TITLE:
South Atlantic Anomaly Seasonal Seismicity during Two Solar Cycles
AUTHORS:
Marilia Hagen, Anibal Azevedo
KEYWORDS:
South Atlantic Anomaly, Solar Cycles, Seasons, Earthquakes
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Earthquake Research,
Vol.9 No.4,
July
29,
2020
ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of Solar cycles and season fluctuations on earthquakes, in a location named South Atlantic anomaly. The area used herein is delimited 0N, ?50S, 40E, ?90W, and is the region with the Earth’s lowest magnetic field, which allows a higher number of ionized particles to reach the ionosphere. The period chosen is 1996-2018, comprising two Solar Cycles and the respective solar maxima in 2000 and 2014. The first results pointed out that occurrences of swarm location depending from the depth search. Shallow earthquakes developed swarms near the shorelines and deep depth inland. A mathematical model was developed to statistically evaluate the changes in the earthquakes increases. The outcome resolutions showed Summer and Fall are the most important seasons for tremors in this region. The period analyzed have an extended solar minimum occurred 2003-2010, we analyzed the evolution of earthquakes occurrences under the South Atlantic anomaly.