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An apparent correlation of earthquakes with the coincidence of lunar perigee and new Moon is shown to be a consequence of the correlation of perigee with new Moon. The correlation is specious.
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Knopoff, L. Correlation of earthquakes with lunar orbital motions. The Moon 2, 140–143 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00561957
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