[bd476]

Yeah, well I assume you're kidding but some of us in Southern California have seen an increase in large quakes during Santa Ana conditions. It may be perceptual.

[capitan_refugio]

Think about it this way. The earthquake near Indonesia had a hypocentral depth of 40 kilometers. One of our typical California earthquakes has a hypocentral depth of 5-15 kilometers (subduction zone earthquakes are typically much deeper than those we experience).

Given the lithostatic pressure caused by 5-15 kilometers of rock over the point where the typical California earthquake begins, do you really think that any slight change in the barometric pressure would make any difference at all?