Earthquakes and the Moon

At http://chiefio.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/1866-odd-coincidence/ … in 1866 the winter solstice coincided with a Full Moon and the Moon was also at perigree – its closest point to the Earth. EM Smith then lists a succession of earthquakes around the world – all in 1866, and then adds a few volcanoes to the brew. Might mean nothing at all – might mean something important. Same goes for a piece at http://news.discovery.com/history/bronze-age-calendar-120330.html … did the ancient Danes have a lunar and solar calendar. Some major claims being made of a horse trailing a sun disc on four wheels.