Moon And Rain Could Mean Quakes

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[BIGLOOK]

Not at all surprised; Moonshine does relieve tension.

[Blogger]

And you know this how???

[BIGLOOK]

I doubt this theory, doubt the timing. Our last (major) quake was on the 15th, at a waning half moon and at low tide. (The first thing I check after a temblor is the bay, watching the water and listening for the siren.)

It was at 7:07 in the morning and I wasn't thinking about having a drink.......but then the radio stations went down and all the TV stations went off.....except CNN, reporting on the earthquake in Hawaii. Reason enough to lace my coffee and relieve the tension.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[Global2010]

hi, been a really busy week with Catichism and Marine Science class/homework.

However soooo happy to see you pinging us.

If you ever decide to migrate PM me and I will inform you of the "need to know economics" of our area.
I know Idaho, Alaska and Montana are great propects to depending on your talents.
God Bless. G-2010

[Global2010]

bd4...what is the proper spelling of the screen name for Lijahbubbe?

I miss Lijah posting on your ping....Full Moon/High tide.

[Global2010]

JMO...Quack Quack.

[Global2010]

Perhaps it's all those paw prints creating havoc. :O

[sully777]

A meteor hitting the Earth has been the subject of much attention in research. The historical data has been collected, etc.. But do scientist ever theorize what a massive meteor/asteroid/comet hit or hits on the Moon would do to the Earth?

Just throwing it out there.

[Rastus]

Let me smell the moon in your perfume.

[SunkenCiv]

:')

A Celestial Collision
Alaska Science Forum | February 10, 1983 | Larry Gedney
Posted on 09/15/2004 12:04:28 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1216757/posts

[SunkenCiv]

"Catastrophism Light". ;')

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[SunkenCiv]

This has to do with loading a greater weight of water at plate boundaries, which is a bit weird, because it's the Moon doing it, which means the load isn't any greater anyway. :')

Around 1970 there was stuff about "dilatancy", a phenomenon wherein microfractures formed from small quakes / tremors, and then the Big One followed after rain fell, lubed the microfractures, kaboom.

Sadly, predictive models for quakes remain pretty poor.

[SFConservative]

I wonder what they mean by "around" full and new moons -- if they're counting three days before and after, that covers half the lunar cycle. Add to that a small sample size (only 10 months), and you've got a pretty weak case for a causal connection.

Bingo!

Bulletin: 40% of sick days are taken on Fridays and Mondays!

Clear evidence of a correlation with something if you are looking for evidence of a correlation with something.

[sully777]

Interesting stuff. Here's another question: What would be the results on Earth if the planet captured an asteroid in an orbit thus creating double moons. Has anyone thought of such things?

[blam]

"This has to do with loading a greater weight of water at plate boundaries, which is a bit weird, because it's the Moon doing it, which means the load isn't any greater anyway. :') "

I've read stories/estimates of the weight redistribution at the end of the Ice Age. There must have been enormous earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano's and etc. If we look close enough in myths of the world, those times may still be talked about.

[SheLion]

Perhaps it's all those paw prints creating havoc. :O

Probably!!

I'm a mover and a shaker.  LOL  

[Larry Lucido]

So we're experiencing global mooning?

[ovrtaxt]

I saw a documentary on this a couple of years ago. A scientist in SE Asia, IIRC, has been saying this for some time, and nobody listened to him. He came close to predicting the tsunami.

[GOPJ]

They found that water from a heavy rainstorm can reach spots underground where masses of rock are trying to move past each other but are stuck together by friction. The water can ease the friction, releasing pent-up tension so that the rocks jerk past each other and initiate tremors as deep as 4 kilometres underground Water adds weight too.