Originally Posted by Robert Tulip

In doing more work on the data, the most exciting thing is that the earthquake pattern correlated with the Mars-Sun aspect cycle in a highly distinctive way. All aspects on which Mars was closer to conjunction with the Sun (ie when Mars was on the other side of the solar system from us) had above average numbers of earthquakes, without exception. Conversely, all aspects closer to Mars opposite sun had below average numbers of quakes. Of the 1826 quakes listed in the reference period 1901-1994, 490 were during the Mars opposite Sun half year and 1337 were in the Mars conjunct Sun half year, as shown on the attached diagram. On the null hypothesis of no planetary effect, these groups would be equal, but the conjunct half has 2.7 times as many quakes as the opposition half. The data evidences a large clear link between tectonic cycles and Mars-Sun aspects.

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Apologies if this was not clear – by Mars on the other side of the sun I mean the 50% of the time when Mars is closer to conjunct Sun than opposition. When Mars is opposite Sun in the zodiac it is on the same side of the solar system as earth.