In other, potentially civilization-saving news, NSF-affiliated scientists are rolling out the first system that may help predict coronal mass ejections and other solar stormsone-to-four days in advance. Would power companies be foresightful enough to shut down the grid for a few days in the instance of a truly major solar storm? We can only hope so.
To search for science on the connection between solar storms and earthquakes, seehere. However, I doubt earthquakes are what we should be worried about. Still, did you know that geomagnetic storms and earthquakes have actually been linked?
 http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2011/02/geomagnetic-storm-in-progress/