Have earthquakes been increasing since 1970?
Yes. Since about 1970 there has been a tremendous increase in the number of earthquakes. They have been mushrooming and multiplying year by year, reaching a tremendous amount beyond earlier averages, and earthquakes now occur somewhere on earth almost daily, even if news outlets no longer record most of them.
Les explains that the increase in earthquakes is tied to Jesus' discourse about wars, nation rising against nation, famine, inflation, and then earthquakes in diverse places. He says there is no argument that earthquakes have tremendously increased since about 1970, multiplying year by year. He notes the percentage increase over the 1960s and 1970s averages is hard to guess, but it is a tremendous amount. He also observes that modern news often ignores most earthquakes because they seem mundane, yet earthquakes occur almost daily somewhere on earth. Les sees this as what Jesus was talking about.