Honduras Earthquake 7.1

A 7.1 earthquake hit offshore of Honduras early this morning. So far I've read about 6 deaths and 50 injuries and buildings that have been totaled. The Jupiter-Neptune-Chiron conjunction in Aquarius is exact today and Neptune is stationing Retrograde. I've noticed that Jupiter in conjunction with either Uranus or Neptune often happens during major earthquakes. Right now because Uranus and Neptune are in mutual reception with each in signs that are adjacent, Jupiter is basically going through one long Jupiter-Uranus-Neptune conjunction. I think the earth is just too happy right now.

At any rate, I've been wondering if the upcoming Total Solar eclipse on July 21-22, which will feature Uranus opposing Saturn and sort of squaring Pluto could make things get a little crazy on the Earthquake scene. The North Node will be at 1 Aquarius. Southern California tends to have Sun in Cancer earthquakes so this could be of some concern. Hopefully the Sun will remain asleep through all of this. I think Sunspot activity could affect earthquake activity just because it makes so much sense (and the Solar Arcs work really well for interpreting the Parkfield earthquake series.)

There will be a Lunar Eclipse (appulse) on July 7, 2009, two weeks before the Solar eclipse. I'm not sure where to set the time for the Eclipses. The New York location puts the Saturn-Uranus opposition on the angles for both charts. The Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) will have Uranus conjunct MC and Saturn conjunct IC. The Solar Eclipse will have Uranus conjunct the ASC and Saturn conjunct the Desc. Pisces/Virgo seems more related to Health Epidemics and Politics issues but as I said I set those charts for New York which has dinky earthquakes only occasionally.

I haven't studied whether or not Eclipses have a reliable effect on earthquakes. The last eclipse on Feb. 9 had Sun conjunct Chiron-Neptune and today's earthquake featured Jupiter conjunct Chiron-Neptune in close to the same spot.

Today's earthquake:

Honduras Earthquake
May 28, 2009 2:24 am Island of Roatan, Honduras

Sun 8 Gemini; ASC 20 Aries; Moon 1 Leo; MC 15 Capricorn; NN 4 Aquarius

Some basic features I've noticed showing that this earthquake falls right in line with what we would expect:

• Sun is unaspected to other planets but trining the North Node in Aquarius.
  

• Uranus is a singleton in Water (H12). Only aspect is a trine to Moon in H4 (Environment)

• Mars, the Moon and the Nodal Axis are right on the angles, rule the Ascendant and IC, are placed in the houses that they rule, and are involved in a t-square with Mars as apex. Mars is at 28 Aries (H1) conjunct Venus 22 Aries and ASC 20 Aries. Moon is at 1 Leo (H4) conjunct the SN. The North Node is in the 10th House.

• Jupiter conjunct Neptune & Chiron at 27 Aquarius (H11) squaring Mercury 24 Taurus Rx. Mercury disposits the Sun.
  
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• Neptune stationing Direct.