Thank you to all who contributed to my question.
Being in field service technical support, I must use observations to 
begin my work.
It was when I continued to receive e-mails from both psn and spaceweather,
that caused me to question the events.
Of course, being active in Southern California also brings a need rather 
than just curiosity.

I remember one person stating that the volcanoes in Hawaii were the 
pressure vents for the West Coast.
When they stopped; beware California! Now, we see more vents. Oh well, I 
will avoid another question.

I truly appreciate the dialog. I shall go back into the shadows to read 
your reports.

I gave up installing a seismograph at my home due to time, money and age.
The offer Les LaZar made was very kind. I wanted to jump at it, but had 
to look at my life style.
I had to decline the offer. I hope someone else can take it up as it 
would be fun to do.

Regards,

Dick Habegger
Phelan, CA

On 3/13/2011 12:08 AM, Dave Nelson wrote:
> Hi Jon, Mark and Dick
>
> For one of the few times  ;)  I would have to agree with Jon.  Altho I 
> couldnt state
> an absolute and utter NO. I would have to say that the possibility of  
> correlation between
> large quakes and CME's is dubious at best, and I think my chances of 
> winning the lottery
> stand far higher probability.  I have been studying quakes and solar 
> activity for some 40 years
> now.
>   If there was a correlation then there should be an obvious increase 
> in seismic activity during
> every solar max and a drop off of activity during solar minimum, as 
> CME increase in size and
> number then decline.  That just isnt supported by the data.
> when you look at seismic activity even over the last 100 - 200 yrs. 
> the rate of large events doesnt
> change, regardless of what solar activity is doing.  There is still on 
> avg 1 x M8+ event / yr and
> ~ 15 x M7 - 7.9 events/ yr.
> During the Maunder Minimum, the period roughly spanning 1645 to 1715 
> when sunspots and
> therefore CME's were next to non existant the world was still shaken 
> by many huge and or
> damaging quakes  eg.....
>
> *1106 1638St. Lawrence Valley region. US-Canada Bdr
> *12021645Quito, Ecuador,
> 13051647Santiago, Chile, 1,000 Dths
> 1662Anhwei, China, 300,000 Dths
> *050216632230UT  7.0St. Lawrence River, Canada, damage, MMI X
> 12051664   7.3Ica, Peru, Fatalities 400
> NOV1667Shemakha, Caucasia, 80,000 Dths
> 17081668   8.0Anatolia, Turkey,  8,000 Dths
> *17011670Cntrl Europe
> 04061679Caucasia
> *20101687   8.5Lima, Peru,  600 Dths
> 07061692Jamaica, Fatalities 2000 from quake and tsunami
> 11011693  7.5Sicily-Italy area, ~60,000 Deaths
> 26011700~9Cascadia Subduction Zone offshr Oregon, USA, Maj
> tsunami crossed the Pacific and did damage in Japan
> *31121703Tokyo-Odowara area, Japan, >5,000 Deaths
> MY or JN 1710Algiers
> 03021716Medea, Algeria,  20,000 Dths
>
>
> During 1989 which was one of the stronger solar max's of recent times 
> with the largest X class flares
> ever recorded a couple > X20  there was still only 1 x M8+ that year  
> the M8.2 of Macquarie Island
> (an aside ... that was the first M8 I recorded on my gear, I lived 
> ~900km to the nth)
> 1989 saw only 4 x M7 - 7.9 events  a very quiet year for big quakes !!!
>  Lets take into account a little time lag between CME's hitting earth 
> and seismic activity occurring
> 1990 was an even quieter year with no events hitting M8 and about the 
> same # of M7's as 1989
>
> BUT... We mustn't forget you are purporting INSTANT effects as you 
> were blaming the recent 2-3 weeks
> of solar activity for a immediate big event!!!!   ....  sorry it just 
> doesnt wash
>
> These CME's and flares of the last few weeks have been tiny in 
> comparison to the big stuff,  the sun only
> "clearing its throat"
>
> cheers
> Dave
>
>
> At 06:23 PM 13/03/2011, you wrote:
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> Given the number of earthquakes / number of solar flares there is no
>> correlation at all. Most of the years 2007 to 2011 there where few to
>> none sun spots and even fewer solar flares. That I know because I
>> monitor the sunspots also for solar flares. You even have longer period
>> in history known as little ice age where there was few to none sun
>> spots, even in that period a large earthquakes are known to have
>> happened.
>>
>> This study does not keep up with the facts in this matter. That is a
>> fact. In fact, I also see that this study is full of errors, flaws and
>> wrong assumsions. It only provies sunspots = earthquakes but does not
>> give a time scale for it and with that removes the data that proves that
>> this study is in fact wrong.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jón Frímann.
>>
>> On sun, 2011-03-13 at 19:33 +1300, Mark Robinson wrote:
>> > Jón,
>> >
>> > http://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0602208 indicates that solar flares and
>> > earthquakes share very similar distributions but does not examine 
>> correlation
>> > between the two.
>> >
>> > It is easy to theorise that solar flares, which have a large magnetic
>> > component, impacting on earth could disturb the big magnet in the 
>> middle.
>> > Remember that aurora happen at the poles. The deeper an earthquake 
>> the lower
>> > the frequencies that we see on the surface. Without doing any 
>> formal analysis,
>> > my own observation is that eigenmode activity often precedes large 
>> quakes, as
>> > it did in the case of the Japanese event. Similarly impacts of CMEs 
>> often
>> > precede eigenmode activity.
>> >
>> > Dismissing scientific curiosity out of hand does you no credit, 
>> perhaps you
>> > could cite some references for your arguments. Some reasoning might 
>> be nice too
>> > especially as I seem to remember you yourself saying many similar 
>> things here
>> > over the years.
>> >
>> > The position that "earthquakes can't be predicted therefore anyone 
>> who wishes
>> > to explore the possibility is nuts" is closer to religion than science.
>> >
>> > Mark
>> >
>> >
>> > On 13/03/11 18:48, Jón Frímann wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > The answer is still no.
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > > Jón Frímann.
>> > >
>> > > On lau, 2011-03-12 at 21:41 -0800, Dick Habegger wrote:
>> > >> Thank you for your reply, Jon. I value your comments.
>> > >>
>> > >> However, USGS spent many years in denial that there was a 
>> relationship
>> > >> to earthquakes on the opposite sides of the Earth.
>> > >> We, in our HAM Seismic Precursor Net decided that there was a 
>> relationship.
>> > >> Now, Kate Hutton, et al, at JPL have expressed this relationship.
>> > >> Also, they are warning of a major Earthquake in the California 
>> region.
>> > >> This is a departure of previous comments and answers to questions.
>> > >> My discussions with Waverly Pearson at Golden, had other similar
>> > >> comments; especially with the New Madrid Fault.
>> > >>
>> > >> Also, Jim Berkland was ridiculed with his Dog and Cat Reports 
>> (missing
>> > >> in want-ads).
>> > >> And, his idea of Full/New Moon stress triggering stress lines.
>> > >> Now, these are discussed in many quarters and countries.
>> > >>
>> > >> Therefore, I suggest more thought and study with CME's.
>> > >> Why is do both happen  I am a believer that there is nothing as
>> > >> "coincidence". Only the rules have not been developed yet.
>> > >> I will leave it at that point since I am far below the talents 
>> of this
>> > >> group.
>> > >> Just think, the island of Japan moved 8 feet! Try that at home, 
>> folks!
>> > >>
>> > >> Dick Habegger
>> > >> Phelan, CA
>> > >>
>> > >> On 3/12/2011 8:12 PM, Jón Frímann wrote:
>> > >>> Hi,
>> > >>>
>> > >>> The answer is no.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Regards,
>> > >>> Jón Frímann.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> On lau, 2011-03-12 at 20:07 -0800, Dick Habegger wrote:
>> > >>>>> AURORAS IN THE USA:  A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's
>> > >>>>> magnetic field on March 10th.  The impact set off a G1-class
>> > >>>>> geomagnetic storm and sent Northern Lights rippling over the
>> > >>>>> US-Canadian border into states such as Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
>> > >>>>> Michigan. Sky watchers who hadn't seen auroras in years captured
>> > >>>>> beautiful photos of green and purple streamers.  This is 
>> another sign
>> > >>>>> that Solar Cycle 24 is heating up.  
>> Checkhttp://spaceweather.com  for
>> > >>>>> photos and updates.
>> > >>>> I have been receiving reports from spaceweather.com that the 
>> Sun has
>> > >>>> been having major sunspot activity lately. The same period has 
>> seen
>> > >>>> major earthquakes on Earth. Is there a correlation between the 
>> events?
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Dick Habegger
>> > >>>> Phelan, CA
>> > 


  
    
    
  
  
    Thank you to all who contributed to my question.

    Being in field service technical support, I must use observations to
    begin my work.

    It was when I continued to receive e-mails from both psn and
    spaceweather, 

    that caused me to question the events.

    Of course, being active in Southern California also brings a need
    rather than just curiosity.

    

    I remember one person stating that the volcanoes in Hawaii were the
    pressure vents for the West Coast.

    When they stopped; beware California! Now, we see more vents. Oh
    well, I will avoid another question.

    

    I truly appreciate the dialog. I shall go back into the shadows to
    read your reports.

    

    I gave up installing a seismograph at my home due to time, money and
    age.

    The offer Les LaZar made was very kind. I wanted to jump at it, but
    had to look at my life style.

    I had to decline the offer. I hope someone else can take it up as it
    would be fun to do.

    

    Regards,

    

    Dick Habegger

    Phelan, CA

    

    On 3/13/2011 12:08 AM, Dave Nelson wrote:
    

      Hi Jon, Mark and Dick

      

      For one of the few times  ;)  I would have to agree with
      Jon.  Altho I couldnt state 

      an absolute and utter NO. I would have to say that the possibility
      of  correlation between 

      large quakes and CME's is dubious at best, and I think my chances
      of
      winning the lottery 

      stand far higher probability.  I have been studying quakes and
      solar
      activity for some 40 years 

      now. 

        If there was a correlation then there should be an obvious
      increase in seismic activity during 

      every solar max and a drop off of activity during solar minimum,
      as CME
      increase in size and 

      number then decline.  That just isnt supported by the data.

      when you look at seismic activity even over the last 100 - 200
      yrs. the
      rate of large events doesnt 

      change, regardless of what solar activity is doing.  There is
      still
      on avg 1 x M8+ event / yr and 

      ~ 15 x M7 - 7.9 events/ yr. 

      During the Maunder Minimum, the period roughly spanning 1645 to
      1715 when
      sunspots and 

      therefore CME's were next to non existant the world was still
      shaken by
      many huge and or

      damaging quakes  eg.....

      

      1106
          1638                               St.
Lawrence
          Valley region. US-Canada Bdr

        1202    1645                            Quito,
Ecuador,
        

        1305    1647                            Santiago,
Chile,
        1,000 Dths   

                1662                            Anhwei,
China,
        300,000 Dths  

        0502    1663    2230UT 
          7.0             St.
          Lawrence River, Canada, damage, MMI X

          1205    1664    
                   
          7.3          Ica,
          Peru, Fatalities 400

          NOV     1667                            Shemakha,
Caucasia,
          80,000 Dths

          1708    1668     
                  
          8.0          Anatolia,
          Turkey,  8,000 Dths

        1701    1670                            Cntrl
        Europe

        0406    1679                            Caucasia

        2010    1687              
          8.5          Lima,
          Peru,  600 Dths

          0706    1692                            Jamaica,
Fatalities
          2000 from quake and tsunami

          1101    1693             
          7.5    
                Sicily-Italy area,
          ~60,000 Deaths

          2601    1700            ~9              Cascadia
Subduction
          Zone offshr Oregon, USA, Maj 

                                                  tsunami
crossed
          the Pacific and did damage in Japan

        3112    1703                            Tokyo-Odowara
area,
        Japan, >5,000 Deaths

        MY or JN
        1710                   Algiers

        0302    1716                            Medea,
Algeria, 
        20,000 Dths  

        

        

      During 1989 which was one of the stronger solar max's of
      recent
      times with the largest X class flares 

      ever recorded a couple > X20  there was still only 1 x M8+ that
      year  the M8.2 of Macquarie Island

      (an aside ... that was the first M8 I recorded on my gear, I lived
      ~900km
      to the nth)

      1989 saw only 4 x M7 - 7.9 events  a very quiet year for big
      quakes
      !!!

       Lets take into account a little time lag between CME's hitting
      earth and seismic activity occurring

      1990 was an even quieter year with no events hitting M8 and about
      the
      same # of M7's as 1989

      

      BUT... We mustn't forget you are purporting INSTANT effects as you
      were
      blaming the recent 2-3 weeks 

      of solar activity for a immediate big event!!!!   .... 
      sorry it just doesnt wash

      

      These CME's and flares of the last few weeks have been tiny in
      comparison
      to the big stuff,  the sun only 

      "clearing its throat" 

      

      cheers

      Dave

      

      

      At 06:23 PM 13/03/2011, you wrote:

      
Hi Mark,

        

        Given the number of earthquakes / number of solar flares there
        is no

        correlation at all. Most of the years 2007 to 2011 there where
        few
        to

        none sun spots and even fewer solar flares. That I know because
        I

        monitor the sunspots also for solar flares. You even have longer
        period

        in history known as little ice age where there was few to none
        sun

        spots, even in that period a large earthquakes are known to have

        happened.

        

        This study does not keep up with the facts in this matter. That
        is a

        fact. In fact, I also see that this study is full of errors,
        flaws
        and

        wrong assumsions. It only provies sunspots = earthquakes but
        does
        not

        give a time scale for it and with that removes the data that
        proves
        that

        this study is in fact wrong.

        

        Regards,

        Jón Frímann. 

        

        On sun, 2011-03-13 at 19:33 +1300, Mark Robinson wrote:

        > Jón,

        > 

        >
        http://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0602208
        indicates that solar flares and 

        > earthquakes share very similar distributions but does not
        examine correlation 

        > between the two.

        > 

        > It is easy to theorise that solar flares, which have a
        large magnetic 

        > component, impacting on earth could disturb the big magnet
        in the middle. 

        > Remember that aurora happen at the poles. The deeper an
        earthquake the lower 

        > the frequencies that we see on the surface. Without doing
        any formal analysis, 

        > my own observation is that eigenmode activity often
        precedes large quakes, as 

        > it did in the case of the Japanese event. Similarly impacts
        of CMEs often 

        > precede eigenmode activity.

        > 

        > Dismissing scientific curiosity out of hand does you no
        credit, perhaps you 

        > could cite some references for your arguments. Some
        reasoning might be nice too 

        > especially as I seem to remember you yourself saying many
        similar things here 

        > over the years.

        > 

        > The position that "earthquakes can't be predicted therefore
        anyone who wishes 

        > to explore the possibility is nuts" is closer to religion
        than science.

        > 

        > Mark

        > 

        > 

        > On 13/03/11 18:48, Jón Frímann wrote:

        > > Hi,

        > >

        > > The answer is still no.

        > >

        > > Regards,

        > > Jón Frímann.

        > >

        > > On lau, 2011-03-12 at 21:41 -0800, Dick Habegger
        wrote:

        > >> Thank you for your reply, Jon. I value your
        comments.

        > >>

        > >> However, USGS spent many years in denial that
        there was a relationship

        > >> to earthquakes on the opposite sides of the Earth.

        > >> We, in our HAM Seismic Precursor Net decided that
        there was a relationship.

        > >> Now, Kate Hutton, et al, at JPL have expressed
        this relationship.

        > >> Also, they are warning of a major Earthquake in
        the California region.

        > >> This is a departure of previous comments and
        answers to questions.

        > >> My discussions with Waverly Pearson at Golden, had
        other similar

        > >> comments; especially with the New Madrid Fault.

        > >>

        > >> Also, Jim Berkland was ridiculed with his Dog and
        Cat Reports (missing

        > >> in want-ads).

        > >> And, his idea of Full/New Moon stress triggering
        stress lines.

        > >> Now, these are discussed in many quarters and
        countries.

        > >>

        > >> Therefore, I suggest more thought and study with
        CME's.

        > >> Why is do both happen  I am a believer that there
        is nothing as

        > >> "coincidence". Only the rules have not been
        developed yet.

        > >> I will leave it at that point since I am far below
        the talents of this

        > >> group.

        > >> Just think, the island of Japan moved 8 feet! Try
        that at home, folks!

        > >>

        > >> Dick Habegger

        > >> Phelan, CA

        > >>

        > >> On 3/12/2011 8:12 PM, Jón Frímann wrote:

        > >>> Hi,

        > >>>

        > >>> The answer is no.

        > >>>

        > >>> Regards,

        > >>> Jón Frímann.

        > >>>

        > >>> On lau, 2011-03-12 at 20:07 -0800, Dick
        Habegger wrote:

        > >>>>> AURORAS IN THE USA:  A coronal mass
        ejection (CME) hit Earth's

        > >>>>> magnetic field on March 10th.  The
        impact set off a G1-class

        > >>>>> geomagnetic storm and sent Northern
        Lights rippling over the

        > >>>>> US-Canadian border into states such as
        Wisconsin, Minnesota, and

        > >>>>> Michigan. Sky watchers who hadn't seen
        auroras in years captured

        > >>>>> beautiful photos of green and purple
        streamers.  This is another sign

        > >>>>> that Solar Cycle 24 is heating up. 
        Checkhttp://spaceweather.com  for

        > >>>>> photos and updates.

        > >>>> I have been receiving reports from
        spaceweather.com that the Sun has

        > >>>> been having major sunspot activity lately.
        The same period has seen

        > >>>> major earthquakes on Earth. Is there a
        correlation between the events?

        > >>>>

        > >>>> Dick Habegger

        > >>>> Phelan, CA

        >