horary: earthquakes

[kimbermoon]

Any one familiar with earthquake research?

Will there be a significant quake soon in the Pacific Northwest, especially near the area of Victoria, B.C?

Any insights would be welcome.

[Radu]

Hi

I'm not familiar with latest research on seismic conditions in that area, but this is an interesting question, so I'll be giving this horary chart a try.
We know that seismic tensions are constantly building up underground in the seismic area, the question is when they will be released. This has been the situation for thousands of years, earthquakes are just common in history.

Your question produced an interesting chart, provided that you were at home when you asked the question Feb 8, 2007, 1:51 pm PST, Mission BC, Canada [time considered for the moment you posted your question on the forums]

http://www.astrologyweekly.com/more-horary/earthquake.jpghttp://www.astrologyweekly.com/more-horary/images/earthquake.gif

So this chart is supposed to tell us not if an earthquake will happen, but when it will happen. So it is all about timing.

We see Uranus culminating in the horary chart indicating the overall theme of the chart - sudden unexpected changes - just what an earthquake appears to be. But also, from my experience, planets culminating in a horary chart indicate future events related to the question.

The quesited house is the 4th house - the earth. The South Node in the 4th house and 4th house ruler, Mercury in detriment, indicates poor conditions that could yield soon to an earthquake. Mercury in a water sign would indicate the earthquake epicenter would be located away from the shore, under the ocean.

The Moon [1st house ruler] in a fixed sign and a succedent house applies to Mercury by trine [orb 3 degrees 34 minutes], indicating the next earthquake in about 3 months and a half. Given that this aspect is a trine, I would appreciate this to be a lower intensity earthquake, a partial release of seismic tensions with no significant damages.

[Radu]

I took some time to better analyse the chart and found out more interesting details, which lead me to dedicate a little article (http://www.astrologyweekly.com/more-horary/earthquake-pacific-northwest.php) to it. Here's the current version:

The quesited house is the 4th house - the earth. The South Node in the 4th house and 4th house ruler, Mercury in detriment, indicate poor conditions that could yield soon to an earthquake. Mercury in a water sign indicates the earthquake epicenter located away from the shore, under the ocean.
We see Uranus culminating in the horary chart indicating the overall theme of the chart - sudden unexpected changes - just what an earthquake is.
Mercury is moving forward and applies to conjunct Uranus, but before the actual conjunction takes place Mercury slows down, stops and goes backwards, which is called refranation. This indicates clearly that the expected significant earthquake isn't about to take place.
Why would the expected significant earthquake not happen? With Uranus culminating, it is bound to happen eventually.
We see the Moon in a fixed sign and a succedent house applying to Mercury by trine. This aspect indicates a future event related to the question which cannot be but an earthquake. However as the Moon is in a fixed sign and the Moon-Mercury aspect is the most harmonious aspect, a trine, I would interpret this actually as a series of lower intensity earthquakes, with little overall damage. The most important of these would happen as timed by using the Moon Mercury aspect [orb 3 degrees 34 minutes], the fastest planet being in a fixed sign and a succedent house, that is in 3 months and a half to 4 months.

[kimbermoon]

thanks for the input.
My question was posted in response to a notice on the Pacific Seismic Centre warning of recent activity that could generate a significant earthquake.
I was concerned about the Saturn/Neptune opposition with the Moon moving to the midpoint.

[Themis]

Given that this aspect is a trine, I would appreciate this to be a lower intensity earthquake, a partial release of seismic tensions with no significant damages.

hi Radu, my humble thought is that even though the forthcoming earthquakes should not cause any significant damage (as i agree totally with your conclusion), i think they will be very strong and forceful ones---Mars, the natural ruler of anger (in this chart that of the earth), action (erruption) is exalted and at the angle, these seem to indicate that the seismes would not be slight and partial. just a thought, Themis

[kimbermoon]

so basically what you are saying is
It is, but it isn't? lol

[tikana]

Hey Radu

there you go

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake


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