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So correlation != causation but... Shinmoedake erupted recently (Feb 1), was quiet since March 1st and has now erupted again. Interestingly it has been showing

So correlation != causation but... Shinmoedake erupted recently (Feb 1), was quiet since March 1st and has now erupted again. Interestingly it has been showing increasing activity the last couple of years (eruptions in 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, and 2009). One could perhaps draw some arbitrary links between these dates and significant earthquake activity, but that would probably be taking it too far. An Indonesian volcano (Karangetang) also erupted following the recent earthquakes (Hawaii had smaller unrelated quakes as well which I wasn't aware of). Russian volcanoes also erupted following the quakes (accompanied by smaller quakes).

PakG1 16y ago
Correlation with what? The earthquake? The supermoon correlation is quite intriguing. http://www.businessinsider.com/extreme-supermoon-2011-3 http://www.businessinsider.com/extreme-supermoon-2011-3
- nopassrecover 16y ago
  Yeah I heard about that but thought it might be a bit far-fetched. Yeah I meant correlation with the earthquake (the articles I read strongly mentioned that the volcanoes are coincidental, not necessarily related causally).
  - torpor 16y ago
    It is Planet X (Niribu) / Comet Elenin! Seriously!