A new surprise and great controversy is raised by the Dutch scientist, Frank, after his predictions of a major earthquake in early March

Weather of Arabia - Despite the controversy raised by the theories of the Dutch scientist, "Frank Hogrebits", after his predictions of the major earthquake in Turkey came true, he returned to set off a new surprise about the expectation of major seismic activity early next March.

"The convergence of critical planetary geometry on March 2-5 could lead to significant to very large seismic activity, possibly even a massive earthquake around March 3-4 and/or March 6-7," Hogrebits said in a chilling new tweet on Monday.

This came after he issued warnings a few days ago that sparked a lot of controversy, speaking of small seismic activities between February 25 and 26, but he warned that "the first week of March will be critical!"

Scientifically: earthquakes cannot be predicted

It is worth noting that many experts and studies confirm that it is possible to determine the location of earthquakes based on the history of regions and their location on seismic activity plates around the world, but it is not possible to predict the date of their occurrence.

Turning to Hogrbit's theories, I have been criticized by many scientists, denying the issue of linking the movement of planets and their positioning to seismic activity, but what does science think about that, can the location of the moon or planets affect earthquakes?

According to the USGS , several recent studies have found a relationship between terrestrial tides (caused by the position of the Moon relative to the Earth) and some types of earthquakes.

One study concluded, for example, that during times of high tides in land and oceans (such as times of a full moon or new moon), earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and in subduction zones (underwater). .

How does that happen?

It is known that the gravitational pull of the Moon, the Sun, and other planets affects the Earth relatively, causing after disturbances such as the tidal phenomenon, when the terrestrial tides (the rise and fall of the Earth’s surface by a few centimeters) and the ocean tides (the rise and fall of the ocean surface by a meter or more) The pressure confined to shallow rifts, near continental margins, and in subduction zones rises and falls, causing movement.

Some small but significant associations between subdiurnal tides and the incidence of aftershocks have also been reported in some volcanic regions, such as Mammoth Lakes.