In recent months, UBS's
Art Cashin has been warning about
increased earthquake activity driven by peculiar planetary and solar angles.
In this morning's "Cashin's Comments," he notes that another
planetary alignment could trigger earthquakes during the period when
we're supposedly going to experience the Mayan apocalypse:
Coincident Anniversary And The Mayans
– Pop culture has delighted in focusing on the December 21st Mayan
calendar number. Some have even projected the date as the end of the
world. (In fact, floor wags teased disconsolate Romney supporters after
the election, by saying "Cheer up. Sure Obama's re-elected but the
world's gonna end in a month and a half.")
Some traders note that
the Mayan date comes reasonably close to the Anniversary of the great
New Madrid earthquake of 1811. They bring that up because, at least one
planetary observer claims that the period of December 17 through 23
will have planetary alignments, which he claims may be conducive to more
frequent and more powerful earthquakes on this planet. This is not
astrology. It simply measures the angle of alignment as if you were
observing from the surface of the sun. Just one more thing to keep
track of.
Back on
Sept. 9, Cashin warned of increased earthquake activity just hours before a major earthquake struck off of the coast of Costa Rica.
Reports have just broken that a
7.9 magnitude earthquake just occured off the cost of Costa Rica.
In an eery coincidence,
Art Cashin dedicated a huge chunk of his note this morning to increased earthquake activity.
From Cashin's Comments (emphasis ours):
Empty Plates – A
few weeks back, I noted that a friend had come across a hypothesis that
earthquake activity might pick-up on the short run. The hypothesis was
based on the fact that several planetary and solar angles were to occur
almost simultaneously.
That, in turn, was a twist on tidal
theory. Just as positions of the sun and moon influence, the slower
more persistent angular relationships of sun and planets might put
lingering pressure on some of the earth's tectonic plates – thus
increasing the potential for earthquakes and even volcanoes.
While I don't actually have an Acme
Seismograph at home, with the help of Wonder Woman, I have monitored and
reviewed seismic activity since the call. There have been a couple of
whoppers, luckily not in heavily populated areas, but overall, the
number of quakes at 6 or over did not appear to increase materially.
What did seem to increase (at least from a
layman's perspective) were the number of solar storms. A quick check
indicted the original angle charts were heliocentric – as viewed from
the sun's surface. That would likely put the tidal pressure on the sun –
thus solar storms.
We'll check back with our pal to see if
the original source of the theory intends to recalculate those
influences (mass, distance, angle, etc.) for a more geocentric impact.
Until he get backs to me, I'll just reread Copernicus.
7.6 MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES OFF OF COSTA RICA
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Costa Rica at 8:42 a.m. on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Geological Service.
The earthquake, located about 90 miles west of Costa Rica's capital
San Jose, was originally measured as a 7.9, but reduced after a review
by seismologists.
A tsunami warning is in effect for Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua,
according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. There is a chance that Hawaii could reach tsunami watch or warning status.
"An earthquake of this size has the potentioal to generate a
destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the
epicenter within minutes to hours," the agency said.
An earlier Caribbean-wide tsunami watch was sent out as a mistake and subsequently cancelled.
Here's a map from
USGS:
Details:
This is a developing story.
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