Tidal Stress Triggering Earthquakes Case Study The Eastern Part of the Indian Ocean

Seismological studies indicate that almost all earthquakes occurrence are attributed to tectonic stresses. On the other hand, Earth tides represent the largest periodic stress variations within the Earth’s crust and deep layers. Although, the amplitude of the tidal stress is small compared to the tectonic stresses, tidal stress rate is comparable or even higher than the tectonic stress rate (Dieter Emter, 1997). This high rate tidal stress ma