There is a correlation between El Nino and La Nina cycles and global seismic activity

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Recent geophysical literature supports a correlation between El Nino and La Nina cycles and seismic or microseism activity, linking climate-driven oceanic changes to shifts in crustal stress and seismic periodicity.

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Papers [0] and [3] both present direct evidence and historical analyses connecting El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability and sea-surface temperatures to seismic signals and earthquake periodicities, thereby supporting the claim.

Evidence for · 2

Increasing ocean wave energy observed in Earth's seismic wavefield since the late 20<sup>th</sup> century.

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Aster RC, Ringler AT, Anthony RE, Lee TA. Increasing ocean wave energy observed in Earth's seismic wavefield since the late 20<sup>th</sup> century.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42673-w

This study demonstrates regional-to-global associations between seismic amplitude variations and El Nino and La Nina events.

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Interdecadal seismic periodicity modulated by solar and oceanic variability revealed from Chinese historical documents.

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Fang K, Zhao Z, Wu H, He M, Li J, Tang W, Ou T. Interdecadal seismic periodicity modulated by solar and oceanic variability revealed from Chinese historical documents.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26103-z

This research reveals that multidecadal seismic periodicities align with tropical sea surface temperatures and ENSO dynamics, indicating a coupling between climate variability and crustal stress regimes.

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