[Myrddin]

TaraP did post information about the coronal hole pointed our direction. There is an observed correlation between earthquake activity and coronal mass ejections. One interesting theory is that the arriving particles come to rest in the earth and the earth expands like an orange from the inside. That expansion is consistent with the observations of spreading at the mid-Atlantic ridge.

There are two likely effects at play this week. We are nearing a new moon syzygy and the coronal hole is pouring lots of particles earthward.

If you want to see some good "ringing", dredge up the seismograms after the Japanese earthquake or the big earthquake the generated the tsunami in southeast Asia. The earth was literally "ringing" for weeks afterward.

[Strategerist]

We are nearing a new moon syzygy

1) Thich has absolutely zip, zero, NOTHING to do with earthquakes.

2) The moon today is a waning crescent and it's SEVEN DAYS to the new moon. By your standards, you can blame a quake ANY day of a 28 day lunar month on the moon because we're either "nearing" or "just after" a "new moon syzygy" or a "full moon syzygy."

[Strategerist]

We are nearing a new moon syzygy

1) Thich has absolutely zip, zero, NOTHING to do with earthquakes.

2) The moon today is a waning crescent and it's SEVEN DAYS to the new moon. By your standards, you can blame a quake ANY day of a 28 day lunar month on the moon because we're either "nearing" or "just after" a "new moon syzygy" or a "full moon syzygy."