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  URANUS AT EPICENTERS OF EARTHQUAKES  
               
 
  ANALYSIS OF STRONG EARTHQUAKES OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 AND GREATER IN 2003  
               
  My researches conducted in previous years show that the planet, Uranus, is placed within 15 degrees of the horizon or meridian of epicenter of earthquakes, far more frequently than chance would allow. In the current year the, statistics so far compiled, indicate that, in most cases, Uranus was placed on the western horizon.  
   
   
               
NO. DATE TIME LAT. MAGN. LONG. EAST.HO UP.MRDN URANUS PLACED WITHIN 15 DEGREES HORIZON OR MERIDIAN?  
  (UT} (UT}       RA(Deg) RA(Deg) RA(Deg)    
                 
1 4-Jan 5:15 20S34 6.5 177W40 85.1 4.30 328.54 Not/App    
2 10-Jan 13:12 5S19 6.7 153E42 191.51 101.21 329.12 Not/App    
3 20-Jan 8:43 10S29 7.3 160E46 137.45 50.50 329.41 West Horizon  
4 21-Jan 2:47 13N38 6.5 90W47 162.5 70.47 329.43 West Horizon  
5 22-Jan 2:06 18N46 7.6 104W06 143.27 48.25 329.46 West Horizon  
6 27-Jan 17:56 46S01 6.5 35E04 146.12 70.40 330.04 West Horizon  
7 19-Feb 3:32 53N39 6.6 164W38 146.11 37.03 331.17 West Horizon  
8 11-Mar 7:27 4S41 6.8 153E14 162.56 73.32 332.22 West Horizon  
9 17-Mar 16:36 51N24 7 177E56 305.33 241.47 332.42 Not/App    
10 25-Mar 2:53 8S14 6.5 120E48 72.47 346.13 333.04 Upper Meridian  
11 17-Apr 14:51 54S41 6.5 1E22 153.24 179.18 334.24 West Horizon  
12 4-May 13:15 30S33 6.7 178W24 337.54 242.22 334.36 East Horizon  
13 14-May 6:04 18N15 6.6 58W37 352.57 263.58 334.48 Not/App    
14 21-May 18:44 36N54 6.8 03E43 237.45 163.43 334.55 Lower Meridian  
15 26-May 9:25 38N54 7 141E27 238.5 146.15 334.58 Lower Meridian  
16 26-May 19:23 2N24 7 128E48 34.05 303.30 334.58 Not/App    
17 26-May 23:13 6N44 6.8 123E46 89.04 356.08 334.58 Not/App    
18 7-Jun 0:33 5S06 6.6 152E20 144.32 55.49 335.02 West Horizon  
19 15-Jun 19:25 51N35 6.5 176E55 127.32 11.50 335 Not/App    
20 16-Jun 22:08 55N32 6.9 159E54 146.52 36.40 335 West Horizon  
               
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SUMMARY: Number of appearances: 13 times = 65.00%      
             
             
  DATA SOURCE: USGS National Equake Information Center      
  URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2003/      
             
             
  EXPLANATIONS              
  LAT. Latitude              
  LONG. Longitude              
  UT Universal Time              
  MAGN. Magnitude              
RA(Deg) Right Ascension in degrees and minutes          
EAST.HO Eastern Horizon              
UP.MRDN Upper Meridian              
The degree, 0.00 R.A.(Right Ascension), refers to the interception of the Ecliptic and    
Equator at the Vernal Equinox, otherwise referred to 0 Aries.        
Horizon -- refers to the interceptions of the Ecliptic and the Celestial or True Horizon.    
Meridian -- refers to the interceptions of the Ecliptic and the Meridian.    
N and S -- refer to North and South Latitudes, respectively.    
E and W -- refer to East and West Longitudes, respectively.    
The columns headed "EAST.HO", "UP MRDN", "URANUS" are not part of the    
source data, but worked out information on the placements, by Right Ascension, Horizon    
and Meridian, of the two planets. Values have been rounded off to the nearest minute of arc.    
           
             
Prepared by: C. Ezekwe              
       
             
             
             
               
 
             
 
             
 
             
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