On Sunday (June 23), the moon will reach perigee — the closest point to Earth in the rocky satellite's orbit around the planet. Although some people have suggested that the "supermoon" phenomenon may be associated with increased risk of events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, cause natural disasters and wreak havoc on the tides, but there is scant evidence in support of those claims, NASA assures.
NASA planetary geologist Noah Petro said that while the tides might be slightly higher because of the moon's close approach, it won't make a noticeable difference for the average observer.
Certain prognosticators have moved the goalposts to within 1 or 2 weeks of a "supermoon" to suggest a causal relationship with specific natural disasters.
"Supermoons" that have "Coincided" with Natural Disasters
Devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2004 occurred about two weeks prior to a "supermoon" on Jan. 10, 2005.
"Supermoon" occurred on Jan. 30, 2010, about two weeks after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010.
Catastrophic earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011 occurred about one week prior to the "supermoon" on March 19, 2011
"Supermoon" occurred on Feb. 21, 2011 just before the devastating earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb. 22, 2011.
Additional information 'Weather forecast' channels:
Skywatcher88: Solar Activity Update - AR-1777 Unleashes an M2.9-Flare/CME
SuspiciousObservers: Destabilization Signals, Flooding, M2 Solar Flare and Weather Extremes, Fast Solar Wind and Proton Flux
Perexusrex: Will this Sunday’s supermoon bring another damaging quake? Due to another CME and other solar activity upon the sun, when combined with Sunday’s "supermoon", an earthquake watch of 7.0 or greater magnitude is in effect from now until June 25th, 2013.
The moon does obviously have an influence on the Earth. space.com , astropro.com
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