A feature of the coming week ahead will be the possibility of increased earthquake activity with the potential for larger than usual quakes in those areas susceptible to such events.

As mentioned numerous time already the Full and New Moons are not just capable of affecting ocean tides but also capable of raising mountain ranges by up to six inches. Afterwards when these snap back into place the resulting pressure places enormous strain on underlying tectonic plates with the result that we get larger than usual earthquakes - a phenomenon that is repeated over and over whenever there is a Full or New Moon.

To a lesser extent there is another brief, but not as intense period of increased earthquake activity, when the Moon is exactly square, or 50 % illuminated, though this period of vulnerability is of very short duration.