Title :
Lunar, solar and earthquake projected positions of 138 Mag. 8.25-5.2 events in California from 1769 to 2004
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Martin Co., Pomona, CA, USA
Abstract :
Earthquakes have existed throughout history, and some 139 strongest earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault in California, from 1812 to 2004 have been examined for potential correlations. Calculations show that solar gravitational force is 176.1 times stronger that due to the moon. The total geometry has been greatly simplified by projection onto the ecliptic plane: the sun, the moon, and earthquake locations for ease in computer processing; so decimal units have been incorporated to enter the day of the year, the time/location of the earthquake, and the phase of the moon, and its liocation relative to the moon, to enable computer processing all of these parameters. California Earthquakes cannot be prediceted but a probability exists.
Keywords :
Moon; earthquakes; faulting; gravitation; solar-terrestrial relationships; AD 1769 to 2004; California earthquakes; Moon; San Andreas Fault; USA; computer processing; decimal units; earthquake locations; earthquake projected position; ecliptic plane; lunar position; solar gravitational force; total geometry; Correlation; Earth; Earthquakes; Gravity; History; Moon; Sun; local time of event; major coastal earthquakes; solar position;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351435