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A means for comparing yearly earthquake counts with the ILS-IPMS polar data is devised. Using it, one finds strong support for the theory of Mansinha and Smylie (1967, 1968) that earthquakes are associated with the free (Chandler) wobble of the earth’s pole. There is some indication, however, that earthquakes, themselves, are not the source of wobble excitation but are, instead, a parallel effect.
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Myerson, R.J. (1970). Evidence for Association of Earthquakes with the Chandler Wobble, Using Long Term Polar Data of the ILS-IPMS. In: Mansinha, L., Smylie, D.E., Beck, A.E. (eds) Earthquake Displacement Fields and the Rotation of the Earth. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3308-4_15
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