11/27/2023

M 6.5 - 45 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea

 By: Gordon Rutherford 

USGS EVENT
Time and Date 2023-11-27 21:46:41 (UTC)
Location 3.571°S 144.042°E
Depth = 8.0 km depth
Geomagnetic Location Polarity = RED-2

Lunar Resonant Drivers = Sun @ Lunar Opposition, Saturn @ Lunar Elongation, Mars @ Geocentric Conjunction to the Sun

Combinational Drivers = Uranus @ 150 degrees from the Sun, Neptune @ 120 degrees from the Sun

Magnetic Disposition of Drivers
- Sun Positive (LOW)
- Saturn Positive (LOW)
- Uranus Neutral (LOW)
- Neptune Negative
- Mars (Para-Magnetic) Neutral (LOW)

Magnitude Calculation
Saturn + Uranus + Neptune + Sun + Mars = 7.5m
Minus Attenuation from Incoming CME(*2) = 7.5m to 8.0m Possible
Recorded USGS Magnitude = 6.5m
 
NOTE:  Incoming CME had 2 drivers in Geometry (-1.0m for each)
Sun/ Mars Conjunction @ Lunar Opposition
(IF THERE WAS NO CME EVENT WOULD HAVE BEEN A 7.5M/8.0M)

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