E 80 4.8 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
2014-12-04 01:01:54.48hr 42min ago 18.54 N 145.80 E 192 5.1 PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
2014-12-03 19:10:48.0 34.37 N 136.39 E 370 4.1 WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
2014-12-03 18:27:20.0 0.66 N 92.63 E 15 4.7 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2014-12-03 17:44:04.7 24.24 S 67.40 W 218 4.4 SALTA, ARGENTINA
2014-12-03 17:24:45.1 19.72 N 109.00 W 10 4.4 REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
2014-12-03 14:19:51.0 35.31 N 137.08 E 42 4.6 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
2014-12-03 12:59:29.5 2.08 S 76.78 W 166 5.1 PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION
2014-12-03 12:31:37.7 16.10 S 179.03 E 10 4.9 FIJI
2014-12-03 12:27:17.0 14.63 N 144.81 E 167 4.8 ROTA REGION, N. MARIANA ISLANDS
2014-12-03 11:01:03.4 51.76 N 178.45 E 105 4.4 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
2014-12-03 09:56:57.5 5.66 N 126.70 E 111 4.8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
3 F 2014-12-03 09:38:36.7 22.63 S 70.27 W 60 5.1 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
2014-12-03 08:25:35.4 7.61 S 105.76 E 10 4.8 JAVA, INDONESIA
2014-12-03 05:47:07.8 17.38 N 92.45 W 10 4.4 CHIAPAS, MEXICO
2014-12-03 02:33:25.2 2.88 S 122.43 E 45 4.6 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
2014-12-03 02:29:00.5 19.96 S 71.07 W 20 4.8 OFF COAST OF TARAPACA, CHILE
2014-12-03 00:27:05.2 2.87 S 122.45 E 10 5.5 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
2014-12-02 22:01:24.6 23.74 N 122.15 E 24 4.5 TAIWAN REGION
2014-12-02 20:29:57.1 54.02 N 160.27 E 113 4.6 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
3 F 2014-12-02 20:15:17.0 40.21 N 25.17 E 10 4.5 AEGEAN SEA
2014-12-02 18:33:39.8 5.42 S 147.00 E 223 4.7 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
2014-12-02 16:33:14.0 51.69 N 171.18 W 45 5.3 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
2014-12-02 13:51:12.0 22.12 N 108.31 W 10 4.3 OFF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
1 F 2014-12-02 13:29:52.8 7.83 S 128.03 E 10 4.7 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
2014-12-02 10:30:58.8 24.72 N 121.71 E 76 4.2 TAIWAN
2014-12-02 09:49:10.3 0.10 S 97.42 E 25 4.9 KEPULAUAN BATU, INDONESIA
2014-12-02 07:10:08.5 22.36 N 143.36 E 80 4.7 VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
2014-12-02 06:16:50.8 20.85 S 178.47 W 547 4.5 FIJI REGION
2014-12-02 05:19:49.0 38.18 S 172.07 E 750 5.0 OFF W. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
2014-12-02 05:11:32.6 6.20 N 123.18 E 633 6.6 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
2014-12-02 04:53:46.1 5.95 N 61.27 E 10 5.4 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-12-02 04:31:35.7 13.82 N 93.22 W 24 4.3 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
2014-12-02 03:56:46.7 20.30 S 70.93 W 15 4.8 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
2014-12-02 02:18:31.1 64.68 N 17.77 W 2 5.3 ICELAND
2014-12-02 01:41:33.7 2.51 S 125.80 E 10 4.7 KEPULAUAN SULA, INDONESIA
2014-12-02 01:01:25.7 21.26 S 68.86 W 126 4.4 TARAPACA, CHILE
2014-12-01 23:54:57.0 1.84 S 100.15 E 50 4.7 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2014-12-01 22:48:05.8 35.01 N 26.68 E 10 4.0 CRETE, GREECE
2014-12-01 22:47:27.3 1.55 N 67.73 E 10 5.4 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-12-01 16:36:57.4 1.90 N 126.42 E 35 4.8 MOLUCCA SEA
2014-12-01 15:09:10.4 4.87 S 102.98 E 74 4.8 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2014-12-01 14:29:20.3 64.62 N 17.48 W 1 4.3 ICELAND
2014-12-01 13:04:22.4 49.04 S 164.51 E 10 5.6 AUCKLAND ISLANDS, N.Z. REGION
2014-12-01 12:52:36.2 64.53 N 17.54 W 10 5.3 ICELAND
2014-12-01 12:52:36.2 64.53 N 17.54 W 10 5.3 ICELAND
2014-12-01 11:06:36.8 5.41 N 126.71 E 80 5.0 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
2014-12-01 07:07:52.4 6.75 S 128.06 E 304 4.6 BANDA SEA
59 V 2014-12-01 05:57:37.2 35.02 N 111.78 W 2 4.9 ARIZONA
2014-12-01 05:25:15.5 64.63 N 17.70 W 10 4.3 ICELAND
2014-12-01 03:49:41.0 22.20 S 68.70 W 103 4.3 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
2014-12-01 03:47:50.6 6.02 N 61.25 E 10 5.1 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-11-30 23:37:33.1 6.31 S 147.74 E 58 4.8 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
F 2014-11-30 21:02:24.1 36.49 N 68.24 E 10 4.5 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
2014-11-30 18:03:04.1 3.58 N 90.11 E 20 4.9 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2014-11-30 16:58:10.6 3.71 S 147.51 E 2 4.6 BISMARCK SEA
1 V 2014-11-30 16:28:14.5 51.26 N 19.07 E 10 4.2 POLAND
F 2014-11-30 16:01:02.1 37.37 N 26.82 E 2 4.0 DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE
2014-11-30 15:28:06.6 14.69 S 76.49 W 10 4.7 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
2014-11-30 15:24:42.1 6.13 N 133.61 E 10 5.0 PALAU REGION
2014-11-30 13:44:01.7 49.75 N 87.64 E 2 4.3 RUSSIA-XINJIANG BORDER REGION
2014-11-30 12:58:12.0 37.45 S 178.26 E 190 4.8 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
2014-11-30 12:57:10.3 32.54 S 179.78 E 316 4.7 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
F 2014-11-30 10:24:44.5 36.58 N 97.61 W 4 4.2 OKLAHOMA
2014-11-30 09:01:58.5 37.38 S 178.27 E 69 5.0 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
2014-11-30 08:46:36.0 19.18 S 69.39 W 99 4.1 TARAPACA, CHILE
2014-11-30 08:11:35.1 64.61 N 17.68 W 10 4.5 ICELAND
2014-11-30 07:05:40.3 8.95 N 47.85 E 10 4.6 NORTHEASTERN SOMALIA
2014-11-30 07:04:28.5 5.69 N 61.23 E 10 4.6 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-11-30 05:48:22.9 5.73 N 61.37 E 10 5.2 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-11-30 04:48:05.1 11.13 N 86.46 W 48 4.3 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
2014-11-30 04:16:42.0 64.57 N 17.84 W 10 4.5 ICELAND
2014-11-30 03:58:32.5 64.51 N 17.83 W 2 4.4 ICELAND
2014-11-30 00:39:24.3 3.32 S 145.19 E 2 5.0 NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
2014-11-30 00:32:54.1 3.32 S 145.20 E 10 4.7 NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
2014-11-29 23:00:19.0 33.05 N 136.94 E 10 4.6 NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU
2014-11-29 21:24:00.8 1.97 N 126.63 E 69 4.8 MOLUCCA SEA
2014-11-29 21:06:48.9 62.56 N 148.16 W 68 4.7 CENTRAL ALASKA
2014-11-29 20:19:43.7 19.97 S 70.90 W 10 4.3 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
2014-11-29 19:54:28.5 5.80 N 61.27 E 10 4.7 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-11-29 19:40:12.2 2.46 N 127.15 E 40 5.7 MOLUCCA SEA
2014-11-29 18:56:11.7 6.87 S 150.95 E 24 4.9 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
2014-11-29 18:30:07.8 1.50 S 77.60 W 176 4.6 ECUADOR
2014-11-29 18:28:08.8 15.82 N 92.17 W 226 4.1 CHIAPAS, MEXICO
2014-11-29 18:01:02.1 11.14 N 93.64 E 133 4.5 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2014-11-29 17:31:19.8 32.53 N 47.94 E 2 4.5 IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
2014-11-29 16:00:22.6 6.19 N 59.76 E 10 4.5 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-11-29 15:59:58.9 4.60 N 63.08 E 10 4.6 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-11-29 15:36:16.7 19.89 N 121.46 E 20 5.3 BABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES
2014-11-29 15:15:08.3 5.91 N 61.23 E 33 5.0 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-11-29 14:39:29.4 21.76 N 143.43 E 11 4.7 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
2014-11-29 14:18:09.5 19.98 S 70.96 W 10 5.2 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
2014-11-29 14:03:50.2 5.70 N 61.35 E 10 4.6 CARLSBERG RIDGE
2014-11-29 13:37:51.1 5.77 N 125.38 E 77 4.7 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
2014-11-29 13:30:14.8 29.64 S 71.64 W 30 4.5 OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE
2014-11-29 13:05:09.5 5.69 N 61.34 E 10 5.6 CARLSBERG RIDGE
