"Planetary engineering" or geological coincidences? Refuting Frank Hoogrbetts' claims about the 2026 earthquakes

"Planetary engineering" or geological coincidences? Refuting Frank Hoogrbetts' claims about the 2026 earthquakes

Between warnings of a devastating earthquake in Peru and scientists' denials: Do the planets control Earth's fate?  The name of the controversial Dutch seismologist, Frank Hoogerbeets, has once again taken center stage in the digital world as 2026 begins, sparking a new round of debate that blends rare astronomical phenomena with human anxieties about natural disasters. While the world views space as a beautiful canvas, Hoogerbeets sees it as a "time clock" warning of imminent earthquakes. The Astronomical Scene: Planetary Alignment Under the Microscope On Sunday evening, January 18, Hoogerbeets published an image documenting a rare alignment of a group of planets—Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter—in direct conjunction with Earth, the Sun, and the Moon. This scene, which he describes as "the grand geometry of the planets," is not merely an optical phenomenon for him, but a dynamic indicator that he claims directly affects Earth's crust due to the interacti…