We don't KNOW if they are or aren't on the increase. YOU are relying on what 'man' says as your proof - much like the climategate crowd. Furthermore, to lull anyone into thinking - these earthquakes have nothing to do w/the tribulation is very self serving and born out of pride - because YOU think you know best.
Just take a look at the evidence for the last century and you'll see for yourself... :-)
I gave you the source data for it and the article that discusses it... and discusses it in context of the Bible and what it says.
It's clear that Christians do not find it necessary to say that earthquakes are increasing because there are significant numbers of them, who believe in the Bible's prophecies related to the coming of Jesus, the Messiah of Israel and have no reason to require increasing earthquakes prior to the Tribulation.
And besides -- if you're not saying that you think that -- anyway -- it shouldn't make any difference to you and you should be glad that it's not required, from what the Bible says, that earthquakes are increasing now (as you've already indicated that you don't believe that...) -- so it's no big deal for you (i.e., this particular "earthquake issue" of Matthew 24).
Christians who are saying that this is some necessary component of the events leading up to the Tribulation Time are just being sucked into the hyper-mania of some apocalyptic sermons that they've been listening to, and not what the Bible says... LOL...
I'm so happy it's no problem with you in me having whatever beliefs I have and YOUR NEED to state such. Check on pride and control issues before commenting on what Christians believe.
You're the one who seemed to think it was some need on my part, so I thought I would make it clear that whatever you believe is not the issue with me -- to clear up that misunderstanding on your part.
What I'm making clear is that there is no need for others who read these posts, and who may wonder about this, to think that Christians must think the Bible has some kind of requirement for "increasing earthquakes" leading up to the Tribulation Time (of 7 years before His coming to earth) from something that Jesus said in Matthew 24 -- because that's absolutely false for some reader of these posts to think that this is so -- on behalf of Christians.
It's very clear that many Christians who accept the soon coming of the Messiah of Israel to this earth -- reject totally -- any relevance to these earthquakes increasing as some sort of "sign" prior to the Tribulation time.
That's what other readers need to know -- that Christians don't fall into that "apocalypic fever" (with earthquakes) that some posters indicate here... LOL...