Supermoon on March 19 may cause earthquake, natural calamities ?

It would be most beautiful moon tonight in almost last 20 years as it would be most closest to Earth in those years, but would there be any dark side of it. Some believe that it may cause massive earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, natural calamities and apocalypse in Japan is just the trailer of what it can do.

Supermoon which is also called as lunar perigee in more scientific way takes places when the moon reaches its absolute closest point to Earth and this would take place on 19 March when it will be just 221,567 miles away from our planet.

Supermoons took place in the past i.e. 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005 also brought some extreme changes in the weather conditions but it is yet to be ascertained any co-relation with the sudden change in the weather and Supermoon.

Experts on the other hand hold different view and declare this as no more than utter nonsense. Dr David Harland, space historian and author, said, "It's possible that the moon may be a kilometre or two closer to Earth than normal at a perigee, but it's an utterly insignificant event."

Professor George Helffrich, a seismologist at the University of Bristol was equally dismissive.

"Complete nonsense. The moon has no significant effect on earthquake triggering. If the moon triggers "big" earthquakes, it would trigger the many of millions of times more "small" earthquakes that happen daily. There is no time dependence of those; hence no moon effect," he said.

The question rises, Was that just a coincidence when the devastating Japanese tsunami happened just after 2 days of online warnings about Supermoon which may cause disasters? Is there no relation between the movement of Moon and natural calamities on Earth ?

Relation or not, one things would be certain tonight and that is Moon would be 10% bigger and at its best scenic beauty to bring the sheer treat to the human eyes.