Supermoon phenomenon Triggers Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan?

Earth will be close to the Moon on March 19, 2011, discussed emerging Supermoon phenomenon connection especially with the occurrence of earthquake that triggered a large tsunami in Japan. supermoon phenomenon is quite rare to happen, this phenomenon is often connected with the occurrence of major disasters on earth.

Before crawling out more about this, of course, we better know in advance what supermoon phenomenon is?.

What is Supermoon phenomenon?

This natural phenomenon is a time where the distance between the earth and the moon is close enough, this closeness through the stages quickly and indirectly just happens. In this phenomenon the moon will look round intact with a greater dimension than ordinary full moon, it IS because the distance is very close to the earth or periegee (closest distance of the earth and moon).

Supermoon phenomenon and devastating natural disaster.

Supermoon phenomenon is always associated with a devastating natural disaster, eg, in the year 955, 1974, 1992 and 2005, in all these years when the natural supermoon phenomenon happen, it fitted with extreme weather events.

For example, when a large earthquake occurrence and tsunami in Aceh in 2004, while also at Christmas 1974, Cyclone Tracy destroyed Darwin, Australia. Examples of two such events have a relationship with the Supermoon phenomenon.

Space.com some time ago released a statement about the supermoon phenomenon or closest distance of Earth and Moon, a very close position between the Earth and Moon will occur on March 19, 2011 tomorrow, the closest distance of about 221,567 miles, the closest for 18 years.

According to experts, this supermoon phenomenon impact not only triggers an increase tidal waves in the ocean, but it also triggered an increase in seismic activity on Earth that can result in increased potential for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Exactly 8 days before the peak of the proximity distance between the earth and the moon, tragedy or natural disaster with the strength of 8.9 Richter quake in Japan and caused a large tsunami which claimed the lives of up to 1000 people.

Known, the earthquake happened because of tectonic activity on Earth, this connected by many people who try to speculate about the incidence of Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan that have a relationship with Supermoon phenomenon.

One of them who have a view of speculation about it is, Mark Paquette, this blogger wrote in his blog that some of the devastating earthquake that ever happened on earth related to the closeness of the distance between Earth and Moon. In his blog that he tried to give one obvious example is when the Earthquake and Tsunami in Aceh, December 26, 2004, when it coincides with the 14 days before the perigee of the Earth-Moon that occurred on January 10, 2005.

Mark writes, “So, what can we see now? Earthquakes? Volcano eruption? It seems we can only wait and see later. “Pretty scary if we associate with large earthquake events experienced by Japan, Japan’s biggest earthquake in history began in 1891.

Opinion speculation from Mark about the relationship between Supermoon and Earthquake-Tsunami in Japan answered by one senior meteorologist expert at AccuWeather, Paul Walker. He denied speculation of Mark, he said the statements about the big earthquake in Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011 had nothing to do with the Earth-Moon perigee.

He said, “I guess you can not connect it with ‘supermoon’ which is still 8 days longer occur. ‘Supermoon’ can indeed result in a tremendous tidal wave, but it can not simply be associated with extreme natural events such as this, “said he.

The same thing also revealed by NASA astronomer David William, he agreed with Paul that the incidence of earthquake in Japan that taken thousands victims had nothing to do with the Supermoon phenomenon. “It just the Supermoon appearance is large and very luminous. Nothing special about it, “he said.

Disproof of the opinion speculation about earthquake in Japan occurred due to the phenomenon supermoon also expressed by John Vidale, seismologist and director of the University of Washington Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, and William Wilcock who is also from the University of Washington.
Phil Plait, a former NASA scientist was denied, he said, “Whatever people say, is certainly no possibility of an earthquake is caused by the Moon.”

In contrast to the denial of the above experts, Dr. Victor Gostin, from the Planetary and Environmental Geoscientist, University of Adelaide, has said that the weather forecast, earthquake, volcano eruption and other natural disasters can not be ascertained. But there is some correlation between the equator with a large earthquake and full moon.

“This is due to the tidal (tidal analyzer) which can trigger earthquakes,” he said.

Indeed, if by science, a supermoon phenomenon perigee correlated with Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011, that increased tectonic activity. Phil Plait, however asserted, now the moon has not been signed at that time or not yet in the closest distance to the earth.

The movement of the Moon may not be approached, but could be away from the earth, the separation of the incident position of the earth’s moon is the apogee.

It’s quite confusing if you see the response and the views of experts on the supermoon phenomenon that was allegedly at perigee, the effectiveness of gravity between the moon and the earth increases, it has the effect of including tidal waves, earth element Water is the most affected easily by gravity.

Perhaps until now could not be answered the question, because it could be no relationship between the Supermoon phenomenon that triggered Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan.