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Nine-planet lineup predicts 1982 San Andreas quake
British geophysicist John Gribbin and atmospheric scientist Stephen Plagemann warn in The Jupiter Effect that a rare nine-planet alignment in 1982 will disrupt solar activity and Earth's rotation, triggering a major earthquake along California's San Andreas fault. They blame combined planetary gravitation and sunspot peaks for atmospheric and crustal instability, with a predicted surge in global earthquakes and a likely major event in California.
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Washington
UPI
California
San Andreas
John R. Gribbin
Stephen H. Plageman
Los Angeles
Gulf of California
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Gribbin
Plagemann
Walker and Co
Earth
Boulder, Colo
Robert H. Hamilton
U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Earthquake Research