Moonquakes are caused by tidal stresses from Earth and thermal expansion

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Moonquakes are well-documented seismic events primarily triggered by tidal stresses from Earth and thermal expansion caused by severe diurnal temperature variations.

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Papers [0] and [1] provide modern evidence confirming that thermal expansion and diurnal temperature cycles drive thermal moonquakes, while paper [2] establishes that deep moonquakes are triggered by Earth's tidal stresses. Paper [3] is tangential as it concerns terrestrial volcanic activity rather than lunar seismicity. The combined evidence robustly supports the claim.

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Possible source mechanisms of thermal moonquakes recorded in Apollo 17 lunar seismic data: Insights from cross-correlation and diurnal temperature variations

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Yuri Tamama, Allen LeRoy Husker, Francesco Civilini, Jennifer M. Jackson. Possible source mechanisms of thermal moonquakes recorded in Apollo 17 lunar seismic data: Insights from cross-correlation and diurnal temperature variations. 2025. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.173775752.28504241/v1

This study discusses thermal moonquakes driven by diurnal temperature variations and thermal expansion.

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Thermal moonquakes at the lunar south pole: New evidence from Chandrayaan-3 ILSA observations

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Arghya Kusum Dey, Rahul Biswas, Kusham Sandhu, Prakash Kumar. Thermal moonquakes at the lunar south pole: New evidence from Chandrayaan-3 ILSA observations. 2026. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-620

The research highlights that natural thermal moonquakes result from thermally induced stresses caused by large diurnal temperature variations.

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Moonquakes.

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G Latham, M Ewing, J Dorman, D Lammlein, F Press, N Toksoz, G Sutton, F Duennebier, Y Nakamura. Moonquakes.. 1971. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.174.4010.687

This classic study demonstrates that repeating moonquakes correlate with lunar gravity variations and are triggered by tidal stresses.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7501 Aug 2026

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