There is a great deal of difference between astrology and astronomy Graham. Gravity isn't restricted to earth.

Don't worry, all you normal, sane people who know that mr. ring (no capital on purpose, that shows respect) is a fraud, mr. ring has a wee cult of followers who refer to themselves as retards!

They abuse people who don't believe their wonderful leader and all have shocking spelling too! Unfortunately they've hijacked this article, which is what they do on facebook also.

PLEASE, MEDIA, do not give this man or his 'retards' air time, it's what they're screaming out for.

Graham #229, Ken Ring is not an astrologer, he has repeatedly said he has never done anyone's horoscope in his life. As far as I can see Ring uses science and cycles to come up with accurate predictions. Astronomers and geologists also use cycles, but meteorologists and siesmologists do not. Isn't that the problem, that science has stopped looking for truth and has settled for scaremongering because research funding based on alarmism that suits the politicians' taxgrab pays the bills? What is it about the moon and sun and their cycles that is not science?

well the end is high so prehaps we need to build another ark, they didn't listen then and we are no differant,and you know what thats exactly what God predicted a long time ago " as it was in the days of Noah so will it be in the days of the coming of the "Son of Man", we will be marrying, drinking, sinning and not listening,and when the event happens cry "why won't you let us in " gosh that sounds very close to home eh.we are not in control and never have been, but in our conceited pride we think we are the centre of the universe, having just watch space and the shuttle return yesterday we are not, but this earth still looks very wonderful from up there and we shall come through if we simply trust and live by faith,every day and wow its exciting. If we knew all that was going to happen how boring it would be, its the unexpected that adds the spice to life.have a great day and grasp it with both hands and enjoy the unexpected.

I left Christchurch after the 1st quake and Im glad I did. I cant understand why anyone wants to live there anymore in an earthquake region. How about your young families and what can happen to them. I say get out while you have a chance before another big one hits, we never know what time of day or night it will happen. Think about your childrens children, maybe within the next year maybe not... whats the percentage it will happen in the next 50-100 years...100%???

Why can't people realize this isn't a prediction, they are showing statistics based on both the history of our quakes here and world wide. They are not saying on this particular date bend over and kiss your arse good by. Their stats are far more accurate that some idiot who says its going happen on this day and time.

I suffer anxiety and stress from both the quakes and funny thing is I have been following the information on Geonet and have see the stats on how many 3-4-5 MAG AFTERSHOCKS usually follow a earthquake of the magnitudes we have had and they are pretty bang on. In fact if we have gone a few days with out one over 3.0 I start to wonder if maybe we are due another good after shock (not earthquake)

I'm not concerned about the info that the press are putting out there because I have most this information already from their website.

I got in to more of a panic when sitting at my Dr's and seen it come on the morning news the way they made it sound was enough for me to come home and take and anxiety tablet. But once I realize it was information I had already had from Geonet I realized it was just the way the media had portrayed it

how is it The government can find a law that forbids Ken Ring from predicting earthquakes because it is inciting fear but anyyone else who works for the government can say what eva...

Graham #229, you shouldn't try to explain anything to anyone until you know what you are talking about. Moon forces on the planetary surface are significant as shown by the tides. Such stresses are plausible triggers for earthquake fractures. Real scientists have therefore studied earthquake patterns to see if there is a correlation with these gravitational stresses due to moon/sun positions. They have found only a small effect, however it does exist. Your argument was simply an appeal to authority and has nothing to do with science.

I suspect the virulence of the attack on Ken Ring had nothing to do with science either. That is not to say that Ken Ring is "right" - merely that he is likely to be right a little more often than wrong.

I'll try and explain this to the gullible folk who believe Ken Ring. An astrologer says you have 25% chance of getting lung cancer because the moon is in aquarius. A Doctor says you have a 25% chance of getting lung cancer because you smoke. Same prediction, but one is pseudoscience. Try to work out which one.

isnt it funny how ken ring "suggested" the magnitude of a huge earthquake in canterbury that people didnt take much notice and then he gets the shit for it. regarding feb 22nd i read this the day before it happened. and john campbell and gns were putting him down and now they're doing the same thing! what happened to you cannot "forecast / predict" earthquakes?!?