8.8 Earthquake in Chile

A massive earthquake has struck in Chile early this morning. The first report I heard was from FOX News which was saying that things didn't look too bad. Now we're starting to get the real story which seems a little closer to reality of what an 8.8 earthquake would cause. Right now the Moon is opposing Neptune and there is concern that a tsunami will hit Hawaii, Samoa and other Pacific Islands. The tsunami is due to hit in Hawaii at around 11:13am. I've looked at the chart for Hawaii set for that time and the Moon-Neptune opposition will be crossing over the IC/MC Axis. This aspect is in the 9.5 Valdivia Earthquake in Chile in 1960 as well which I look at (very quickly) down below. That earthquake caused a lot of damage through tsunamis. The charts of both earthquakes have Moon opposing Neptune crossing the H2-H8 axis. That can be destructive.

I send my condolences to all the people in Chile who are struggling right now and hope that the damage won't prove too bad. I also send my condolences to everyone along the coast right now. We had a tsunami warning when I was a kid and I still remember my Mother going down to the beach to sandbag her friends' houses. Fortunately nothing happened, maybe a beer party.

8.8 Earthquake in Chile
Feb. 27, 2010 3:34 am Talca (a town 65 miles from epicenter so angles in chart I'm using might be a little off)
main epicenter about 3 miles off shore

Sun 9 Pisces; Moon 19 Leo; ASC 20 Capricorn; MC 5 Libra; NN 19 Capricorn

This chart shows the Nodal Axis across the ASC/DESC axis which seems to be a pretty common signature in big earthquakes. Here it is 1 degree away from conjunction of the ASC/DESC Axis.

Cardinal Signs are prominent here because they rule the Angles. Saturn 3 Libra Rx rules the ASC and so is ruler of the chart. It is in conjunction with the Midheaven 5 Libra.

The 4th House is empty. The IC is 5 Aries. Ruler Mars is placed on an angle in the 7th House. Mars is a singleton as it is the only planet placed in an angular house.

The Moon rules the Descendant. It's placed in the 8th House (Public crisis). The Moon is at 19 Leo opposing Mercury-Neptune-Chiron in Aquarius in the 2d House. This shows death and destruction. A Moon-Neptune opposition could show the huge tsunami that is feared to be crossing the entire Pacific Ocean.

The Moon in this chart is traveling fast at 15 degrees 08'

The Saturn-Uranus-Pluto t-square has just passed the angles in this chart so all 3 are placed pretty closely to the angles but from the Mutable houses. I was just noticing last night that the Saturn-Uranus opposition is once again within orb of opposition. Saturn and Pluto are still in square. Uranus and Pluto are not within orb of square right now.

Mars is Rx at 2 Leo trining Uranus from the 7th House showing strong disruptive influence.

Sun is conjunct Jupiter in Pisces (more tsunami problems)


9.5 Valdivia Earthquake of 1960
May 22, 1960 14:11 (Local Time) epicenter near Canete

Sun 2 Gemini; Moon 1 Taurus; ASC 14 Virgo; MC 21 Gemini; NN 22 Virgo

This chart has two Earth Grand Trines. (That's like 2 Dick Cheneys = disaster)
Venus 24 Taurus trines NN Virgo trines SAturn 18 Capricorn Rx
Moon 1 Taurus trines Pluto 4 Virgo trines Jupiter 3 Capricorn

Significant similarities between the two earthquakes are (quickly viewed):

Moon approaching Full Moon one sign away
Moon in H8 opposing Neptune in H2
Nodal Axis conjunct ASC/DESC Axis
Pluto in H12 just past conjunction with Ascendant
Mars in H7

Not only are we now moving into the most intense phase of the Saturn-Uranus-Pluto t-square but Pluto is moving into conjunction with the NN.

Chile has a long list of extremely strong earthquakes so it would be great to study for earthquakes. List:
USGS List of earthquakes in Chile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Chile