We are all familiar with the 11 year solar cycle. There are also longer cycles and the next longer cycle is the Wolf-Gleissberg 100 year solar cycle.
Currently we are in the solar minma of the 11 year cycle.
However, we are also in the minima of the longer Wolf-Gleissberg solar cycle.
So what happens in a solar minima that will be compounded creating a larger earthquake?
the trigger can be found in the solar x ray flux cycle that occurs in minima.
You can see how exaggerated the spike of x ray is during the minima. When both the 11 year cycle and the 100 year cycle both compound earthquakes will be more pronounced.