24/12/2024
Mt Kilauea Volcano V Annular Solar Eclipse… A Volcanic Anchor !
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To recap on an earlier solar eclipse event. On Monday 8th April 2024, a total solar eclipse graced the skies over the Pacific Ocean. And on this occasion, it was “correctly” determined that notable seismicity would occur in the region of Puerto Rico. However, this was based on an unconventional theory that penumbral contact with Mt Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, would facilitate this outcome. And as can be seen from the results which are also highlighted on my “feature board” … 5+ activity did occur for the first time since August 2020.
On Wednesday 2nd October 2024, it was the turn of an annular solar eclipse to again grace the skies over the Pacific Ocean. During this occasion, Mt Kilauea volcano again played the role of volcanic anchor. And after running calculations for this particular event. I was surprised to see that the Island of Puerto Rico, was once again the focus of ecliptic attention. The following “post-seismic analysis” brings to the fore, what happens when unconventional observations are presented as seismic precursors!
On Wednesday 2nd October at 16:12 UTC, the annular solar eclipse was making its first initial appearance over the Pacific, and it was sunrise at Mt Kilauea volcano. However, at one-minute earlier 16:11 UTC, it was Solar Noon (High Noon) in Puerto Rico at coordinates 65’23’W – 19’28’N. And at this same time, it was moonrise on Mt Kilauea volcano. So, due to this one-minute difference, the sun was still arcminutes below the horizon. But Mt Kilauea was already enveloped by the penumbra of the eclipse, as the moon came in to view!
On Saturday 9th November, an M 5.0 earthquake occurred in Puerto Rico… and this was only the second 5+ event in four-years. Both events occurred in the same year of 2024, and both events occurred soon after the advent of solar eclipses… with a little help from Mt Kilauea volcano!