AS REPORTEDno primary record reached; this is what the reporting says
Scientific agencies report no established correlation between planetary positions or Earth tides and seismic activity, whereas an isolated preprint suggests a link between astronomical alignments and major earthquakes.
# Astronomical alignments as the cause of ~M6+ seismicity
arXiv (Cornell University). Published: 2011-04-11. Preprint. 5 citations.
## Authors
- Mensur Omerbashich: h-index 5; 82 citations; corresponding author
## Topics
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- earthquake and tectonic studies
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# arXiv.org - 1104.2036 v.7
Mensur Omerbashich The Bosnian Royal Family, P.O. Box 1, Sarajevo, Bosnia The European Royal Society, omerbashich@theroyalsociety.eu; cc: omerbashich@gmail.com here demonstrate empirically my georesonator concept in which tidally induced magnification of Earth masses’ resonance causes seismicity on Earth. To that end, I show that all strong (~M6+) earthquakes of 2010 occurred during Earth’s long (Δt > 3 days) astronomical alignments within our solar system. I then show that the same holds true for all very strong (~M8+) earthquakes of the decade of 2000’s. Finally, the strongest (M8.6+) earthquakes of the past century are shown to have occurred during Earth’s multiple long alignments, too, whereas half of the high-strongest (M9+) earthquakes occurred during Full Moon. To add to my solution’s robustness, I include ali
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# Can the position of the moon or the planets affect seismicity? Are there more earthquakes in the morning/in the evening/at a certain time of the month?
Earthquakes are equally as likely to occur in the morning or the evening. Many studies in the past have shown no significant correlations between the rate of earthquake occurrence and the semi-diurnal tides when using large earthquake catalogs.
Several recent studies, however, have found a correlation between earth tides (caused by the position of the moon relative to the earth) and some types of earthquakes. One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones. Lunar or solar eclipses represent, of course, special cases of full and new moon, but do not cause any special or different tidal effects from full and new moon.
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