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The purpose of this ad-hoc page is to collect quickly references to theories using constellations of the planets for prediction of earthquakes.

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[edit] References of the perfect prediction of the earthquake of 2004-12-26 00:58:53 UTC

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India Daily 28.12.2004 *google cache
Researches predicted the earthquake with minor deviations of 150 km 30 minutes offset, see article in Telegraph, India: 26.12.2004
The role of planet and moon constellations - it was full moon that day - has been proven by Indian researchers, who predicted this earthquake with only 150 km and 29 minute difference. News Today 27.12.2004
Chennai scientists have sent their prediction on 22.12.2004 to several institutions such as US Geological Survey, International Union of 'Geodesy and Geophysics' and NASA, but were not taken for serious, they did not get any answer. Hindunet 29.12.2004

[edit] References of other importance to planetary constellations influencing or triggering earthquakes

● G. P. Tamrazyan: Tide-forming forces and earthquakes. Icarus, 1967, vol.7, issues 1-3, pages 59-65

Permission to reprint the material at http://www.opteryx.de and at http://en.wikipedia.org on the World Wide Web from ICARUS Journal from Elsevier HG/ND/Jan05/E005 is granted by letter dated 12.01.2005.

● G. P. Tamrazyan: Principal Regularities in the Distribution of Major Earthquakes Relative to Solar and Lunar Tides and Other Cosmic Forces. Icarus, 1968, vol.9, pages 574-592

Permission to reprint the material at http://www.opteryx.de and at http://en.wikipedia.org on the World Wide Web from ICARUS Journal from Elsevier HG/ND/Jan05/E005 is granted by letter dated 12.01.2005.
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[edit] It was Full Moon on 2004-12-26 00:58:53 UTC, the day of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

This publication was triggered by 2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake which took place on a full moon day, 26.12.2004. --Wikinaut 01:35, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

After the total solar eclipse of 1999, (solar eclipse = new moon), a great earthquake happened which struck Greece and Turkey. Many other severe earthquakes took place after or close to a full or new moon event. My theory stays the same for the Indian Ocean earthquake, which happened the day of full moon and close to a perigee, where the combined gravitational force of moon and sun are stronger than to other times, which increase the likelihood of severe earthquake caused by extraordinary strong terrestrial (land) tides, especially in equatorial regions.

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[edit] Further contributions

On the USGS page http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2004/usslav/ in the left margin you can find links to information about previous earthquakes. Dates and magnitudes are available, especially at: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/past.html

You could start with 10 biggest earthquakes since 1900. -- Curps 01:35, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Earthquakes of magnitude 8 and above only occur about once a year on average. So there have only been about 100 since 1900. This is a relatively small number.

For the phase of the moon, there is an online website by the US Naval Observatory: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

So you could probably examine these 100 earthquakes by hand and see what the phase of the moon was at the time. -- Curps 01:58, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

No research to conclude that a "full" moon contributes to earthquakes, however there are indications that a planetary alignment could contribute to tectonic disturbance. See http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041227/asp/nation/story_4179143.asp Probably best to report on what the experts state rather than what we surmise. -- Zosodada

Your theory came to being in the 17th century after Isaac Newton gave us his theory of gravitation. Statistically, your theory is true, but is practically useless because it cannot make specific predictions. Tides also cause twice daily creak of earthquakes with a magnitude of less than 0 on the richterscale caused by tidal bulges. Unfortunately, you are almost three hundred years too late with your theory. Sorry. Ŭalabio 03:18, 2004 Dec 30 (UTC)

I noticed that people added sections and links here which borders on astrology. The only bodies which raise significant tides on the Earth are the Sun and Moon. Tides decrease by the cube of the distance. The tidal stress of Venus the closed planet, raises tides only 1/5000th the size of tides the sun raises. Jupiter, the most massive planet, raises tides only 1/100,000th as large as solar tides on Earth. All of the planets in alignment generate less than 1/5000th the strength of solar tides. As far as tide go, only the sun and the moon (lunar tides are 3x larger than solar tides) are important.

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Ŭalabio 00:24, 2005 Jan 1 (UTC)

See http://earthquake.usgs.gov/faq/myths.html#5 -- Curps 02:37, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Further references

http://www.freewebz.com/eq-forecasting/128.html Earthquake triggerung
http://www.greatdreams.com/june21_2001.htm

[edit] Further big earthquakes to Full Moon time

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