THE EVENT
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami is given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, South Asian tsunami, Indonesian tsunami, and Boxing Day tsunami.
The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (98 ft) high.[5] It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
With a magnitude of Mw 9.1–9.3, it is the third largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. The earthquake had the longest duration of faulting ever observed, between 8.3 and 10 minutes. It caused the entire planet to vibrate as much as 1 centimeter (0.4 inches)[6] and triggered other earthquakes as far away as Alaska.[7] Its epicenter was between Simeulue and mainland Indonesia.[8] The plight of the affected people and countries prompted a worldwide humanitarian response. In all, the worldwide community donated more than $14 billion (2004 U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid.[9]
ASTROLOGICAL ANALYSIS of the Planetary Alignments
In Rasi:
Saturn is at 1 degree Cancer (which is a watery sign) and about to transit over into Gemini.
When Saturn is at the edge of any rasi, calamities happen for sure depending on the nature of the rasi concerned.
Pluto in Scorpio, in conjunction with Mars is also with Venus and Mercury. While Scorpio being a watery sign is the Eighth house of the Zodiac which signifies Mysteries and Untoward events, this bunching of planets in it signifies Calamities related to Oceans and seas.
It was a Full moon day and Moon was in 90% opposition to Mercury at the time of the event. These are the conditions for occurrences of Earth quakes as per previous researches on the most probable time of occurrences of Earth quakes. The time is definitely congenial for earth quakes, keeping in view both the precursory conditions being satisfied.
In Khavedamsa (D40):
This chart shows the Auspicious and Inauspicious events
Rahu/Ketu, Pluto, Neptune are all in close conjunction around the Galactic centre (GC) and in opposition to Mars-Moon conjunction in Gemini. Close conjunction of planets along with Rahu/Ketu around the GC in conjunction to other planets signify catastrophic, mystic events. Moreover, involvement of Neptune (Oceans) and Pluto (Death) in the conjunction and in opposition to Mars clearly shows violent death originating from the Oceans.
Here in this chart too Saturn is in a watery sign and that too in the mysterious Scorpio
