Was the Japanese Earthquake Caused by HAARP?

A number of sites on the web have suggest a connection between the HAARP array and the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.   Here’s a brief rundown of what they have to say:

The Urban Intelligence Blog points to colorful displays in the night skies prior to the quake.  They claim that these  are “lights that HAARP experts have confirmed are caused by electromagnetic disturbance coming down from the ionosphere”.   They also link to the video below that claims earthquake threats have been leveled against Japan in the past.  Threats which involved HAARP:

Ben Fulfold the maker of that video above reinforced the connection to the recent earthquake on his site, stating:

The horrific earthquake weapon attack on Japan, resulting in 10 meter tsunamis along much of Japan’s coast line came from rogue elements of the U.S. government located in underground bases in New Mexico and Nevada, according to pentagon and CIA sources.

The next target will be the New Madrid fault line in the South-Western United States, according to threats originating from the Nazi George Bush Senior faction of the U.S. government.

The United States is supposed to be an ally of Japan, we demand that you immediately send men with tanks and guns to take these bases and arrest these genocidal rogues. You know who they are and you know where they are, you must act or your own people will be next.

Fulfold’s claims might be a bit more convincing if they weren’t wrapped in unrelated conspiracy language.

News Worldwide purports to have sources within the HAARP project.   They state:

Military insiders say that H.A.A.R.P. scientist were over joyed when the direct hit of harmonic waves that hit the cost of Japan that triggered a 8.9 Richter scale earthquake causing a devastating  tsunami Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC . Many at the H.A.A.R.P project are still celebrating there new global weapon system that can deliver anything from adverse weather conditions to hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes, and even manipulating human minds. The source said that they now control all all electromagnetic wave lengths and this latest test further proves that one global hidden dictator can now dominate the world. The source would not comment on who this was. He also stated that the next target will be the center earth. If this test is successful they hope to explode the earth completely unless all demands are met with all countries. Apparently something more is going on behind the scenes. The source would not comment any further why Japan was a target.

And Above Top Secret offers a series of “induction magnetometer” images which a poster claims are evidence of HAARP activity on March 11, 2011.  You can view them here.  But no expert has yet explained these images in any meaningful way.

So what does this all amount to?  In short, not much.  We have some claims and some unclear but potentially suggestive data.  We’re not saying HAARP wasn’t involved.  But nothing we’ve seen so far makes a clear case for a connection.

If you see this differently, offer your thoughts in the comments section.  We’d be especially interested in anyone who can explain the “induction magnetometer” readings to us.