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Study of seismic activity during the ascending and descending phases of solar activity

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The study of the solar cycle and geomagnetic index associated with the seismic activity from the year 1901 to the end of 2015 has been done for an area that covers the majority of China and its bordering countries. Data of sunspot number, solar wind speed, daily storm time index and earthquake number are collected from NOAA, NASA, WDC, OMNI and USGS databases and websites. The earthquakes are classified into small (M < 5) and large (M ≥ 5) magnitudes (in Richter scale). We investigated the variation of earthquake activities with the geomagnetic storm index due to the solar wind. We focused on their variation in the ascending and descending phases of solar cycle. From our study, we conclude that there is a correlation between the phases’ geomagnetic index and solar wind speed. We have also suggested that there is a certain degree of correlation between solar activity and seismicity in these phases. For every solar cycle, we find that there is a trend for earthquakes to occur in greater numbers during the descending phase. This can be explained by the increment in the solar wind speed and geomagnetic storm index during this phase.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to express thanks to USGS, NOAA, NASA, WDC Japan. The co-author Zamri Z. Abidin would also like to acknowledge the University of Malaya HIR grant UM.S/625/3/HIR/28 for their funding. We would also like to thank Mohamad Huzaimy Jusoh from Universiti Teknology MARA (Malaysia) and Bijan Nikouravan for their invaluable contributions.

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    Indriani Sukma & Zamri Zainal Abidin

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Sukma, I., Abidin, Z.Z. Study of seismic activity during the ascending and descending phases of solar activity. Indian J Phys 91, 595–606 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-016-0943-5

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