I think, that with any triggering cause, there has to be sufficient strain built up in an area before there will be a quake. Maybe the use of instrumentation such as GPS or strainmenters, etc, can help detect such stresses.

I think that these 'triggered quakes' (if we can call them that) from CME's are quakes that would have happened anyway at some point but were 'quickened' by the electromagnetic energy.

I just think the odds for a larger quake increase under those conditions.

Or - does anyone think the geomagnetic influence can increase the size or the earthquake? Does it somehow reduce the friction on the fault plane?

Canie