Earthquake In New Zealand Is Rumor:Harold Camping Family Radio President

Family Radio President and self-proclaimed Doomsday prophet Harold Camping has turned out to be a figure of ridicule after his Doomsday prediction that the world will end on May 21, 2011 fell flat on its face with no earthquake taking place in New Zealand that will "make Japan's earthquake look like a Sunday school picnic in comparison."

Kiritimati, also known as the Christmas Island, of New Zealand, was supposed to be the first place to be struck by violent earthquakes at 6 p.m. local time. However, at the appointed time, there was no earthquake, no tremor, not even a whimper.
The U.S. Geological Survey, which tracks seismic activity worldwide, has confirmed that there was no earthquake in New Zealand. However, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was detected about 1305 kilometers away from New Zealand. The earthquake was not of a "significant" kind, far less a violent one that "make Japan's earthquake look like a Sunday school picnic in comparison." Moreover, the earthquake did not take place at 6 pm.