Solid earth tides

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Solid earth tides are similar to the tides of the ocean, they are caused by the gravitational force exerted by the sun and moon, although the distortion of the earth is much less (about 30cm a day) due to the resistance of rocks. The patterns that the solid earth follow are much simpler than water based tides.