If I expressed my first reactionary thought, I might get banned again..... ;)

But seriously...

How many large quakes are there without such alignments?

How many alignments are there without such large quakes?

But we don't even have to figure out those answers as the premise (gravitational influence) is flawed to begin with.

Finally, using Roger's data posted:

http://www.earthwaves.org/wwwboard/messages/100146.html

I calculate the odds of a mag 7 quake or larger in a 14 day span as better than even (.561) so if a quake does happen, it doesn't prove much. Flip a coin enough times, you'll get ten heads in a row.

Brian