Open AccessEvidence for Higher Seismic Activity During the Night
Author(s) -
Shimshoni Michael
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1971.tb01849.x
Subject(s) - geology , seismology , position (finance) , meteorology , geodesy , geography , economics , finance
Summary Analysis of the 15 325 events reported for 1968‐1970 by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed that there is a significantly higher seismic activity during night‐time than during other hours of the day. It is conjectured that the position of the Sun is the cause of this phenomenon.