Hi Roger Musson, and thanks for coming back.

In an earlier post, you were the one who stated that Cameroon has more lightning than anywhere in the world. I still have not found information to back the statement, but it is in line with what I suggested. More lightning, less earthquakes.

I have never suggested that anyone's work should be chucked out. The only way that should happen is if a theory is proven to be incorrect.

I am surely not the only one to think that earthquakes are poorly understood. People discussing subjects like quiescence hypothisis, seismic gap theory, mogi's donut, earthquake clouds, animals and magnetite and all kinds of other theories and precursor activity, must also think they are not very well understood.

My suggestion is that this idea as well as others should be investigated since it IS possible that current theories are wrong. Remember that they are just theories, sometimes presented as facts.

How much does a plate creep in one direction, that can be a fact if it can be measured. What is the relationship to earthquakes, is still just a theory.

Can you point me in the direction of data that shows both the global distrubution of lightning and the global distribution of earthquakes, or should I just trust your opinion?

Did your colleagues also find the conductivity and gas at Lake Nyos unusual?