Lunar Eclipse, June 4 = Earthquakes?
Last year I undertook a long and tedious task that seemingly nobody else has done. I checked every lunar and solar eclipse since 1973, and I checked them against every earthquake measuring 6.5 or greater in magnitude. I would have gone further back, but that’s the limit for comprehensive USGS records.
For solar eclipses, there was a slight increase of major earthquakes, but not enough to make it worthy of further investigation. Lunar eclipses were quite different, with the odds of a major earthquake doubling within a few days:
M6.5+ … normal is an average of one every 8.4 days
Within four days of a lunar eclipse, averages one every 7.26 days
Within one day of a lunar eclipse, averages one every 5.87 days
M7.5+ … normal is an average of one every 73.8 days
Within twenty days of a lunar eclipse, averages one every 51.6 days
Within four days of a lunar eclipse, averages one every 41.25 days
Within one day of a lunar eclipse, averages one every 33 days*
Until someone can explain why this is, there’s a possibility it is linked to a 2012 catastrophe. That’s unlikely, but possible – so if you are in an earthquake-prone region, this is a good week to be prepared for the worst. The next lunar eclipse is June 4, and the one after that is November 28.
BTW, there is a rare transit of Venus June 5-6. I’m guessing that an eclipse so close to a transit is super rare.
