Open AccessPossible Cosmic Influences on the 1966 Tashkent Earthquake and its Largest Aftershocks
Author(s) -
Tamrazyan G. P.
Publication year - 1974
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.1974.tb04133.x
Subject(s) - aftershock , geology , seismology , cosmic cancer database , foreshock , sequence (biology) , cosmic ray , geophysics , geodesy , astronomy , physics , biology , genetics
Summary I present evidence to support the hypothesis that the Tashkent earthquake of 1966 April 25 and the largest (intensity V or greater) earthquakes in its aftershock sequence tended to occur under similar ‘cosmic’ conditions, namely, the relative position and orientation of the Sun, Moon and Earth.