On 17 July 2023 a strong earthquake occurred at Neuquen, Argentina at a depth of 181 km. The seismic event occurred at 03:05:12 UTC and had an estimated moment magnitude (Mw) 6.7.
The estimated primary trigger of this seismic event is a convergence of three planetary conjunctions from 15 to 17 July 2023.
On 15 July a planetary conjunction occurred with Mercury, the Sun and Neptune. It was followed early on the 16th by a planetary conjunction with the Sun, Mercury and Mars. At the time of these conjunctions, Earth and Venus were in a near conjunction with Mars and Saturn and their conjunctions were exact on 18 and 20 July. A major earthquake, Mw 7.1 at the Alaska Peninsula, occurred on the 16th, following the Sun-Mercury-Mars conjunction, which was the third conjunction of a near quadruple conjunction with Mars, Mercury, the Sun and Neptune from 15 to 17 July. Earlier, on 13 July, opposing lunar right angles occurred with Mars and Saturn.
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Mercury-Sun-Saturn 2023-07-10, 16:08:06 331°59'07" Mars-Sun-Neptune 2023-07-14, 02:54:55 355°31'48" Mercury-Sun-Neptune 2023-07-15, 21:44:18 355°32'27" Sun-Mercury-Mars 2023-07-16, 02:48:46 176°24'43" Mars-Mercury-Neptune 2023-07-17, 07:44:04 355°37'22" Mars-Venus-Saturn 2023-07-18, 09:19:51 335°48'07" Venus: Mercury-Mars 2023-07-10, 06:02:28 45°00'00" Mercury: Venus-Saturn 2023-07-10, 19:19:53 45°00'00" Sun: Mercury-Earth 2023-07-10, 21:22:26 135°00'00" Venus: Mercury-Saturn 2023-07-12, 06:38:30 135°00'00" Sun: Mercury-Jupiter 2023-07-13, 10:21:51 135°00'00" Mercury: Venus-Jupiter 2023-07-14, 18:22:31 90°00'00" Sun: Venus-Uranus 2023-07-15, 12:27:31 135°00'00" Mercury: Earth-Neptune 2023-07-16, 23:39:21 45°00'00" Mercury: Earth-Mars 2023-07-17, 02:00:50 135°00'00" Earth: Mercury-Jupiter 2023-07-17, 12:41:23 90°00'00" Earth: Mercury-Neptune 2023-07-17, 22:22:12 135°00'00" Sun: Mercury-Uranus 2023-07-18, 02:55:12 135°00'00" Venus: Mercury-Jupiter 2023-07-18, 22:00:41 90°00'00" Mercury: Venus-Mars 2023-07-19, 11:46:10 135°00'00" Sun: Mercury-Venus 2023-07-19, 23:54:52 90°00'00" Earth-Moon-Jupiter 2023-07-11, 19:25:11 40°43'45" Earth-Moon-Uranus 2023-07-12, 16:04:28 51°50'52" Earth-Moon-Sun 2023-07-17, 17:52:17 114°35'19" Earth-Moon-Mercury 2023-07-19, 10:39:21 134°54'13" Earth: Moon-Sun 2023-07-10, 01:03:52 90°00'00" Earth: Moon-Saturn 2023-07-10, 08:32:56 45°00'00" Earth: Moon-Mercury 2023-07-10, 22:25:39 90°00'00" Earth: Moon-Neptune 2023-07-11, 22:21:56 45°00'00" Earth: Moon-Venus 2023-07-13, 00:45:40 90°00'00" Earth: Moon-Mars 2023-07-13, 10:13:32 90°00'00" Earth: Moon-Sun 2023-07-13, 18:27:20 45°00'00" Earth: Moon-Saturn 2023-07-13, 19:29:17 90°00'00" Earth: Moon-Mercury 2023-07-15, 01:56:28 45°00'00" Earth: Moon-Jupiter 2023-07-15, 09:58:22 45°00'00" Earth: Moon-Neptune 2023-07-15, 11:59:30 90°00'00" Earth: Moon-Uranus 2023-07-16, 06:57:28 45°00'00" Earth: Moon-Venus 2023-07-16, 17:55:59 45°00'00" Earth: Moon-Mars 2023-07-17, 06:23:02 45°00'00" Earth: Moon-Saturn 2023-07-17, 11:04:30 135°00'00" Earth: Moon-Jupiter 2023-07-19, 04:23:37 90°00'00" Earth: Moon-Neptune 2023-07-19, 05:20:26 135°00'00"