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- Title
Lunar-solar periodicities of large earthquakes in southern California.
- Authors
Kilston, S.; Knopoff, L.
- Abstract
Large earthquakes in southern California with epicentres between 33 and 36° N have statistically significant 12-hourly, lunar fortnightly and 18.6-yr periodicities. Smaller earthquakes in the same region do not display these periodicities. A search for tidal effects associated with these periodicities shows that large earthquakes have significant correlations with the times and orientations of daily/semi-daily tidal stresses while the lunar fornightly term is associated with the ocean tides along the southern Californian coast.
- Publication
Nature, 1983, Vol 304, Issue 5921, p21
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/304021a0