The Chinese Earthquake Networks Center reported today, Monday, that an earthquake measuring five on the Richter scale hit the Muli area in Sichuan Province. The center stated on its official Weibo page that the quake occurred in the Muli region of Liangshan in Sichuan, at a depth of eight kilometers.
This earthquake comes two days after Dutch seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets predicted that the Earth would experience several earthquakes on May 26 and 27, due to what he described as "critical planetary geometry."
Just before the earthquake in China, a 6.6 magnitude quake struck the Tonga archipelago in the South Pacific on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately 112 kilometers and less than 200 kilometers north of Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga.
On Sunday morning, a strong earthquake measuring 6.3 struck off the Vanuatu archipelago in the Pacific, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey, although it did not trigger a tsunami warning. This quake was recorded at a depth of 29 kilometers in the sea, about 83 kilometers northwest of the capital of the archipelago, Port Vila.
On Saturday, the Dutch researcher shared a tweet via his account on the platform "X," quoting from the astronomical institute SSGEOS, which he leads, indicating that the planetary geometry involving Mercury and Venus on May 24-25 suggested a possibility of a significant earthquake around May 26 to 27. He also stated that planetary conjunctions with Mercury could lead to increased seismic activity throughout the week.
Shortly after, the Dutch researcher published his astronomical newsletter on his "X" and "YouTube" accounts, stating: "We will have above-average planetary conjunctions throughout the week, primarily with Mars; the Sun, Mercury, and Saturn on the 27th; on the 28th there will be conjunctions between the Sun, Mercury, and Mars; and on the 30th, the Sun, Mercury, and Neptune. There will also be a conjunction with Earth, Mercury, and Uranus on the 31st, the last day of May." He noted that this could lead to visible seismic increases, in the range of 6 degrees, and possibly a 7-degree earthquake.
Frank Hoogerbeets chairs the "Solar System Geometry Survey" (SSGEOS), a research organization focusing on monitoring the geometry arising from celestial bodies and its relationship to seismic activity on Earth.
His predictions and warnings have caused widespread panic across the globe, as he links these predictions to planetary alignments and what he calls "critical geometry" that affects the Earth and causes earthquakes, according to his theory.
It is noteworthy that all scientists reject the controversial Dutch theories, deeming them unscientific, and firmly asserting that there is no connection between planets and the movements and activities of earthquakes on Earth. Despite ongoing attacks on his ideas, Hoogerbeets insists on his theory linking planetary movements to seismic activities affecting the Earth, which he termed "planetary geometry" and its impact on the planet, as he stated in a recent interview with "Al Arabiya.net."
