X-From_: rmetzner@svn.net Mon Dec 20 10:34:38 1999 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 10:34:37 -0700 To: rmetzner@svn.net From: rmetzner@svn.net (Ralph Metzner) Subject: Earthquake predictions for Dec 23 week

Folks -- here are some earthquake predictions for the upcoming week from Sonoma County's own Jim Berkland, retired geologist, who got temporarily cannedfrom his County job in 1989 for correctly predicting the Loma Prietaearthquake. Jim uses tides, solar and lunar phases, and missing animalreports to generate his predictions, which he makes with 85% confidencelevel. As many people already know, and the media are reporting, the weekbetween Christmas and New Year is due to seem some unusual cosmicconfluences. the earthquake potential has been notably absent from the public screens.You can tune in to Jim Berkland's web page, to get these updates:www.syzygyjob.com; or you can get a hardcopy newsletter mailed to you for $40 a year. The text below is from the current webpage.

Ralph

You are [Syzygy] visitor [Jim Berkland] [Image] Earthquake Prediction Online Since June 4, James O. Berkland 1997 Sizz-a-Jee (Linked by a common need & Geologist interest) Bookmark this ---------------------------- site Editor: Jim SYZYGY Juke Box [Earth] Berkland QuakeLine [Image] Box 1926 [Earthquake Phone] [WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN] Glen Ellen, CA. 1-900-844 JOLT [STING] 95442 $1.49 per minute (707) 935-6512 QuakeLine is for [GEORGE MICHAEL] $40.00 per FAX (707) 935-6639 S.F. Bay Area Only Year Welcome to www.syzygyjob.com [VANHALEN] 12 Monthly THIS IS AN ACTIVE PAGE. DURING SEISMIC [STEVIE WONDER] Issues WINDOWS, WE UPDATE THE LATEST Back issues EARTHQUAKE DATA CONSTANTLY. BETWEEN [PAUSE MUSIC] $4.00 SEISMIC WINDOWS, WE ADD ARTICLES AND [Image] FEATURES. CHECK BACK OFTEN.

[Image] ---------------------------------------- [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] December 1999 Update [Image] [Image]

[Image] SUPER SYZYGY!!! [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] Earthchanges TV Job to be on the [Image] [Image] [Image] December 23rd 1999 Show. [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] PREDICTION FOR DECEMBER 1999 [Image] The Seismic Window of December 22, 1999 [Image] [Image] is constructed around a Super Syzygy. [Image] This is my term for a day of extreme [Image] [Image] tidal forces that occurs once every [Image] [Image] several years, and this one seems [Image] [Image] especially significant, coming close to [Image] the millennium transition, and when two [Image] The Art Bell of the next three syzygies are [Image] Show near-perfect alignments (eclipses.) [Image] * NEWS FLASH *The latest DISCOVER magazine (Dec 1999, FOX FAMILY p. 55) contains an article by Bob Cable (Tues. Berman that discusses most of these November 2, 10phenomena, including the possible p.m.) show relationship of tidal forces and with Jim earthquakes. What is involved is the Berkland aboutconvergence of the major tide-raising quakes and factors: winter Solstice, full Moon, animals will close perigee and highest tides in four be on. years---all occurring on December 22nd within eleven days of the annual perihelion (January 3, 2000.)

The perigee of the Moon is 221,614 miles, little different than the closest possible surface-to-surface approach to the Earth of 221,463 miles. The time difference between perigee and syzygy is only 7 hours, which is typically a once a year occurrence. The last

time that the winter solstice was accompanied by a syzygy and perigee was December 21, 1866. Knowing that, I checked my earthquake records and found that, within two days of that peak tidal force, a quake of about 5M centered near San Francisco was felt strongly in Sacramento.

The master of tides, Dr. Fergus Wood (retired geophysicist/oceanographer from NOAA),

has pointed out that at the winter solstice, the Sun is at the low point in the northern hemisphere, whereas the Moon is at its highest point in the sky. This generates higher than normal solstitial tides. At the Golden Gate the tidal range of 8.9 feet on December 22nd has not been matched since January 1995, just before the catastrophic 7.2M Kobe Quake and the unrelated, but surprising 5.0M jolt in Seattle (the strongest there in 30 years.)

Because of these influences I am predicting, with 85% confidence, that between December 22-29, 1999 there will be:

1. 85% chance for 3.5-6.0M within 140 miles of San Jose. 2. 85% chance for 3.5-6.0M within 140 miles of L.A. 3. 85% chance for 3.0-5.0M in WA/OR 4. 85% chance for Major (7+M) somewhere in the world, probably in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Ralph Metzner, Ph.D. Green Earth Foundation e-mail: rmetzner@svn.net fax: 707-935-8567 tel: 707-935-7257 P.O. Box 327, El Verano, CA 95433 website: http://www.rme

-- Jean Wasp (jean@sonic.net), December 20, 1999