Recent Richter 7.0 or greater earthquakes. Actually, the lack of major earthquakes near key cities like Tehran and Qom should be a source of heightened concern. One theory of tectonics asserts smaller earthquakes relieve stress and prevent major earthquakes. We will see what our KLIPSPRINGER software has to say about the future shortly. First, we pose a question - suppose an earthquake was believed to be imminent - how could this be communicated?