What exact dates or timeframes did Edgar Cayce give for 21st-century earthquakes or tsunamis?
Executive summary
Edgar Cayce did not supply precise calendar dates for 21st‑century earthquakes or tsunamis in the materials provided; his most concrete timing is a conditional rule—that noticeable eruptions of Vesuvius or Pelee would be followed by major quakes and inundation “within three months” (a recurring timeframe cited by Cayce advocates) — while other Cayce “Earth Changes” predictions are given as broad eras or conditional scenarios rather than fixed dates [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. The single repeatable timeframe: “within three months” after Vesuvius or Pelee
Across multiple accounts of Cayce’s readings, the clearest specific timeframe is the claim that if the long‑quiet volcanoes Vesuvius or Pelee show “greater activities,” then “within the three months following” such eruptions there would be major earthquakes along the southern California coast producing inundation from the Salt Lake region to southern Nevada; that three‑month interval is repeated on A.R.E. pages and several secondary summaries [1] [2] [3]. This is presented as a conditional short‑term window tied to volcanic events, not as a standing calendar prediction pinned to a year in the 21st century.
2. Broad eras, not calendar years: “earth changes” spanning mid‑20th century into the modern age
Some summaries attribute to Cayce a multi‑decade timetable for “earth changes,” including a frequently cited span in which many of his cataclysmic events were said to occur between 1958 and 1998; that framing treats the phenomenon as an epochal process rather than discrete dated events and is explicitly reported in secondary overviews [4]. Several modern retrospectives and books on Cayce discuss his visions as oriented to the turn of the millennium and to a long‑range “21st century” transformation, but they do so without listing exact 21st‑century calendar dates [5].
3. Conditional language and “if all things stay the same” caveat
Cayce’s readers and organizations emphasize that many of his readings were given with conditional language—frequently phrased as “if all things stay the same” or contingent upon other events—so predictions are framed as avoidable or alterable by human action or intervening circumstances rather than inevitable dated prophecies [6]. That qualification helps explain why available source material stresses triggers (volcanic activity, pole shifts) and windows (three months) rather than firm future dates for tsunamis or earthquakes in the 21st century [2].
4. Other specific claims without timestamps: Japan sinking, pole shift and simultaneous global events
Several popular summaries of Cayce attribute dramatic geographic outcomes—such as Japan “sinking into the sea,” pole shifts, and simultaneous surges of quakes, floods and storms—to his readings, but the sources provided that make these claims do not attach specific calendar dates in the 21st century to those events; instead they present them as expected consequences of the generalized “Earth Changes” scenario [7] [8]. Where modern articles or skeptics assign years (for example, sensational pieces referencing 2026), those are contemporary interpretations rather than explicit Cayce calendar predictions documented in the provided readings [8].
5. Competing interpretations and credibility issues
Scholars, skeptics and mainstream scientists treat Cayce’s material very differently: Cayce organizations (A.R.E., related websites) promote the three‑month volcanic trigger and broader Earth Change timelines as meaningful guidance [2] [9], while critics note failures of past dated expectations and characterize his work as conditional or non‑falsifiable; for example, discussions on forums and critical overviews call attention to the vagueness and the role of faith in maintaining belief in these prophecies [10] [1]. The reporting available here reflects both the promoters’ repetition of the three‑month rule and secondary sources’ summaries of wide, non‑specific epochal claims, but it does not produce direct textual citations of any fixed 21st‑century calendar dates from Cayce himself.
6. Limitations of available sources
The sources supplied repeatedly document the “three months” post‑eruption claim and broad epochal language but do not include original reading transcripts with precise 21st‑century calendar dates; consequently, it is not possible from these materials to produce a list of exact dates Cayce purportedly gave for earthquakes or tsunamis in the 21st century — only conditional timeframes and era‑based forecasts are documented here [1] [2] [4] [3].