Well my friends, "EXTREME" Super Moon day 2011 has passed, without much hope of disaster. Outside of the Japan rupture zone, we have had a 4.4 quake off the coast of Vancouver Island. I have not seen even minimal activity outside of California. Even Cali. has seen light activity in the last 24 hours. The effect of the moons' magnetic field has been obvious in volcanic-seismic sensitive areas for several days last week and in Ca, producing hundreds of tiny quakes.
What have we learned? The moon has amazing magnetic pull and does affect quakes on Earth. It does not necessarily produce larger destructive quakes, just helps unleash quakes that would have happened anyway in random faults and sensitive volcanic areas around the world.
In California, there has been increased pressure between the Pacific and North American plates. With the huge increase of quakes <2.5, we can see how amazingly the area under Ca and Nv is able to disperse almost all of this energy.
Currently there is a strong pull coming from the moon. Right now, from 10-11am and 10-11pm in U.S. Pacific Time, is when the moon is giving the best chance of an earthquake in North America. It is being more erratic during this time.
With all this being said, it is still possible to have a moderate quake for the next 4 days. With no increased activity today in western Washington (Mt. St. Helens area), the Northern Rockies (Yellowstone area), central Arkansas (New Madrid area), and in southern California (San Diego region), I am going to downgrade these areas from possible to not likely. I also see it unlikely now that the LA area will have the two 3.0-4.0 quakes that were previously possible. One happened near the Mexican border and one in Arizona.
What I would look for now is a 4.0-4.5 quake in California, right on the San Andreas fault in the near future. More likely during the next 7 days, but it could take up to 38 days. Remember this whole post is just what to look for, with quakes, it is always a gamble.
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