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Solar Correlations to Mine and Other Disasters

Mine Disasters - Explosions

Note: Dates in RED indicate the lunar episode occurred on or within four days of the date of the disaster.

Lunar Extremes Lunar Cycle

Date Mine Fatalities Perigee Apogee New Moon Full Moon Planets

12/01/1907 Naomi Mine
Fayette City, PA 34   06/26/1907
(357,152) 07/09/1907
(406,465) 12/05/1907 12/19/1907

12/06/1907 No. 6 & 8 Mines
Monongah, WV 362   06/26/1907
(357,152) 07/09/1907
(406,465) 12/05/1907 12/19/1907

12/19/1907 Darr Mine
Van Meter, PA 239   06/26/1907
(357,152) 07/09/1907
(406,465) 12/05/1907 12/19/1907

04/26/1942 Honkeiko Colliery
Manchuria, China 1,549   05/30/1942
(357,209) 06/13/1942
(406,651) 04/15/1942 04/30/1942

02/27/1943 Smith Mine
Bear Creek Mt., MT 74   01/06/1943
(356,656) 08/01/1943
(406,488) 02/04/1943 02/20/1943

11/01/1956 Springhill Mine
Nova Scotia 39   07/08/1956
(357,398) 07/22/1956
(406,331) 11/02/1956 11/18/1956

12/06/1962 Robena No. 3
Carmichaels, PA 37   03/06/1962
(356,865) 09/29/1962
(406,653) 12/26/1962 12/11/1962

11/20/1968 Consol No. 9
Farmington, WV 78   12/19/1968
(356,703) 05/26/1968
(406,543) 11/20/1968 11/05/1968

04/15/1981 Dutch Creek No. 1
Redstone, CO 15   12/11/1981
(356,783) 11/26/1981
(406,637) 04/04/1981 04/19/1981

12/08/1981 Grundy No. 21
Whitewell, TN 13   12/11/1981
(356,783) 11/26/1981
(406,637) 12/26/1981 12/11/1981

09/13/1989 Pyro William Station
Sullivan, KY 10   10/15/1989
(356,714) 10/28/1989
(406,638) 09/29/1989 09/15/1989

03/19/1992 Blacksville No. 1
Blacksville, WV 4   01/19/1992
(356,548) 02/02/1992
(406,512) 03/04/1992 03/18/1992

12/07/1992 South Mountain No. 3
Norton, VA 8   01/19/1992
(356,548) 02/02/1992
(406,512) 12/24/1992 12/09/1992

09/23/2001 Jim Walter No. 5
Brookwood, AL 13   02/07/2001
(356,852) 01/24/2001
(406,563) 09/17/2001 09/02/2001

06/20/2002 Chengzihe Mine
Jixi City, China 124   02/27/2002
(356,897) 03/14/2002
(406,360) 06/10/2002 06/24/2002

02/14/2005 Sujiawan Colliery
Liaoning Prov., China 214   01/10/2005
(356,571) 08/04/2005
(406,629) 02/08/2005 02/24/2005

11/27/2005 Dongfeng Mine
Heilongjiang Prov., China 171   01/10/2005
(356,571) 08/04/2005
(406,629) 12/01/2005 11/16/2005

01/02/2006 ICG Sago Mine
Tallsmanville, WV 12   02/27/2006
(356,884) 09/22/2006
(406,498) 12/31/2005 01/14/2006

02/19/2006 Grupo Mexico Mine
Coahuila, Mexico 65   02/27/2006
(356,884) 09/22/2006
(406,498) 02/28/2006 02/13/2006

05/20/2006 Darby No. 1
Holmes Mill, KY 5   02/27/2006
(356,884) 09/22/2006
(406,498) 05/27/2006 05/13/2006

03/18/2007 Ulyanovsk Mine
Russia 110   10/26/2007
(356,754) 11/09/2007
(406,670) 03/19/2007 03/03/2007

11/18/2007 Zasyadko Mine
Ukraine 100   10/26/2007
(356,754) 11/09/2007
(406,670) 11/09/2007 11/24/2007

04/05/2010 Upper Big Branch Mine
Montcoal, WV 29   01/30/2010
(356,592) 02/13/2010
(406,541) 04/14/2010 03/30/2010

Mine Disasters - Inundations (H₂O)

Lunar Extremes Lunar Cycle

Date Mine Fatalities Perigee Apogee New Moon Full Moon Planets

05/06/1968 Saxsewell No. 8
Hominy Falls, WV 4   05/12/1968
(356,982) 05/26/1968
(406,543) 05/27/1968 05/12/1968

04/01/1977 Porter Tunnel
Tower City, PA 9   06/01/1977
(357,057) 05/18/1977
(406,538) 04/18/1977 04/04/1977

07/24/2002 Quecreek Mine
Sipesville, PA 0   02/27/2002
(356,897) 03/14/2002
(406,704) 07/10/2002 07/24/2002

08/07/2005 Daxing Colliery
Guangdong Prov., China 123   01/10/2005
(356,571) 08/04/2005
(406,629) 08/05/2005 08/19/2005

03/28/2010 Wangjialing Mine
Shanxi Prov., China 38   01/30/2010
(356,592) 02/13/2010
(406,541) 03/15/2010 03/30/2010

Mine Disasters - Cave-in

Lunar Extremes Lunar Cycle

Date Mine Fatalities Perigee Apogee New Moon Full Moon Planets

08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine
Huntington, Utah 6   10/26/2007
(356,754) 11/09/2007
(406,670) 08/11/2007 09/26/2007

08/05/2010 San Jose Copper Mine
Capiapo, Chile 33 Trapped 01/30/2010
(356,592) 02/13/2010
(406,541) 08/10/2010 08/24/2010

Natural Disasters

Lunar Extremes Lunar Cycle

Date Mine Fatalities Perigee Apogee New Moon Full Moon Planets

08/24/79 Mt. Vesuvius (Pompei) —   11/27/79
(356,548) 12/11/79
(406,697) 08/15/79 08/31/79

06/08/1783 Lakagigar, Iceland Volcano —   06/15/1783
(357,074) 06/29/1783
(406,644) 05/31/1783 06/15/1783

12/16/1811 New Madrid Earthquake —   09/02/1811
(356,963) 08/20/1811
(406,433) 12/15/1811 12/29/1811

02/07/1812 New Madrid Earthquake —   10/20/1812
(356,608) 10/06/1812
(406,608) 02/12/1812 02/27/1812

04/10/1815 Tambora Volcano —   01/25/1815
(356,647) 02/07/1815
(406,410) 04/09/1815 04/23/1815

09/18/1906 San Francisco Earthquake —   12/15/1906
(356,743) 05/22/1906
(406,652) 09/18/1906 09/02/1906

06/30/1908 Tunguska Blast —   02/02/1908
(356,921) 08/26/1908
(406,570) 06/28/1908 06/14/1908

05/22/1960 Chile Earthquake —   07/08/1960
(357,157) 06/24/1960
(406,640) 05/25/1960 05/11/1960

05/18/1980 Mt. St. Helens Volcano —   10/23/1980
(356,757) 10/09/1980
(406,664) 05/14/1980 05/29/1980

09/19/1985 Mexico City Earthquake —   11/12/1985
(356,870) 04/19/1985
(406,538) 09/14/1985 09/29/1985

12/26/2004 South Pacific Tsunami —   06/03/2004
(357,248) 06/17/2004
(406,574) 12/12/2004 12/26/2004

03/20/2010 Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland Volcano —   01/30/2010
(356,592) 02/13/2010
(406,541) 03/15/2010 03/30/2010

08/29/2010 Mt. Sinabung, Indonesia Volcano
—   01/30/2010
(356,592) 02/13/2010
(406,541) 08/10/2010 08/24/2010

09/03/2010 Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake —   01/30/2010
(356,592) 02/13/2010
(406,541) 09/08/2010 08/24/2010

12/20/2012 End of Myan Calendar —   05/06/2012
(356,953) 05/19/2012
(406,450) 12/13/2012 12/28/2012

Note: Dates in RED indicate the lunar episode occurred on or within four days of the date of the disaster.

Annual Lunar Cycles

Links:

Lunar Perigee and Apogee Calculator
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/pacalc.html

Solar System Live
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Solar

Moon Phase Calculator
http://www.usmra.com/mooncalculator/fullmoon.htm