1946 Aleutian Island earthquake tsunami [Tsunami]

[Jim Eshelman]

Hawaii's deadliest natural disaster was the tsunami from the 1946 Aleutian Island earthquake. In the islands, it is called the April's Fool Day Tsunami.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Aleu ... earthquake

The 8.6M quake was April 1, 1946, 12:29:01 UT, 53N29'31'', 162W49'55''. A Pacific-wide tsunami resulted. It reached Kauai, HI 4.5 hours after the quake (thus approx. 17:00 UT = 6:30 HST). Waves were as high as 130 feet. 159 people died in Hawaii. [I'm using Kilauea, on the north shore of Kauai. Pretty much any place on the island would do.]

The tsunami hit Hawaii as a Venus-Jupiter opposition, mundane square Saturn, crossed the angles, with Mars nearby and a tide-intensifying New Moon.

NOTE: Hilo, HI had the most casualties. However, Kauai is the "first landfall" equivalent, and shows the event dramatically. The wave hit Hilo 4.9 hours after the quake, which would be about 17:24 UT (6:54 AM HST). Kilauea is 22N13 159W24; Hilo is 19N44 155W05.

Year: Capsolar (Dormant.) Moon-Uranus conj. (1°45')

Year: Cansolar {+3}
Saturn on MC (1°33')
Moon on Asc (2°46')
Sun more widely foreground
-- Moon-Venus op. 0°46' PVP
-- Moon-Saturn op. 2°19' PVP
-- Venus-Saturn conj. 3°05' PVP
-- -- -- Saturn is 0°10' before Vx, closest of the three

Bridge {+2}
t. Saturn conj. Cansolar MC or sq. Asc 2/9-4/29
Event window: Feb 9 to Apr 29

Month: Caplunar {+2}
Venus sq. Asc (0°14')
Saturn on Dsc (1°33')
Mars on Dsc (1°53')
-- Ma/Sa on Dsc (0°10')
-- Mars-Saturn conj. (1°58')
-- Venus-Saturn sq. (1°27')
-- Venus-Mars sq. (0°31')
Moon & Jupiter widely foreground
-- Moon-Mars op. (3°32' in mundo)
-- Moon-Jupiter sq. (0°33')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian {-2}
(I have scored this poorly for the disaster, but it might be exactly right for the tsunami.)
p. MC conj. s. Sun (1°47'), conj. p. Sun (1°34'); sq. s. Jupiter (0°27'), t. Jupiter (1°51'), sq. t. Venus (0°07')
-- t. Venus op. s. Jupiter

Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits {+2}
p. MC op. s. Neptune (0°49')
p Asc sq. t Sun (1°58')
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t. Saturn conj. s. MC (0°53'), sq. Asc 0°52'

[Jim Eshelman]

That was for the tsunami. Let's do the same for the earthquake itself (at the Aleutians location).

Magnitude 8.6. April 1, 1946, 12:29:01 UT, 53N29.4, 162W55.8. Casualties included 5 lighthouse keepers on Unimak Island (Alaska) and 173 in Hawaii (in Hilo), with 163 other injuries. $26 million in damages (= $363 million in 2019). The consequences in Alaska, though, were quite small, so I think this is only a serious event for Hawaii (as a tsunami), not for Alaska (as a quake).

Year: Capsolar {+2}
Pluto sq. MC 0°26'
Mercury on Asc 3°44'
Venus & Saturn very widely foreground
-- Venus-Saturn op. 0°08' in mundo
-- Venus conj. non-foreground Sun 1°06' in mundo
-- Saturn op. non-foreground Sun 1°13' in mundo
-- Mercury sq. non-foreground Neptune 1°10'
-- Saturn conj. non-foreground Mars 1°45'
-- Venus op. non-foreground Mars 3°17'
Moon-Uranus conj. (0°12' in mundo)

Bridge {+1}
t Pluto sq. Capsolar MC January 14 to September 15

Month: Caplunar {-1}
(Scored as an earthquake, poor; but it might fit the tsunami exactly)
Moon on EP 0°56'
Jupiter & Uranus widely foreground
-- Jupiter-Uranus sq. 1°25' in mundo
-- Moon-Jupiter sq. 0°33'
Moon-Mars op. 1°28' in mundo

Day: Capsolar Quotidian {+2}
(Mixed = 0 unless the Venus-Jupiter counts for the tsunami)
p MC op. s Mars 0°43', op. s Saturn 1°02', op. t Mars 0°40' conj. s Sun 1°43'
-- s Sun-Mars op. 1°00'
p EP conj. t Venus 0°00', op. s Jupiter 1°18'
-- t Venus op. s Jupiter 0°33'
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t Pluto sq. s MC 1°03'
t Mercury sq. s Asc 1°59'
t Moon sq. s Asc 0°11'

Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits {0}
p MC conj. t Mercury +0°39', conj. t Moon -1°10' (midpoint 0°16')
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t Sun conj. s Dsc 0°46'