Title :
Local times of major earthquakes in coastal regions
Author_Institution :
Pomona, CA, USA
Abstract :
Limited data on major earthquakes near coastlines show these occur in the morning. This implies that the solar position has a possible role in contributing to coastal quakes. Several quakes are listed by location, local time of quake, and lunar phase. Satellite-borne remote sensors now assessing volcanoes and other remote sensors may have potential in anticipating locations of major earthquakes.
Keywords :
earthquakes; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; seismology; volcanology; coastal quakes; coastal regions; earthquake; lunar phase; satellite-borne remote sensors; solar position; volcanoes; Earth; Earthquakes; Moon; Notice of Violation; Oceans; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Tides; local time of event; major coastal earthquakes; remote sensors; solar position;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423472
