The Nostradamus Asia Earthquake Prophecy. Was it Japan?

Japan suffered historic, catastrophic disasters: a 9 magnitude earthquake, a horrific tsunami and then a nuclear crisis. Did Nostradamus have any quatrains that specifically referred to an Asian earthquake?  There is such a line.  Did it refer to Japan?  You decide.
-DeMaster Thomas

Century: 3  Quatrain: 3
Mars and Mercury, and the silver joined together,
Towards the south extreme drought:
In the depths of Asia one will say the earth trembles,
Corinth, Ephesus then in perplexity.
Mercury and Mars were in conjunction on February 20, 2011. However, this conjunction occurs nearly every year, so it is not very helpful.

“Towards the south extreme drought”
This may mean the deprivation the people of Japan suffered as their nation tried to regain its footing. In the news: “Millions of people faced a fourth night without water, food or heating in near-freezing temperatures along the northeast coast devastated by Friday’s disasters.”
This line may also refer to the nuclear crisis. The nuclear reactors in crisis were just south of the earthquake’s epicenter.  Water was desperately used in an attempt to cool the nuclear reactors.  Even helicopters were spraying water in an attempt to dowse the reactors.  There was not enough water to do the job.

“Extreme drought” could also refer to the effects of radiation poisoning south of the nuclear reactors. If farmland were contaminated by radioactivity, it would be unusable, as if in a drought.

 Japan radioactivity could enter food chain

Epicenter and aftershocks

In the depths of Asia one will say the earth trembles.
This is the line that made me consider this quatrain referred to Japan.  The “depths of Asia” suggests a place deep inside Asia, far away from Nostradamus’ homeland of France.  The “depths of Asia” may also refer to the location of the epicenter of the earthquake, which was in the ocean off the coast of Japan. “Depths of Asia” even hints at a tsunami.


Corinth, Ephesus then in perplexity.
This line is perplexing. I’m not certain what it means. Corinth was an ancient city in Greece, which shared a certain fate with Japan. Through history ancient Corinth was destroyed numerous times by earthquakes, in the years 375, 551, and 856. In 1858 the town built on ancient Corinth was totally destroyed by an earthquake. Yet, it has always been rebuilt. Perhaps the city is a metaphor for the future or Japan?  That is a hopeful sign.
Occult View-2011