It's seems as if the Earth is trying to shake itself apart with the current earthquake activity. Close to two months ago the 7.0 quake in Haiti killed an estimated 230,000 people and triggered a worldwide relief effort. On the 27th of February Chile experienced an 8.8 magnitude earthquake that put most of the world on Tsunami watch. The current death tole is around 800 but will surely rise. Yesterday Chile had another earthquake of a 6.3 magnitude and Taiwan experienced a 6.4 (no current deaths reported). So many earthquakes in such a short amount of time. Sound the first trumpet and lock the door to your bomb shelters!
  Japan may be struck next. In the last couple of weeks over a dozen of the giant oar fish have floated to the surface. The Japanese have a long tradition that says the oar fish are an omen of impending tremors. The giant oar fish are believed to be the cause of many different folklore around the world due to their ability to grow up to fifty feet long. However, these fish aren't commonly seen due to their natural habitat being 600 feet under the surface of the ocean. Japanese marine experts don't know why so many of these fish have been found recently, but predict it has something to do with the other earthquakes throughout the world.
  An incredibly interesting side effect of the Chilean quake on the 27th is that NASA research scientist Richard Gross of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) reports that NASA estimated the Earth's axis shifted 3 inches and the rotation slowed about 1.26 microseconds (a microsecond is one millionth of a second). He also reports that it is common for the Earth to be effected in a grand scale by earthquakes. The changes experienced on the 27th are far from dramatic, and are in no means a sign of death impending.
  In fact, these very coincidental earthquakes are far from coincidence. They all lay along what researchers call the "Ring of Fire." The Ring of Fire spreads across the Pacific Ocean and encompasses several of the Earth's plates. The ring hosts 75% of the world's volcanoes, including Mount St. Helens, and 90% of the world's earthquakes. Earthquakes are very common along the Ring of Fire and happen many times a year. People rarely notice these earthquakes because they don't hit populated areas. Due to the recent earthquakes destroying so much civilization, the world has become aware of these reoccurring quakes. Scientists report that current events, although tragic, show no more activity than normal.
  So it's probably safe to sheath the trumpet and step foot out of your hole. The world is not ending, not by any scientific measure at least. Nature is a wild rampant force and sometimes we forget that the Earth maybe our home, but we're guests on it's surface. The Earth in no means is hospitable and in the grand scheme of things, has little concern for us humans. Welcome to the Ring of Fire.

References:Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Chile earthquake death toll climbs to 800, did earthquake shift earth’s axis?, USGS, Taiwan earthquake disrupts power and rail, Taiwan earthquake measuring 6.4 sparks widespread panic; scores injured but no casualties, The Ring of Fire, 2010 Haiti earthquake