Central Lunar Eclipse in 5 Days
Obviously the Earth is much bigger than the Moon, so a lunar eclipse doesn’t require a precise alignment. When the moon passes in front of the center of the Earth’s shadow, it is called a central total lunar eclipse. The last of these was on August 28 2007, the one of interest to us is on June 15 2011, and the next will be on July 27, 2018.
Could we be building up to a big quake? Quakes of magnitude 6.5+ occur on average once a week, yet the last was more than 3 weeks ago. Combined with the knowledge that within 4 days of a lunar eclipse we are almost twice as likely to receive a 7.5+ quake, it sounds ominous… However there are no certainties. Just like rolling a pair of dice – even though the most likely resulting total is a 7, that doesn’t mean it will happen.
A major earthquake in the next 9 days would have me more concerned about a megaquake in 2012, but it wouldn’t prove anything.
BTW, you may have noticed that the media is not highlighting the current lack of tragic earthquakes…
??? Yo this is December 2011