Earth continues to reel as powerful earthquakes shake Kermadec sea-floor

July 7, 2011 – KERMADEC – It feels safe to say the swarm of earthquakes plaguing the Kermadec trench is more than just mere aftershocks and may portend that a larger event is brewing. The earthquake intensity in this region has been consistently strong (mostly 5.0 + magnitude), rising and falling in depth, while all the time moving insidiously along the tectonic plate boundary separating the Pacific and Australian plates which splits New Zealand along the Alpine Fault. The quakes have rippled south of the Kermadec Islands and have even struck north of the North Island- a clear testament to the powerful geological forces that can be unleashed in a moment’s notice to grind or liquefy the earth in subductive zones. I’ve long said the unsettling of New Zealand would begin with extreme turbulence in the Tonga-Kermadec trench and since this is a flash-point for igniting volcanoes on the North Island and very shallow quakes in the South- it’s one that we should place close attention to. The tectonic plate boundary hides a volcanic killing field in the Pacific Kermadec Trench and it happens to be a nerve center for most of the recent seismic turbulence we have been seeing erupting in the South Pacific.  Let’s watch these events as they unfold. There is no need to worry because if events escalate- there will be plenty of tell-tale signs if these forces of upheaval pose any danger of spreading further. –The Extincion Protocol

See prelude:  Are we on the verge of a major event in the Pacific?