For those unfamiliar with Mr. Venkatanathan, he and his colleagues authored
this paper. They claim to have predicted the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 2004 (which caused the deadly tsunami) a month in advance.
Their conclusion:
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The Earth is often caught in a huge gravitational web due to the alignment of major planets and other celestial bodies such as Moon and Sun. The gravitational stresses thereby created indirectly lead to variations in tectonic plate motion that are capable of acting as a triggering mechanism for an earthquake. It is inferred that the magnitude of the tremor is related to the direction of planetary forces acting at any particular point.
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The methodology is
problematic, to say the least. See
here and
here for more.
R.Ramachandran, I'm not aware of Mr. Venkatanathan ever having participated on this forum, so we have no way of forwarding your request. Perhaps you could consider contacting him directly.
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