Topic 53 of 99: Earth and Sun Digest
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Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 1 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 2, 2001 (17:07) * 169 lines
Earth and Sun Digest for August 2, 2001
published free on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon
For those in fear of the End Times, a weekly look at the facts
".. a great earthquake, and a tenth of (Jerusalem) fell..." Revelation 11:13 (NRSV)
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables below)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wed--18; quakes of 6M or greater: 6.5M Aegean Islands, 6.5 Alaska
California earthquakes in past week--477
(see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Seismicity/message/429 )
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Mexico, Ecuador, Italy
Sunspot No. High--115 on 26 July
Geomagnetic A-Index High--22 on 25 July, 23 on 31 July
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Moon for August
4 full, 5 apogee, 12 last quarter, 19 new, 19 perigee, 25 first quarter
The apogee of the moon is on 5 August (252,444 miles far), while the perigee (221,927 miles near) is on 19 August.
The Perseid meteor shower peaks 12 and 13 August under the last quarter moon. Best viewing to see its spectacular fireballs is a
couple hours before dawn. The Kappa Cygnid shower with its slower meteors with yellowish tails peaks 17 August with the new
moon.
Dramatic color images from satellite of Kilauea's lava tubes are at:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images. php3?img_id=5025
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
Blue is mainland, Green is an island.
All ash elevations are in km above sea level.
Ash elevations of 5 mi/8 km are highlighted in red.
United States, Hawaii, KILAUEA, summit elev. 1222 m
small-to-moderate levels of lava entered the ocean
Montserrat, West Indies, SOUFRIÈRE HILLS, summit elev. 1052 m
ash increased during 27 July through 29 July, to below 6 km;
see SPECIAL REPORT
Mexico, POPOCATEPETL, summit elev. 5426 m
Several small-to-moderate emissions of steam, gas, and small amounts of ash, on 24 July ash to 10.9 km
Ecuador, TUNGURAHUA, summit elev. 5023 m
Several small-to-moderate eruptions, ash on 25 July to 9 km
Japan, Ryukyu Islands:
KIKAI [SATSUMA-IWO-JIMA], summit elev. 717 m
ash fell during 19-21 July
SUWANOSE-JIMA, summit elev. 799 m
on 26 July ash to 1.3 km above the crater
Russia, Kamchatka,
BEZYMIANNY, summit elev. 2882 m
on 27 July an extrusive process at lava dome, on 23 and 24 July gas-and-steam to 3.6 km
SHIVELUCH, summit elevation 3283 m
Gas-and-steam plumes to 7 km
Philippines, Luzon, MAYON, summit elev. 2462 m
during 27-31 July occasional short-lived ash emissions
Italy, Sicily, ETNA, summit elev. 3315 m
eruptions continued, 31 July a cable car base station and a small tourist shop destroyed by lava, near-continuous ashfall south of
volcano, including town of Catania, highest cloud rising 8 km
EARTH
FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater
per U. S. Geological Survey:
(6.0 or greater are highlighted in red.), Others are
Japan Region, South Pacific,
DATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG Q COMMENTS
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss deg. deg. km
01/07/26 00:21:37 39.08N 24.33E 10.0 6.5M A AEGEAN SEA
01/07/26 00:34:56 38.94N 24.26E 10.0 5.0M A AEGEAN SEA
01/07/26 02:06:35 38.93N 24.31E 10.0 5.0M B AEGEAN SEA
01/07/26 02:09:48 38.92N 24.27E 10.0 5.0M A AEGEAN SEA
01/07/27 22:42:31 17.26S 72.51W 33.0 5.0M A NEAR COAST OF PERU
01/07/28 07:32:43 59.06N 155.12W 138.9 6.5M A SOUTHERN ALASKA
01/07/30 00:15:00 6.19S 152.95E 33.0 5.3M A NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
01/07/30 04:34:43 4.07S 103.94W 10.0 5.2M A CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
01/07/30 19:50:09 3.30S 12.22W 10.0 5.2M A NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
01/07/30 21:56:18 4.23S 102.10E 33.0 5.0M B SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA
01/07/31 06:57:40 17.75S 178.81W 564.5 5.3M A FIJI ISLANDS REGION
01/07/31 09:43:14 5.28S 103.18E 33.0 5.5M A SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA
01/07/31 12:24:04 51.18N 179.39E 33.0 5.3M A RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
01/07/31 15:08:04 15.12S 174.73W 33.0 5.0M B TONGA ISLANDS
01/07/31 15:11:18 1.57N 126.32E 33.0 5.8M A NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA
01/07/31 22:22:22 26.90S 26.68E 10.0 5.1M B SOUTH AFRICA
01/08/01 03:00:16 34.92S 71.91W 33.0 5.0M B NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
01/08/01 09:20:08 71.11N 12.88W 10.0 5.0M A JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION
Note: A degree of latitude is about 69 miles. A degree of longitude falls to 0 mi at the poles.
United States Quakes 3.0 and greater:
01/07/26 05:26:44 35.94N 83.57W 5.0 3.2M A EASTERN TENNESSEE
01/07/26 15:56:46 53.54N 163.79W 33.0 4.8M A UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
01/07/28 01:09:28 36.05N 117.87W 2.7 3.7M CALIF-NEVADA BDR REG
01/07/28 07:32:43 59.06N 155.12W 138.9 6.5M A SOUTHERN ALASKA
01/07/29 19:50:23 56.67N 152.95W 33.0 4.5M A KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
01/07/30 23:34:17 36.05N 117.88W 2.9 3.7M CALIF-NEVADA BDR REG
01/07/31 00:47:34 36.05N 117.88W 3.3 3.5M CALIF-NEVADA BDR REG
01/07/31 01:38:11 47.73N 117.45W 0.4 3.2M WASHINGTON
01/07/31 12:24:04 51.18N 179.39E 33.0 5.3M A RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
01/07/31 12:39:45 50.99N 179.33E 33.0 4.8M A RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
01/07/31 12:58:48 50.91N 179.42E 33.0 4.7M A RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
01/08/01 10:04:09 57.56N 155.30W 61.3 4.1M A ALASKA PENINSULA
01/08/01 16:19:37 49.39N 127.88W 10.0 4.4M A VANCOUVER ISL, CANADA REGION
SPECIAL REPORTS (3)
Montserrat's Rainy Eruption of 29 July
A torrential rainstorm in the West Indies blinded the eyes of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory during the eruption of Soufriere
Hills volcano, but the scars were too great to miss. They put it all together at
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/gvn/world/gvn00041.htm
The East Coast Fireball of 23 July
NASA has a special report on the widely seen fireball, entitled, "Meteorites Don't Pop Corn". Check it out by clicking on
http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast27jul_1.htm
Monthly Summary of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude
in the World, per United States Geological Survey Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
June 1 11 12 12 3 3 3 22 10 with one 7M, one 8M
July 2 10 12 7 5 9 8 9 10 with one 7M
August 2 14 16 6 7 8 9 12, two 7M's
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (66)
Note: ( ) means the data is incomplete.
SUN
Sunspot numbers for the past week:
7/25 26 27 28 29 30 31 8/1
96 115 96 88 59 64 85 108
Planetary geomagnetic A Indices for same period:
22 14 9 5 8 9 23 12
"How long will the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither? For the wickedness of those who live in it the animals and the
birds are swept away, and because people said, '(God) is blind to our ways.'" Jeremiah 12:4
For additional references, click on
.. http://quake.usgs.gov/
Volcanic ash advisory reports and maps are available at:
.. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
The Global Volcanism Network home page is at
.. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/gvn/notices.htm
Current events in our solar system are available at
.. http://www.spaceweather.com
Moon perigees and apogees are courtesy of
.. www.astronomy.com
Donald J. Boon, editor, pijskk24a@prodigy.net
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 2 of 85: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Aug 9, 2001 (17:58) * 1 lines
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Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 3 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Aug 13, 2001 (18:03) * 166 lines
Donald, I am afraid I would have to post your Earth and Sun Digest line by line with commands in,<> brackets to have it come out the way you send it to me, but it is still worthwhile having it. I had no trouble following the tables once I read the top line. Thanks! (I was not ignoring you, I simply could not post this till now.) Now I await the next one or go snitch it from world Seismology.
Earth and Sun Digest for August 9, 2001
published free on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon
For those in fear of the End Times, a weekly look at the facts
For those in fear of the End Times, a weekly look at the facts
focused with this observation on the "fives":
FIVE quakes of 5.x magnitude in FIVE Days
can cause a volcano to erupt ash FIVE miles
to the jet streams, where it can circle the globe in FIVE days.
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables below)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wed--12; quakes of 6M or greater: 6.2 in Russia (Kamchatka), 6.5 in southern Pacific
Ocean
California earthquakes in past week--298
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Montserrat (West Indies), Ecuador, Russia (Kamchatka)
Sunspot No. High--213 on 5 August
Geomagnetic A-Index High--23 on 5 August, 21 on 6 August
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Moon for August
4 full, 5 apogee, 12 last quarter, 19 new, 19 perigee, 25 first quarter
The perigee of the moon (221,927 miles near) is on 19 August.
The Perseid meteor shower peaks 12 and 13 August under the last quarter moon Best viewing to see its spectacular fireballs
is a couple hours before dawn. The Kappa Cygnid shower with its slower meteors with yellowish tails peaks 17 August with
the New Moon.
According to Earthweek, Damascus, Syria, a city of over two million population, can deliver running water to its citizens
only four hours a day because ancient sources have dried up.
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
Blue is mainland, Green is an island.
All ash elevations are in km above sea level.
Ash elevations of 5 mi/8 km are highlighted in red.
United States, Hawaii, KILAUEA, summit elev. 1222 m
moderate amounts of lava flow into the sea
Montserrat, West Indies, SOUFRIÈRE HILLS, summit elev. 1052 m
on 4 August ash up in two different directions, to 4.6 km and NW; to 9.7 km and NE
Mexico, POPOCATEPETL, summit elev. 5426 m
several small emissions of steam, gas, and small amounts of ash
Ecuador, TUNGURAHUA, summit elev. 5023 m
during 2-3 August continuous ash emission, large ash eruptions on 5 August to 12.5 km and 8 August to 8 km
Russia, Kamchatka,
BEZYMIANNY, summit elev. 2882 m
on 7 August ash 10 km
SHIVELUCH, summit elevation 3283 m
on the night of 1 August ash fell 46 km from the volcano.
Philippines, Luzon, MAYON, summit elev. 2462 m
during 1-4 August ejection of lava fragments to 100 m above the rim.
Italy, Sicily, ETNA, summit elev. 3315 m
around 1 August to 5.5 km, during 2-5 August international airport in Catania closed for the fourth time due to ash
EARTH
FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater
per U. S. Geological Survey:
(6.0 or greater are highlighted in red.), Others are Japan Region, South Pacific.
DATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG Q COMMENTS
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss deg. deg. km
01/08/02 08:45:25 9.17S 122.06E 33.0 5.0M B SAVU SEA
01/08/02 23:41:07 56.37N 163.64E 26.9 6.2M A NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
01/08/04 01:44:53 2.83N 126.95E 33.0 5.8M A NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA
01/08/04 18:55:08 15.85N 147.43E 33.0 5.2M A MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
01/08/05 05:16:16 12.24N 93.37E 96.0 5.6M A ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
01/08/05 11:58:05 10.95S 165.03E 33.0 5.1M B SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
01/08/06 03:52:59 55.59S 123.16W 10.0 6.5M A SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
01/08/06 04:53:13 47.23N 142.81E 10.0 5.0M A SAKHALIN ISLAND, RUSSIA
01/08/06 07:55:24 2.13N 128.50E 233.9 5.1M A HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
01/08/06 17:08:45 8.48S 74.84W 137.3 5.5M A PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION
01/08/07 03:22:34 8.61S 113.81E 75.8 5.7M A JAWA, INDONESIA
01/08/08 13:08:03 10.86S 165.41E 33.0 5.4M A SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
01/08/09 02:06:59 14.36S 72.63W 33.0 5.5M A CENTRAL PERU
01/08/09 03:33:44 18.07S 69.21W 112.7 5.5M A NORTHERN CHILE
01/08/09 13:08:36 51.45N 178.09W 33.0 5.2M A ANDREANOF ISL, ALEUTIAN IS.
01/08/09 13:20:17 7.33S 120.72E 33.0 5.2M A FLORES SEA
Note: A degree of latitude is about 69 miles. A degree of longitude falls to 0 miles at the North and South poles.
United States Quakes 3.0 and greater:
01/08/01 16:19:37 49.39N 127.88W 10.0 4.4M A VANCOUVER ISL, CANADA REGION
01/08/02 16:21:18 37.22N 117.79W 10.1 3.7M CALIF-NEVADA BDR REG
01/08/04 01:13:25 34.29N 93.21W 5.0 3.2M D ARKANSAS
01/08/04 19:05:55 35.73N 118.47W 4.5 3.2M CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
01/08/05 10:13:44 44.27N 129.28W 10.0 4.6M A OFF COAST OF OREGON
01/08/05 11:11:44 50.53N 129.72W 10.0 4.5M A VANCOUVER ISL, CANADA REGION
01/08/06 21:40:50 50.28N 178.88W 33.0 4.3M C ANDREANOF ISL, ALEUTIAN IS.
01/08/07 16:52:54 32.11N 116.42W 7.0 3.5M CALIF.-BAJA CALIF. BDR
01/08/09 13:08:36 51.45N 178.09W 33.0 5.2M A ANDREANOF ISL, ALEUTIAN IS.
SPECIAL REPORTS (2)
The Ash of Tungurahua
The Earth and Sun Digest has documented the weekly high eruptions of Mount Tungurahua in Ecuador since at least April.
What happens to this ash? The Global Volcanism Program from the Smithsonian archives answers such questions in a
program no longer funded, called "Ask a Volcanologist". Here is the answer to "How high can explosive eruptions go and
how far can the ash be spread?", with pictures and a comment on the effect of ash on global cooling:
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/frequent_que stions/top_101/Eruption/Eruption6.html
The archive is at: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/frequent_questions/top _101/Eruption.html
This report from Tuesday is an example of the distribution of ash after an eruption of Tungurahua to 26,000 feet:
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/gvn/aviation/sab00110.htm
The prevailing winds at the Equator are westerly, so ash from Ecuador and Indonesia goes west over the El Nino eastern
Pacific area, and can affect India, eastern Africa and the Middle East.
Monthly Summary of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude
in the World, per United States Geological Survey Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
June 1 11 12 12 3 3 3 22 10 with one 7M, one 8M
July 2 10 12 7 5 9 8 9 10 with one 7M
August 2 14 16 6 7 8 9 12 (2)
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (67)
Note: ( ) means the data is incomplete.
SUN
Sunspot numbers for the past week:
8/1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
108 113 140 182 214 182 177 191
Planetary geomagnetic A Indices for same period:
12 8 14 9 23 21 13 9
".. a great earthquake, and a tenth of (Jerusalem) fell..." Revelation 11:13 (NRSV)
"How long will the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither? For the wickedness of those who live in it the animals
and the birds are swept away, and because people said, '(God) is blind to our ways.'" Jeremiah 12:4
For additional references, click on
.. http://quake.usgs.gov/
Volcanic ash advisory reports and maps are available at:
.. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
The Global Volcanism Network home page is at
.. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/gvn/notices.htm
Current events in our solar system are available at
.. http://www.spaceweather.com
Moon perigees and apogees are courtesy of
.. www.astronomy.com
Donald J. Boon, editor, pijskk24a@prodigy.net
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 4 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Aug 13, 2001 (18:05) * 1 lines
(At least I got the introduction centered. Next time I will work on colors...) Thanks, Donald, for your hard work. To see how truly spectacular this work of his is, see it in all its glory at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/
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Response 5 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 16, 2001 (14:39) * 72 lines
I will post Dobald Boon's Earth and Sund Digest in the .txt form he sent as an alternative. It contains no tables. If anyone misses them, and can figure them out with the alignments being as they are, I will repost them as intact as I possibly can. Let me know!
Earth and Sun Digest for August 16, 2001
published free on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon
For those in fear of the End Times, a weekly look at the facts
focused with this observation on the "fives":
FIVE quakes of 5.x magnitude in FIVE Days
can cause a volcano to erupt ash FIVE miles
to the jet streams, where it can circle the globe in FIVE days.
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables in full edition)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wed--19; quakes of 6M or greater: 6.4,
Japan
California earthquakes in past week--278
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Ecuador
Sunspot No. High--196 on 12 August
Geomagnetic A-Index High--19 on 13 August
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Moon for August
4 full, 5 apogee, 12 last quarter, 19 new, 19 perigee, 25 first quarter
The perigee of the moon (221,927 miles near) is on 19 August.
Today on www.SpaceWeather.com is this report:
"RADIATION STORM: The flux of high-energy protons around our planet soared
to 1000 times normal at ~0300 UT on August 16th. The ongoing S2-class solar
radiation storm is unusual because it was not triggered by a major flare on
the Earth-facing side of the Sun. Instead, it appears to be the result of a
backside explosion detected by SOHO coronagraphs on August 15th."
The Kappa Cygnid meteor shower has slower meteors with yellowish tails than
the Perseid. It peaks 17 August. The New Moon helps visibility. See
www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
United States, Hawaii, KILAUEA, summit elev. 1222 m
lava continued to enter the ocean
Mexico, POPOCATEPETL, summit elev. 5426 m
small emissions of steam, gas, and small amounts of ash increased, on 9
August an ash cloud rose to 7.6 km
Ecuador, TUNGURAHUA, summit elev. 5023 m
since at least 6 August steam-and-ash clouds to 7.5-11.6 km, on 13 August
ash to 11.6 km and to 10 km
Russia, Kamchatka,
BEZYMIANNY, summit elev. 2882 m
on 7 August ash clouds to 4.9 km
SHIVELUCH, summit elevation 3283 m
Small gas-and-steam plumes rose to 3.5 m
Note 1: There is a map in the El Nino project from NOAA that appears to show
also the effect of volcanic ash distribution. See
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climo.html
Note 2: The last Indonesian report available was to July 15.
The full, color-coded Earth and Sun Digest can be found at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/messages
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Response 6 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 23, 2001 (15:36) * 45 lines
Earth and Sun Digest for August 23, 2001
published free on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon
For those in fear of the End Times, a weekly look at the facts
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables below)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wed--7; quakes of 6M or greater: 7.0M
in New Zealand
California earthquakes in past week--243
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Ecuador
Sunspot No. High--183 on 22 August
Geomagnetic A-Index High--29 on 17 August
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Moon for August
4 full, 5 apogee, 12 last quarter, 19 new, 19 perigee, 25 first quarter
The apogee of the moon (252,482 miles far) is on 1 September, the following
perigee (222,531 miles near) is 16 September.
The major event of the week is a 7.0 magnitude earthquake northeast of New
Zealand, which to date has had 130 aftershocks in the 3 to 5 magnitude
range. The only transglobal quake reported to date is in Kazakhstan, but
quakes in the United States have followed big quakes in New Zealand within
ten days from Hawaii and Alaska to California and Maine. See SPECIAL REPORT
in full report at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/messages
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
The weekly GVP-USGS Weekly Report is not available at press time.
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
from
http://www.epn.edu.ec/~igeo/Vulcanologia/Volcanes/Tungurahua/Informet/inform
et.html, per Smithsonian's Volcano Listserv:
Ecuador, TUNGURAHUA, summit elev. 5023 m
ash to 8 km on 19 August
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Response 7 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 23, 2001 (15:38) * 2 lines
As always, The full, color-coded Earth and Sun Digest can be found at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/messages
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 8 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 30, 2001 (18:21) * 81 lines
Earth and Sun Digest for August 30, 2001
published free on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables in full edition)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wed--19; four quakes of 6M or greater:
6.1M BISMARCK SEA (Papua-New Guinea, 6.0M PANAMA, 6.0M NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA,
Indonesia, 6.0M NORTHERN CHILE
California earthquakes in past week--223
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none
Sunspot No. High--194 on 23 August
Geomagnetic A-Index High--17 on 22 August
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.htm l
Moon for September
1 apogee, 2 full, 10 last quarter, 16 perigee, 17 new, 24 first quarter, 30
another apogee
The apogee of the moon (252,482 miles far) is on 1 September, the following
perigee (222,531 miles near) is 16 September.
The sunspot which unleashed a powerful X5-category solar flare recently has
passed center but can bring more eruptions. A new pair of sunspots yet to
cross center also pose a substantial threat for strong flares. See
www.spaceweather.com
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake northeast of New Zealand on 21 August has
spawned large aftershocks in the past ten days, with the 6M quakes listed in
Week at a Glance. A study of the aftershocks 5M or greater in 1999 following
a series of 6M quakes also north of New Zealand is in Special Reports in
this issue.
On September 12 in Alaska at 3:18 AM local time the moon will eclipse the
planet Jupiter.
Newly discovered Comet Petriew can be seen at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24aug_1.htm
and followed through www.spaceweather.com
It was spotted by an amateur astronomer with a telescope at a star party.
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA, summit elev. 1222 m
lava continued to flow into the ocean
POPOCATÉPETL México, summit elev. 5426 m
small emissions of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash.
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies, summit elev. 1052 m
ash emission on 26 August to 2 km
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador, summit elev. 5023 m
nearly continuous ash emissions since 6 August, on 24 August ash cloud to
7.6 km.
VILLARRICA central Chile, summit elev. 2847 m
on 9, 16, 17, and 21 August volcanic ballistic clasts fell near crater the
crater.
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, summit elev. 3283 m
several small gas-and-steam plumes to a maximum of 5.3 km, pyroclastic flows
on 23 August.
KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia, summit elev. 1784 m
during 30 July-12 August a steam-and-ash plume rose 2.4 km
KERINCI Sumatra, Indonesia, summit elev. 3805 m
on 9 August an ash cloud to 4.5 km
LOKON-EMPUNG northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, summit elev. 1580 m
during 30 July-12 August small ash plumes to 1.9 km
MAKIAN Halmahera, Indonesia, summit elev. 1357 m
reported volcanic activity on 16 August was only a bush fire
MERAPI central Java, Indonesia, summit elev. 2947 m
During 30 July-12 August lava avalanches
Full version of Digest is at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/ and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Seismicity/
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 9 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Sep 5, 2001 (01:47) * 56 lines
From Donald Boon, our Geo-wizard:
All,
Family matters cause me to post the Earth and Sun Digest early this week.
It will be caught up later. The full Digest can be found at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/messages
Here are the leaders:
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables below)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Tuesday--11; two quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.1M NORTH INDIAN OCEAN, 6.3M PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
California earthquakes in past week--254 (Tuesday)
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none
Sunspot No. High--168 on 3 and 4 September
Geomagnetic A-Index High--20 on 4 September
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Moon for September
1 apogee, 2 full, 10 last quarter, 16 perigee, 17 new, 24 first quarter, 30
another apogee
The apogee of the moon (252,482 miles far) is on 1 September, the following
perigee (222,531 miles near) is 16 September.
The Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah, is 18 September.
On September 12 in Alaska at 3:18 AM local time the moon will eclipse the
planet Jupiter.
Newly discovered Comet Petriew can be seen at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24aug_1.htm
and followed through www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from VAAC and KVERT reports.
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
TUNGURAHUA, Ecuador, summit elev. 5023 m
ash to 5.8 on 3 September
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO, Russia, Kamchatka, summit elev. 2447 m
on August 30 and 31 possible short-lived ash explosions to 5.5 km
Stay safe! Donald
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 10 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Sep 11, 2001 (00:09) * 59 lines
Again, my thanks to Donald Boon for supplying this excellent compendium. Please go to the bottom link to see the Digest in its entirety.
Because of vacation but still two 6M quakes, an incomplete early report was
posted. This is the final report for Sept. 6. The complete report is
posted on
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/messages
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary.)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Tuesday--14; two quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.1M NORTH INDIAN OCEAN, 6.3M PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
California earthquakes in past week--254 (Tuesday)
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none
Sunspot No. High--175 on 5 September
Geomagnetic A-Index High--20 on 4 September
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Moon for September
1 apogee, 2 full, 10 last quarter, 16 perigee, 17 new, 24 first quarter, 30
another apogee
The apogee of the moon (252,482 miles far) is on 1 September, the following
perigee (222,531 miles near) is 16 September.
The Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah, is 18 September.
On September 12 in Alaska at 3:18 AM local time the moon will eclipse the
planet Jupiter.
Newly discovered Comet Petriew can be seen at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24aug_1.htm
and followed through www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from VAAC and KVERT reports.
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA, summit elev. 1,22 m
lava continued to enter the sea
POPOCATÉPETL México, summit elev. 5426 m
small emissions of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies, summit elev. 1052 m
new lava dome in the scar produced by the 29 July collapse. small
pyroclastic flows
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador, summit elev. 5023 m
Small amounts of ash, highest ash cloud on 3 September to 5.8 km
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, summit elev. 3283 m
during 24-31 August short-lived explosions, on 30 and 31 to 5.5 km
LOKON-EMPUNG northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, summit elev. 1580 m
on 18 August an ash cloud that rose 800 m above the crater
RABAUL New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, summit elev. 688 m
on 28 August very mild ash eruptions began, and continued to 31 August
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 11 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 13, 2001 (16:16) * 72 lines
Thanks again Donald!
All, here is the abridged version of the digest. The full version can be
viewed at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/message/201
Earth and Sun Digest for September 13, 2001
by Donald J. Boon,
remembering the victims of September 11
"The dome (of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem) fell in an earthquake and
was rebuilt in 1022." The infamous Hakim, the sixth Egyptian Caliph,
996-1021, destroyed the Holy Sepulchre (the Anastasis) in 1010 A.D. The news
of the destruction brought back by pilgrims was one of the causes of the
first Crusade.
from the online New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia.
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--10; two quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.4M IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA, 6.4M FIJI ISLANDS REGION
California earthquakes in past week--241
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--TUNGURAHUA Ecuador
Sunspot No. High--291 on 9 September
Geomagnetic A-Index High--113 on 12 September
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Moon for September
1 apogee, 2 full, 10 last quarter, 16 perigee, 17 new, 24 first quarter, 30
another apogee
The perigee (222,531 miles near) is 16 September.
Several bright coronal mass ejections (CMEs) billowed away from the Sun
during the past 24 hours. Most were not Earth-directed. Earth's
magnetosphere could experience glancing or even direct blows on Sept. 13th
or 14th. See www.spaceweather.com
The Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah, is 18 September.
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm[/url
All ash elevations are in km above sea level.
LOIHI SEAMOUNT Hawaii, USA, summit elev. -980 m
on 10 September earthquake swarm began
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA, summit elev. 1,222 m
lava continued to flow into the ocean
POPOCATÉPETL México, summit elev. 5,426 m
on 9 September steam-and-ash emissions to 6.4 km
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, summit elev. 3,283 m
on 4 September an ash plume to 4.3 km
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies, summit elev. 1,052 m
ash venting at irregular intervals, ash clouds not above 1.5 km
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador, summit elev. 5,023 m
several small-to-moderate eruptions, highest ash cloud on
8 September to 10.5 km
Note: There is a map in the El Nino project from NOAA that appears to show
also the effect of volcanic ash distribution. See
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climo.html
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 12 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 20, 2001 (19:15) * 75 lines
From the estimable Donald Boon:
Here is the abbreviated Digest. The complete edition is available at
World_Volcanism, World_Seismicity, the Prodigy News Community's
Science/Environment BB, and at www.bbmessages.com on its Planet Earth BB.
Earth and Sun Digest for September 20, 2001
published free by Donald J. Boon on Thursdays
remembering the victims of September 11
by quantifying natural phenomena
Historical notes on Jerusalem and its Muslim Dome of the Rock:
"The dome fell in an earthquake and was rebuilt in 1022." The infamous
Hakim, the sixth Egyptian Caliph, 996-1021, destroyed the Holy Sepulchre
(the Anastasis) in 1010 A.D. The news of the destruction brought back by
pilgrims was one of the causes of the first Crusade.
from the online New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia.
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables elsewhere)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--21; three quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.0M VANCOUVER ISL, CANADA, 6.0M TONGA ISLANDS REGION, 6.0M BANDA
SEA
California earthquakes in past week--195
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Ecuador
Sunspot No. High--228 on 12 September
Geomagnetic A-Index High--18 on 13 September
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for September
1 apogee, 2 full, 10 last quarter, 16 perigee, 17 new, 24 first quarter, 30
apogee
The second apogee of the moon (252,144 miles far) in September is the 30th..
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun continue. Most were not
Earth-directed. See www.spaceweather.com
NASA's Deep Space 1 (DS1) probe will plunge into the turbulent coma of
periodic comet Borrelly on Sept. 22nd. Deep Space 1 is too small to see from
Earth. However, amateur astronomers with 10" or larger telescopes can view
the 10th magnitude comet in the morning sky near the bright twin stars of
the constellation Gemini. More at www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
ETNA Sicily, Italy, summit elev. 3,315 m
dense gas clouds
KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia, summit elev. 1,784 m
on 9 September a pyroclastic flow
KERINCI Sumatra, Indonesia, summit elev. 3,805 m
on 9 September ash plumes to 4.3 km
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA, summit elev. 1,222 m
lava continued to flow into the ocean, during 12 and 13 September very
slight deflation
POPOCATÉPETL México, summit elev. 5,426 m
small emissions of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, summit elev. 3,283 m
During 7-14 September several gas-and-ash plumes, the highest 4.5 km, on 12
September ash plume to 4.3 km
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies, summit elev. 1,052 m
ash venting at irregular intervals slightly above the summit
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador, summit elev. 5,023 m
during the week near-summit ash-and-gas emissions, highest ash cloud reached 8 km
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 13 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 2, 2001 (03:12) * 67 lines
Earth and Sun Digest for September 27, 2001
Full Edition at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/message/222
by Donald J. Boon on Thursdays
remembering the victims of September 11
An historical quake in Jerusalem ca 30 A.D.:
"Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the
bottom;
and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened;
and many bodies of the saints which slept arose," Matthew 27:50-52 KJV
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--14; quake of 6M or greater:
6.0M COLOMBIA
California earthquakes in past week--227
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Ecuador
Sunspot No. High--315, 320 on 24, 25 September
Geomagnetic A-Index High--27 on 23 September
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for October
2 full, 10 last quarter, 14 perigee, 16 new, 24 first quarter, 26 apogee
The apogee of the moon (252,144 miles far) is 30 September. The next perigee
is 14 October (224,717 miles)
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun continue, with one X Class flare
that blocks radio transmissions. See www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
IWO-JIMA Volcano Islands, Japan; summit elev. 161 m; on 21 September
seawater rose several ten's of meters above sea level with steam to 100-300
m at two points 50 m apart and 150-200 m from the island's SE coast;
eruption over the next day
KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia; summit elev. 1,784 m
During 10-16 September steam and possibly ash to 2.3 km.
KERINCI Sumatra, Indonesia; summit elev. 3,805 m
during 10-16 September steam plumes to 4.4 km
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m
lava continued to enter the ocean, with more vigorous eastern flow for more
than two weeks. Tiltmeters showed no significant deformation.
KRAKATAU Indonesia; summit elev. 813 m
explosion earthquakes decreased in number during 10-16 September
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
small emissions of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
during 14-21 September several ash clouds, highest 4.4 km
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
vigorous ash venting and low-level ash plumes
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador; summit elev. 5,023 m
during the week several low-level emissions of ash and gas, on 20 September
an ash cloud to 7 km, on 21 September ash to 8 km
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 14 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 5, 2001 (16:06) * 69 lines
Boon's Earth and Sun Digest 10/04/01
Here is the summary section from the Digest. View the full digest in color
at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Volcanism/message/198
Enjoy, and stay safe! Donald
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--13; three quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.4M then 6.2M VANUATU ISLANDS, 6.2M TONGA ISLANDS
California earthquakes in past week--250
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Ecuador, Russia, Mexico
Sunspot No. High--289 on 1 October
Geomagnetic A-Index High--50, 53 on 1, 3 October
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
United States index map for regions
at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/present.html
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for October
2 full, 10 last quarter, 14 perigee, 16 new, 24 first quarter, 26 apogee
The perigee is 14 October (224,717 miles)
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun continue. See
www.spaceweather.com . See also SPECIAL REPORT on Northern Lights.
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev.
3,283 m
on 30 September ash to 9 km with stationary 25-km-diameter ash cloud
centered over the volcano
TALANG Sumatra, Indonesia 00.98°S, 100.68°E; summit elev. 2,896 m
During on 25 September a thick white-brownish plume to 3.2 km
ETNA Sicily, Italy 37.73°N, 15.00°E; summit elev. 3,315 m
on 28 September gas emissions vigorous
KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia 2.47°N, 125.29°E; summit elev.
1,784 m
during 17-23 September white-colored emissions rose 2.3 km, during 24-30
September plumes to 2.2 km
KAVACHI Solomon Islands 9.02°S, 157.95°E; summit elev. -20 m (submarine)
erupted daily during August through mid-September, during August ash to 400
m above sea level
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m
lava flows enter the ocean at a new area on 28 September and by 30 September
a new lava bench and black sand beach form, old lava flows crusted over
MERAPI central Java, Indonesia 7.542°S, 110.442°E; summit elev. 2,947 m
during 17-30 September incandescent lava avalanches
POPOCATÉPETL México 19.02°N, 98.62°W; summit elev. 5,426 m
small emissions of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash, steam to 9.4 km on
26 September
SEMERU Java, Indonesia 8.11°N, 112.92°E; summit elev. 3,676 m
ash plume to 7.7 km on 1 October
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m
periods of vigorous ash venting to 1.6 km
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m
on 24 September ash cloud to 7 km, on 25 September a mushroom-shaped ash
cloud to 10 km, lower portion drifted to the NW, higher fixed
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 15 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 10, 2001 (14:09) * 139 lines
Earth and Sun Digest for October 7, 2001
A special report by Donald J. Boon
placing the world's response to September 11 in natural perspective
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places:
Matthew 24:7 (NRSV)
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Afghanistan, a year in review
A study of earthquakes in Afghanistan since October 2000,
per archives of USGS:
DATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG Q COMMENTS
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss deg. deg. km
00/10/14 13:51:42 36.24N 71.11E 138.3 4.9Mb A AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
00/10/30 22:39:07 37.62N 69.44E 38.3 5.3Mb B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
00/10/31 13:59:34 37.48N 69.50E 44.4 4.8Mb B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
00/12/12 06:49:33 37.76N 70.10E 71.2 4.6Mb B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
00/12/20 13:22:23 36.83N 71.01E 82.7 5.2Mb B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/01/02 16:22:37 36.25N 69.01E 33.0 5.1Mb A HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/02/09 10:34:45 38.81N 70.86E 33.0 4.3M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/02/12 10:21:26 36.54N 70.89E 217.9 4.5M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/02/25 02:21:59 36.44N 70.91E 202.4 6.1M A HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/03/08 20:50:34 36.55N 70.97E 184.6 5.1M A HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/03/22 19:12:15 36.24N 71.03E 106.8 5.0M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/03/29 22:16:15 36.59N 70.63E 223.2 4.2M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/04/04 11:13:25 36.49N 66.23E 14.9 4.9M A HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/04/08 23:05:10 37.14N 70.12E 33.0 4.9M A AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/04/15 13:37:19 35.84N 69.78E 111.3 4.9M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/04/17 05:08:21 36.95N 66.72E 41.6 5.1M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/04/17 06:10:51 37.38N 68.19E 33.0 4.0M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/04/17 11:17:18 36.51N 70.67E 271.9 4.8M A HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/04/18 19:28:59 36.37N 71.22E 105.9 4.5M A AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/04/23 21:10:12 37.62N 70.16E 33.0 4.2M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/05/21 01:24:00 36.44N 70.13E 218.3 4.8M A HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/05/21 22:16:49 36.99N 71.44E 220.0 4.4M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/05/22 09:15:17 36.67N 71.41E 186.7 5.0M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/06/01 14:00:45 35.11N 69.39E 87.3 5.2M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/06/20 20:02:15 36.57N 70.96E 214.9 4.4M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/07/11 23:52:40 37.09N 71.75E 195.7 4.2M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/07/12 02:50:16 37.00N 71.20E 106.4 4.1M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/07/30 20:27:43 36.10N 71.49E 80.6 4.8M A AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/08/14 23:42:54 37.37N 69.52E 33.0 4.0M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/08/26 17:06:21 36.36N 70.65E 187.7 4.0M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/08/27 03:43:44 36.63N 70.89E 218.5 4.4M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/08/28 11:34:32 36.61N 70.78E 195.3 4.5M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/08/28 19:16:18 36.98N 71.40E 99.1 4.7M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/08/30 09:02:52 37.13N 71.46E 103.3 4.2M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG
01/08/30 09:02:52 37.13N 71.46E 103.3 4.2M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01 09 06 00:41:44 36.49N 71.10E 219 4.4 AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/09/30 00:53:29 35.68N 70.62E 33.0 4.1M B HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
01/09/30 11:30:16 36.69N 71.03E 261.5 4.4M A AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
01/10/05 02:37:30 36.32N 71.21E 62.8 4.7M B AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
The perigee is 14 October (224,717 miles near)
The sun finally calmed. See SUN below. www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from current GVN/USGS reports
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
Ash elevations of 5 mi/8 km are highlighted in red.
AVACHINSKY, Russia, Kamachatka; 53o 15'N, 158o 50'E; Elevation 2,751 m
on 4 October a small gas-steam explosion with ash to 3.7 km
FONULEI, Tonga, 18.18S 174W, (Submarine)(approximate location)
Explosive activity by seismogram on 27, 28 and 29 September.
SHEVELUCH, Russia, Kamchatka; 56o 38'N, 161o 19'E; Elevation 2,447 m
at any time with little warning explosions could produce ash plumes as high as 7-10 km; on 1 October ash plumes rose 10k m and 9.5 km,
on 2 October ash plumes rose to 3.5 km, on 5 October a gas and steam plume rose to 2.5 km (only highest daily activity reported)
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m
periods of low level ash venting continue
EARTH
FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater
(more information at http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/ )
(6.0 or greater are highlighted in red.), Others are Japan Region, South Pacific.
DATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG Q COMMENTS
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss deg. deg. km
01/10/05 13:46:18 6.90S 155.73E 119.0 5.0M B SOLOMON ISLANDS
01/10/05 17:54:46 15.17S 173.67W 33.0 5.3M A TONGA ISLANDS
01/10/07 02:21:10 3.23S 142.99E 10.0 6.1M A NEAR N COAST NEW GUINEA, PNG.
Note: A degree of latitude is about 69 miles. A degree of longitude falls to 0 miles at the North and South poles.
United States Quakes 3.0 and greater:
01/10/04 08:56:35 44.15N 128.79W 10.0 3.8M B OFF COAST OF OREGON
01/10/04 10:41:59 45.79N 112.20W 5.0 3.5M A MONTANA
01/10/04 17:09:27 15.43S 172.95W 33.0 4.9M B SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
01/10/06 03:19:00 55.89N 154.44W 33.0 4.6M A SOUTH OF ALASKA
SPECIAL REPORT
Monthly Summary of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude
in the World, per United States Geological Survey Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
January 2 1 13 10 4 7 5 8 10 with three 7M's
February 1 12 13 18 7 4 6 4 14 with two 7M's
March 0 2 8 13 5 7 8 5 5
April 0 12 17 4 9 6 8 3 9
May 3 15 17 8 9 6 9 5 8
June 1 11 12 12 3 3 3 22 10 with one 7M, one 8M
July 2 10 12 7 5 9 8 9 10 with one 7M
August 2 14 16 6 7 8 9 12 8 with one 7M
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 9
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 (4)
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15, with three 7M's
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11, with one 7M
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (87)
Note: ( ) means the data is incomplete.
SUN
Sunspot numbers for the past week:
10/3 4 5 6 7
196 231 160 181 154
Planetary geomagnetic A Indices for same period:
53 19 9 8 4
Donald J. Boon, editor, pijskk24a@prodigy.net
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 16 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 11, 2001 (14:10) * 165 lines
(This does not appear as brilliantly programmed as Donald Boon sends it, but it is so valuable, I post it here in its complete form)
Note: This publication is in color with tables aligned when sent. Editor
Earth and Sun Digest for October 11, 2001
Published weekly on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon
Responding to September 11 by quantifying natural phenomena
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: Matthew 24:7 (NRSV)
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables below)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--15; four quakes of 6M or greater: 6.1M NEW GUINEA, PNG, 6.5M then 6.4M OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, 6.1M KURIL ISLANDS
California earthquakes in past week--226
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Russia
Sunspot No. High--231 on 4 October
Geomagnetic A-Index High--53 on 3 October
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for October
2 full, 10 last quarter, 14 perigee, 16 new, 24 first quarter, 26 apogee
The perigee is 14 October (224,849 miles near)
SUN: Magnetic fields above sunspot 9653 erupted Oct. 9th and hurled a full-halo coronal mass ejection toward Earth. The cloud could strike our planet's magnetosphere as soon as Thursday, Oct. 11th. The best time to spot auroras is usually around local midnight. Learn more at www.spaceweather.com
The earth passes through the Orionid Meteor Shower from Oct. 2 through Nov. 7, with the peak of the shower on October 21. The moon is favorable for viewing it.
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS and other reports.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
Ash elevations of 5 mi/8 km are highlighted in red.
AVACHINSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 2741 m
on 5 October a small gas-and-steam explosion with small amounts of ash
that rose 3.7 km
FONUALEI Tonga Islands, Pacific Ocean; summit elev. 200 m
on 27, 28, and 30 September hydro-acoustic activity interpreted to be volcanic and explosive and not related to seismic activity at the Tonga Trench
PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Réunion Island, Indian Ocean; summit elev. 2631 m
in early October opening of fissures with slight inflation at the
summit
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3283 m;
during 28 September to 6 October several ash and steam-and-gas clouds, highest ash clouds on 1 October to 10.8 km
ETNA Sicily, Italy; summit elev. 3315 m
on 4, 5 October degassing occasionally accompanied by ash emissions
IWO-JIMA Volcano Islands, Japan; summit elev. 161 m (submarine)
after 22 September discolored seawater visible through 10 October
KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia; summit elev. 1784 m
on 1,2 October lava avalanches steam plumes
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1222 m
lava continued to flow into the ocean
MERAPI central Java, Indonesia; summit elev. 2947 m
During 1-7 October lava avalanches
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5426 m
small clouds of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash, on 9 October an ash cloud rose to 7.4 km
SEMERU Java, Indonesia; summit elev. 3676 m
on 5 October a plume rose to 4.3 km
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1052 m;
on 4,5 October pyroclastic-flows, three reaching the sea, dense ash clouds rose to 1.8 km
TUNGURAHUA, Ecuador
no eruptions reported since 28 September
EARTH
FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater
(more information at http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/ )
(6.0 or greater are highlighted in red.), Others are Japan Region, South Pacific.
DATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG Q COMMENTS
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss deg. deg. km
01/10/05 13:46:18 6.90S 155.73E 119.0 5.0M B SOLOMON ISLANDS
01/10/05 17:54:46 15.17S 173.67W 33.0 5.3M A TONGA ISLANDS
01/10/07 02:21:10 3.23S 142.99E 10.0 6.1M A NEAR N COAST NEW GUINEA, PNG.
01/10/07 03:44:10 3.75S 126.23E 33.0 5.2M C BURU, INDONESIA
01/10/07 12:12:56 0.24S 124.96E 33.0 5.2M B SOUTHERN MOLUCCA SEA
01/10/07 22:46:22 52.74N 160.32E 54.6 5.0M A OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
01/10/08 03:39:22 17.20N 99.86W 33.0 5.8M A GUERRERO, MEXICO
01/10/08 06:18:50 52.70N 160.32E 33.0 5.0M A OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
01/10/08 18:14:27 52.73N 160.20E 55.5 6.5M A OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
01/10/08 18:20:41 52.80N 160.08E 62.5 6.4M A OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
01/10/09 14:35:56 54.12S 136.78W 10.0 5.4M B PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
01/10/09 17:45:33 23.18S 175.42W 33.0 5.4M A TONGA ISLANDS REGION
01/10/09 20:12:02 23.15S 175.59W 33.0 5.1M B TONGA ISLANDS REGION
01/10/09 23:53:37 47.88N 154.98E 34.4 6.1M A KURIL ISLANDS
01/10/10 01:32:42 52.61N 160.44E 33.0 5.0M A OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
01/10/11 12:26:10 19.44S 175.57E 33.0 5.2M B SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Note: A degree of latitude is about 69 miles. A degree of longitude falls to 0 miles at the North and South poles.
United States Quakes 3.0 and greater:
01/10/04 08:56:35 44.15N 128.79W 10.0 3.8M B OFF COAST OF OREGON
01/10/04 10:41:59 45.79N 112.20W 5.0 3.5M A MONTANA
01/10/04 17:09:27 15.43S 172.95W 33.0 4.9M B SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
01/10/06 03:19:00 55.89N 154.44W 33.0 4.6M A SOUTH OF ALASKA
01/10/08 05:37:10 41.23N 115.86W 0.0 4.6M NEVADA
SPECIAL REPORTS (2)
Disco-like Satellite Made By Students Falls From Sky
Starshine 3, a 200 lb round satellite whose small disco-like mirrors were ground by elementary students, is clearly visible at night as it falls slowly from the sky. Check the story from NASA at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast09oct_1.htm?list482900
Monthly Summary of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude
in the World, per United States Geological Survey Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
January 2 1 13 10 4 7 5 8 10 with three 7M's
February 1 12 13 18 7 4 6 4 14 with two 7M's
March 0 2 8 13 5 7 8 5 5
April 0 12 17 4 9 6 8 3 9
May 3 15 17 8 9 6 9 5 8
June 1 11 12 12 3 3 3 22 10 with one 7M, one 8M
July 2 10 12 7 5 9 8 9 10 with one 7M
August 2 14 16 6 7 8 9 12 8 with one 7M
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 9
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 (8)
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15, with three 7M's
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11, with one 7M
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (91)
Note: ( ) means the data is incomplete.
SUN
Sunspot numbers for the past week:
10/3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
196 231 160 181 154 130 99 133
Planetary geomagnetic A Indices for same period:
53 19 9 8 4 15 15 8
For additional references on earthquakes from USGS, click on
.. http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
.. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
The Global Volcanism Network home page is at
.. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/gvn/notices.htm
Current events in our solar system are available at
.. http://www.spaceweather.com
Moon perigees and apogees are courtesy of
.. www.astronomy.com
This digest is focused using The FIVE "Rule":
FIVE quakes of 5.x magnitude in FIVE Days
can cause a volcano to erupt ash FIVE miles
to the jet streams, where it can circle the globe in FIVE days.
Questions and comments help me serve you better.
Donald J. Boon, editor, pijskk24a@prodigy.net
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 17 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 18, 2001 (14:48) * 51 lines
All,
Here is your Digest summary. Because of my new email address, the full
report is at www.bbmessages.com under Planet Earth/Seismology BB.
Enjoy, and stay safe! Donald
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary.)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--14; two quakes of 6M or
greater: 7.0M SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS, 6.0M VIRGIN ISLANDS
California earthquakes in past week--190
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none
(see note under Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions.)
Sunspot No. High--179 on 12 October
Geomagnetic A-Index High--27 on 12 October
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for October
2 full, 10 last quarter, 14 perigee, 16 new, 24 first quarter, 26 apogee
The apogee of the moon is 26 October (251,615 miles far)
SUN: A sunspot group currently the size of four earths may give us more
geomagnetic storms. Learn more at www.spaceweather.com
The earth passes through the Orionid Meteor Shower from Oct. 2 through Nov.
7, with the peak on October 21. The moon sets before 11 PM. For more see
www.spaceweather.com
Autumn is the season for Zodiacal Lights, seen before dawn as a faint
triangle of light above the eastern horizon. It is caused by sunlight
reflecting from interplanetary dust grains. A picture is at
www.spaceweather.com .
Recent Volcanic Ash Eruptions:
The weekly GVN/USGS report is NOT available this week.
The Washington VAAC reports the following at:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
Only Soufriere Hills, Tungurahua and Popocatepetl erupted, and none were
above 5 miles or 8 km. Tungurahua sent ash to 5.8 km, Popo to 7.6 km, and
Soufriere Hills to only 1.8 km. The last report on Sheveluch per Anchorage
VAAC was on Oct. 1, 2001.
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 18 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 25, 2001 (19:50) * 74 lines
Thanks to Donald Boon for his continuing efforts:
Here is the brief form of today's Earth and Sun Digest.
The full edition is at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Seismicity/messages
and www.bbmessages.com .
Enjoy! and Stay Safe!
Donald, the Qupper
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in full digest)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--20; two quakes of 6M or
greater: 7.5M BANDA SEA, 6.8M NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
California earthquakes in past week--188
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none
Sunspot No. High--239 on 21 October
Geomagnetic A-Index High--66 on 22 October
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for November
1 full, 8 last quarter, 11 perigee, 15 new, 22 first quarter, 23 apogee
The apogee of the moon is 26 October (251,615 miles far), the next perigee
is 11 November (228,203 miles near)
Sun: More geomagnetic storms and Northern Lights on the way. See
www.spaceweather.com , a click-date reference, and below.
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
IWO-JIMA Volcano Islands, Japan; summit elev. 161 m
of 19 October a small phreatic eruption plume rising to 200-300 m
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands, Japan; summit elev. 799 m
On 11 October eleven explosions
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m
during the week lava entered the ocean at two entries
MERAPI central Java, Indonesia; summit elev. 2,947 m
53 incandescent lava avalanches
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
during the week small clouds of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash.
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
During 12-19 October several gas-and-steam plumes, highest on 17 October
rose to 4.5 km
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
during 12-19 October activity remained elevated level,
pyroclastic flows on most days
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador; summit elev. 5,023 m
For about three weeks seismic and volcanic activity relatively low with no
explosive activity
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEARS: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 9
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 (9 with two 7M's)
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15, with three 7M's
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11, with one 7M
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (92)
Note: ( ) means incomplete.
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 19 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 25, 2001 (21:21) * 25 lines
Addendum from Donald Boon:
All,
In reviewing the chart for the monthly 6M or greater quakes in the world in
preparation for today's Digest, I noted some incorrect number from duplicate
counting at the end of September.
The full count for September 2001 is thus 10.
In October 2001 we have experienced 9 quakes 6M and greater, of which two
were seven or greater.
The September, October and Yr. total lines for Oct. 25 should read:
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 (9 with two 7M's)
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (93)
Sorry for any inconvenience, and the poor alignment of this TXT message..
Donald
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 20 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Nov 2, 2001 (14:11) * 70 lines
Thanks to Donald Boon for his continuing devotion to thing Earthly and Heavenly
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables below)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--22; two quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.1M VANUATU ISLANDS, 6.9M NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
California earthquakes in past week--522 See UNITED STATES QUAKES.
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none, but Tungurahua emission to 7.9
Sunspot No. High--239 on 26 October
Geomagnetic A-Index High--41 on 28 October
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for November
1 full, 8 last quarter, 11 perigee, 15 new, 22 first quarter, 23 apogee
The next perigee is 11 November (228,203 miles near)
SOLAR SPOT: Sunspot 9682, in the center of the sun, now covers an area equal
to nearly seven planet Earths. It has a twisted "delta-class" magnetic field
that poses a threat for X-class solar flares. See www.spaceweather.com , a
click-date reference, and SUN section.
Simple ways to view these sunspots without a telescope are described at:
http://spaceweather.com/sunspots/doityourself.html
Do not look at the sun directly. That causes blindness.
Volcanic Gases and Drought: The sulfur dioxide and other gases produced by
volcanoes contribute to drought. The Recent Volcanic Eruptions section and
the FIVE Rule will add an emphasis on gases to that on ash. See also SPECIAL
REPORT.
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
AVACHINSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 2,741 m
during 19-26 October several gas-and-steam plumes, the highest reaching 3.7
km on 20 October
KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia; summit elev. 1,784 m
during 15-21 October white plumes to 2.2 km
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m Surface
lava entered sea at two entries
MERAPI central Java, Indonesia; summit elev. 2,947 m
during 15-21 October 103 incandescent lava avalanches
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
on 25 October steam column to 7.9 km, another the same day to 6.4 km with a
narrow plume of ash
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
during 22-23 October a steam-and-gas plume to 4.2 km
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
during 19-26 October small pyroclastic flows
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador; summit elev. 5,023 m
several steam-and-ash emissions, on 23 October ash to 6 km
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 11
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (95)
Note: ( ) means incomplete.
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 21 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 8, 2001 (15:12) * 56 lines
Full report with tables at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Seismicity/message/667
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--12; one quake of 6M or
greater: 6.3M FIJI ISLANDS REGION
California earthquakes in past week--295
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none
Sunspot No. High--230 on 7 November
Geomagnetic A-Index High--112 on 6 November
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for November
1 full, 8 last quarter, 11 perigee, 15 new, 22 first quarter, 23 apogee
The perigee is 11 November (228,203 miles near)
GALLERIES OF RECENT NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN LIGHTS PHOTOS
http://spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_06nov01.html
The sun is being studied in remarkable ways. At www.spaceweather.com there
is a daily presentation of the sunspots on the far side of the sun. In the
current issues there is also a study of what underlies a sunspot. See
SPECIAL REPORT.
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash and gas reports are from the weekly GVN/USGS report at URL:
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia; summit elev. 1,784 m
on 29 October a gray cloud to 3.3 km
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m
during 30 October to 5 November lava flow into the sea at three entries
MERAPI central Java, Indonesia; summit elev. 2,947 m
during 22-28 October 121 lava avalanches
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
emissions of small clouds of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
the evening of 29-30 October incandescent avalanches; gas-and-steam
plumes to 4.8 km on 30 and 31 October.
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
on 1 November several small pyroclastic flows
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador; summit elev. 5,023 m
on 1 November three emissions of steam and ash up to 7 km
Donald Boon
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 22 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 15, 2001 (21:06) * 72 lines
Boon's Brief Earth and Sun Digest 11/15/01
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--19; five quakes of 6M or
greater:
6.1M PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REG,
6.1M NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL MEXICO,
6.0M NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS,
7.8M QINGHAI-XINJIANG BORDER, CHINA,
6.3M B NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
California earthquakes in past week--321
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Ecuador
Sunspot No. High--258 on 10 November
Geomagnetic A-Index High--15 on 7 November
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Moon for November
1 full, 8 last quarter, 11 perigee, 15 new, 22 first quarter, 23 apogee
The apogee of the moon is 23 November (251,279 miles far)
The Leonid Meteor Shower peaks on 18 November. A major, brief storm is
predicted, enhanced for viewing by the new moon for those in Asia, while
viewing will be more moderate in the Americas from midnight to dawn. Per
Astronomy Magazine, "Because meteor-shower prediction is in its infancy, the
potential for disappointment is considerable." See also
www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash and gas reports are from the weekly GVN/USGS report. All elevations are
in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
SAN CRISTÓBAL Nicaragua 12.702°N, 87.004°W; summit elev. 1,745 m
during the evening of 12 November small ash emissions around summit level
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m
lava continued to flow into the sea at three entries
POPOCATÉPETL México 19.02°N, 98.62°W; summit elev. 5,426 m
on 10 November an ash column rose to 5.4 km, during the rest of the week
emissions of small clouds of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash.
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev.
3,283 m
during 2-9 November several eruptions of ash, steam, and gas clouds; on 7
November seismic data suggested clouds rose to 7.5 km.
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052
m
on the 8th and 9th small pyroclastic flows and on 8 November ash vigorously
venting; on several days a low-level plume with small amounts of ash
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m
on 11 November two emissions of steam-and-ash, highest cloud rose to 8 km
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 11 with two 7M's
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15 (6 with one 7M)
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11, with one 7M
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (101)
Donald
(Full report at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Seismicity/messages)
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 23 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 22, 2001 (15:04) * 79 lines
Boon's Brief Earth and Sun Digest 11/22/01
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in complete report)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--16; two quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.2M BANDA SEA, other one noted last week
California earthquakes in past week--245
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Russia
Sunspot No. High--222 on 14 November
Geomagnetic A-Index High--16 on 19 November
Moon for November
1 full, 8 last quarter, 11 perigee, 15 new, 22 first quarter, 23 apogee
The apogee of the moon is 23 November (251,279 miles far)
There is a grand gallery with photos and videos of the Leonid Meteor Shower
at
http://spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_18nov01_page3.html
So far there are three pages available for viewing.
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash and gas reports are from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
KARYMSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 1,536 m
on 15 November possible weak ash-and-gas explosions, on 16 November a
gas-and-ash cloud may have risen to 8 km
KLIUCHEVSKOI Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 4,835 m
on 9 November steam plume to 5.4 km, during 11-13 November gas-and-steam
plumes to 5 km
KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia; summit elev. 1,784 m
During 5-11 November white plumes 1.9 km
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m
lava continued to the sea at two entries, with another inactive by 18
November.
LOKON-EMPUNG northern Sulawesi, Indonesia; summit elev. 1,580 m
on 19 October gray emissions to 1.9 km,
MERAPI central Java, Indonesia; summit elev. 2,947 m
during 5-18 November 192 incandescent lava avalanches
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
during the week small clouds of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash.
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
during 9-16 November several steam, gas, and ash explosions
possibly to 7.3 km, on 9 November ash plume to 4.3 km
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
during 9-16 November small pyroclastic flows and rockfalls, on 17 November
ash below 6.1 km, on 18 November below 3 km
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador; summit elev. 5,023 m
several steam, gas, and ash emissions, on 18 and 19 November ash to 7 km
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 11 with two 7M's
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15 (7 with one 7M)
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11, with one 7M
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (102)
Note: ( ) means incomplete.
Donald
(Complete report at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/World_Seismicity/message/673 )
~*~Happy Thanksgiving, Donald~*~
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 24 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 29, 2001 (18:07) * 88 lines
Boon's Brief Earth and Sun Digest 11/29/01
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in full report)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--19; three quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.2M FIJI ISLANDS, 6.1M AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG., 6.4M NEAR
COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
California earthquakes in past week--193
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none detected
Sunspot No. High--180 on 28 November
Geomagnetic A-Index High--108 on 24 November
Moon for December
7 last quarter, 6 perigee, 14 new, 21 apogee, 22 first quarter, 23 full
The second full moon of November occurs on the 30th.
The perigee of the moon is 6 December (229,980 miles near)
The following apogee is 21 December (251,428 miles far)
Another potential source of X class flares from the sun is in position to
send one earth's way the next few days. Animation of this sunspot's growth
is available at www.spaceweather.com .
The Geminid meteor shower peaks on 13 December. With the new moon on the
14th, viewing should again be excellent if skies are clear. The best time to
watch is after midnight the morning of the 14th.
On the 14th the eastern United States will see a partial eclipse of the sun
at sunset. The eclipse will be annular in Nicaragua and Costa Rica because
of its increasing distance from the earth, but will not be safe to view
without protection.
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Sunspot maps and photos of related Auroras are available at
http://www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash and gas reports are from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
EREBUS Ross Island, AntarcticaE; summit elev. 3,794 m
on 23 November Strombolian eruptions with small ash eruptions
GUAGUA PICHINCHA north-central Ecuador; summit elev. 4,784
on 26 November a cloud mainly of gas, with small amounts of ash, may have
been produced
KARYMSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 1,536 m
on 19 November the volcano's edifice black, on 22 November upper part
without snow but steam
KAVACHI Solomon Islands; summit elev. -20 m (submarine)
on 25 November sulfur, mud, and tiny pieces of volcanic rock upwelling to
sea surface
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m
lava into the ocean at two entries
KLIUCHEVSKOI Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 4,835 m
gas-and-steam plume on 19 November to 5.5 km
MAYON southeastern Luzon, Philippines; summit elev. 2,462 m
on 21 November lahars after heavy rainfall, flooding caused 4,800 families
to be evacuated
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
small clouds of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
during 16-23 November eruptions of ash, steam, and gas clouds, highest ash
cloud to 5.3 km on 19 November
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
earthquake swarm began on 14 November, reaching a peak on 21 November
TUNGURAHUA: No report
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 11 with two 7M's
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15 (10 with one 7M)
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11, with one 7M
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (105)
Note: ( ) means incomplete. Numbers uneven because of TXT format.
Stay safe! Donald
Full report free at www.bbmessages.com under Planet Earth/Seismology.
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 25 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 6, 2001 (16:44) * 81 lines
Boon's Brief Earth and Sun Digest 12/06/01
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables in full report)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--15; one quake of 6M or
greater: 6.5M EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
California earthquakes in past week--179
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none detected
Sunspot No. High--271 on 2 December, 260 on 5 December
Geomagnetic A-Index High--8 on 5 December
Moon for December
7 last quarter, 6 perigee, 14 new, 21 apogee, 22 first quarter, 23 full
The perigee of the moon is 6 December (229,980 miles near)
The following apogee is 21 December (251,428 miles far)
The Geminid meteor shower peaks on 13 December. With the new moon on the
14th, viewing should again be excellent if skies are clear. The best time to
watch is after midnight the morning of the 14th.
On the 14th the eastern United States will see a partial eclipse of the sun
at sunset. The eclipse will be annular in Nicaragua and Costa Rica because
of its increasing distance from the earth, but will not be safe to view
without protection.
There is a marvelous composite map of where lightning strikes the earth from
NASA at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast05dec_1.htm?list482900 .
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Sunspot maps with photos of related Auroras are available at
http://www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash and gas reports are from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
GUAGUA PICHINCHA north-central Ecuador; summit elev. 4,784 m
phreatic eruption on 26 November, the following day, dark steam 5 m above
the craters, after the 27th only low-level fumarolic activity
KERINCI Sumatra, Indonesia; summit elev. 3,805 m
during 26 November-2 December white, thick plumes to 4.1 km
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m
lava flowing into the ocean at two ocean entries
MERAPI central Java, Indonesia; summit elev. 2,947 m
during 19 November-2 December lava avalanche similar the previous week.
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
small clouds of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash.
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
during 23-30 November small eruptions with gas-and-steam clouds, highest
gas-and-steam cloud to 4.6 km on 27 November
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
low-level ash emissions on 3 December
TALANG Sumatra, Indonesia; summit elev. 2,896 m
during 19-25 November low thin plumes above fumarole fields
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador; summit elev. 5,023 m
small ash emission on 2 December
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 11 with two 7M's
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15 10 with one 7M
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11 (1)
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (106)
Note: ( ) means incomplete.
Donald
Full report at www.bbmessages.com under Planet Earth/Seismology
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 26 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 14, 2001 (15:27) * 84 lines
Boon's Brief Earth and Sun Digest 12/13/01
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--10; three quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.1M SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 6.2M VANUATU ISLANDS, 7.0M SOUTH OF
AUSTRALIA
California earthquakes in past week--205
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none detected
Sunspot No. High--260 on 5 December
Geomagnetic A-Index High--12 on 12 December
Moon for December
7 last quarter, 6 perigee, 14 new, 21 apogee, 22 first quarter, 23 full
The apogee is 21 December (251,428 miles far)
FULL WEEKEND IN THE SKY--Solar Eclipse, Asteroid, Meteors
More details are available on www.spaceweather.com
The GEMINID METEOR SHOWER peaks on 13 December. With the new moon on the
14th, viewing should again be excellent if skies are clear. The best time to
watch is after midnight the morning of the 14th.
SOLAR ECLIPSE on Friday, Dec. 14th from Hawaii to eastern parts of North
America.
BRIGHT ASTEROID: A several-km wide asteroid named "1998 WT24" passes Earth
this weekend. There's no danger of a collision. At the closest approach on
16 Dec. it will be five times farther from our planet than the Moon. At
9th-magnitude brightness the asteroid will be within easy range of backyard
amateur telescopes.
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Sunspot maps with photos of related Auroras are available at
http://www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash and gas reports are from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
BEZYMIANNY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 2,882 m
on 10 December a faint plume with little ash
KICK-'EM-JENNY N of Grenada, West Indies; summit elev. -160 m
submarine eruptions about 2 December
KARYMSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 1,536 m
Since 27 November possible gas-and-ash explosions.
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m
lava into the ocean at two entries
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
on 10 December more ash emissions than in previous weeks. Several
small-to-moderate emissions ejected incandescent fragments about 1 km, ash
clouds rose less than 6.4 km
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
possible weak gas-ash explosions, on 1 December gas-and-steam plume to 5.3
km
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
on 2 December pyroclastic flows reached the sea, short periods of
pyroclastic-flow on 4 and 6 December, on 8 December ash to 1.8 km
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador; summit elev. 5,023 m
during 26 November to 3 December fairly continuous pulsating plume of steam
and gas from the summit crater, on 2 December five small ash emissions in 70
minutes to 6 km
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 11 with two 7M's
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15 10 with one 7M
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11 (4)
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (109)
Note: ( ) means incomplete.
Donald
Fully formatted and complete report at www.bbmessages.com
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 27 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Dec 15, 2001 (19:47) * 0 lines
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 28 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Dec 22, 2001 (21:51) * 64 lines
Brief Earth and Sun Digest for December 20, 2001
Published weekly on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon, free distribution
Responding to "September 11 by man" by quantifying "acts of God"
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in full version at http://www.bbmessage.com )
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--11; one quake of 6M or
greater: 6.8M TAIWAN REGION
California earthquakes in past week--224
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none detected
Sunspot No. High--212 on 13 December, 215 on 17 December
Geomagnetic A-Index High--15 on 17 December
Moon for December
7 last quarter, 6 perigee, 14 new, 21 apogee, 22 first quarter, 23 full
The apogee is 21 December (251,428 miles far)
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Sunspot maps with photos of related Auroras are available at
http://www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash and gas reports are from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
BEZYMIANNY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 2,882 m
on 10 and 12-13 December gas-and-steam plumes to 3.2 km
KICK-'EM-JENNY N of Grenada, West Indies; summit elev. -160 m (submarine)
a minor eruption on 4 December ended by 8 December, no observed activity on
the sea surface
KARYMSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 1,536 m
during 7-14 December possible gas-and-ash explosions
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA; summit elev. 1,222 m
lava entered the ocean at two entries, tiltmeters showed no significant
deformation
POPOCATÉPETL México; summit elev. 5,426 m
small clouds of steam, gas, and generally minor amounts of ash, highest ash
cloud on 17 December rose 7.3 km
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; summit elev. 3,283 m
on 8, 10, and 13 December gas-and-steam plumes to 4.3 km
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies; summit elev. 1,052 m
during 7-14 December rockfalls gradually increased, on 13 December ash to 4
km TUNGURAHUA Ecuador; summit elev. 5,023 m
on 14 and 16 December lahars traveled down Tungurahua's flanks
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 11 with two 7M's
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15 10 with one 7M
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11 (5)
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (110)
Note: ( ) means incomplete.
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 29 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 27, 2001 (20:54) * 91 lines
With thanks and Happy New Year to Donald Boon for his continued Good Works:
At 02:14 AM 12/27/01, you wrote:
All,
During this transition for our group interested in quakes and volcanoes
please note that I will only be posting the brief form of the Earth and Sun
Digest here on Yahoo! The full version can be viewed at www.bbmessages.com
under Planet Earth/Seismology, which to date is basically an archive.
I do not know what is happening to Marcia, but here publicly I state that
Marcia has always had my permission to publish the Earth and Sun Digest on
her conferences. She has been an invaluable aide to me at acquiring needed
information for the Digest when it was not available via the usual channels.
I wish her, and indeed all of you well, as we try to help prevent casualties
from these massive "acts of God".
If there is any reason for the strange happenings on Yahoo!, I suggest that
it is because there is a competing group or two who claim to be more
scientific.
Here is the current brief Digest:
Earth and Sun Digest for December 27, 2001
Published weekly on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon, free distribution
Responding to September 11 by man by quantifying "acts of God"
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables below)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--11; two quakes of 6M or
greater: 6.8M SOLOMON ISLANDS, 6.2M VANUATU ISLANDS
California earthquakes in past week--188
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--none detected
Sunspot No. High--290 on 26 December
Geomagnetic A-Index High--19 on 24 December
Moon for January
2 perigee, 6 last quarter, 13 new, 18 apogee, 21 first quarter, 28 full, 30
perigee
The perigee is 2 January (227,053 miles near).
The perihelion of the earth is also 2 January.
The second perigee is 30 January (223,691 miles near)
Before sunrise Friday morning, on 28 December, the moon covers the planet
Saturn for the second time in a month. For the viewing time in your area and
photos from the last time see
http://spaceweather.com/planets/gallery_nov01.html
To follow the latest coronal mass ejection from the sun and the accompanying
storm, which peaked at M 7 on 19 December and is now receding, see
www.spaceweather.com See also SPECIAL REPORT here.
The peak of the Quadrantid Meteor shower is 3 January, but hard to see
because of the moon.
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
World map of 5M quakes for the past year
at http://www-seismo.hannover.bgr.de/ermos.html
Middle East map with recent quakes, includes Afghanistan
at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Sunspot maps with photos of related Auroras are available at
http://www.spaceweather.com
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
Ash and gas reports are from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
All elevations are in km above sea level. (a.s.l.)
Ash and gas elevations of 5 mi/8 km are highlighted in red.
The weekly report is not available at this time. GVN reports that
Popocatepetl (Mexico), Soufriere Hills (Montserrat, West Indies) and
Tungurahua (Ecuador) are erupting, but not to 5 miles/8 km. This report will
be amended when the weekly report becomes available, and the full amended
report will be available at www.bbmessages.com under Planet Earth
BB/Seismology.
Earthquakes of 6 or Greater Magnitude in the World,
monthly number from U.S.G.S. Preliminary Global Report
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10
October 4 12 21 9 6 3 4 8 11 with two 7M's
November 0 7 10 6 7 4 15 15 10 with one 7M
December 0 6 13 7 3 2 16 11 (7)
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 (112)
Note: ( ) means incomplete.
Donald
Topic 53 of 99 [Geo]: Earth and Sun Digest
Response 30 of 85: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jan 4, 2002 (18:47) * 119 lines
Donald Boon's Earth and Sun Digest for January 3, 2002
Published weekly on Thursdays by Donald J. Boon, free distribution
Responding to September 11 by man by quantifying "acts of God"
"And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven." Luke 21:11 NKJV
Week at a Glance
(All data are preliminary, details in tables below)
Earthquakes of 5 mag or greater thru Wednesday--15; six quakes of 6M or greater: 6.2M VANUATU ISLANDS, 6.0M PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE, 6.3M MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES, 7.2M VANUATU ISLANDS, 6.1M HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN, 6.4M VANUATU ISLANDS
California earthquakes in past week--302
Volcanic Ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Popocatepetl (Mexico) and Tungurahua (Ecuador)
Sunspot No. High--290 on 26 December
Geomagnetic A-Index High--17 on 30 December
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks today during daylight hours in the Americas. Meteors stream from the constellation Boötes, but few will be seen because of the full moon and the daylight timing.
Moon for January
2 perigee, 6 last quarter, 13 new, 18 apogee, 21 first quarter, 28 full, 30 perigee
The perigee of the moon and the perihelion of the earth was Jan. 2, 2002.
The apogee of the moon is 18 January (251,969 miles far).
The peak of the Quadrantid Meteor shower is today, 3 January, but hard to see because of the moon.
Newly-discovered near-Earth asteroid 2001 YB5 passes planet Earth this week only two times farther away than the Moon. The closest approach is on Jan. 7th. The space rock is 300 meters wide and will brighten to 12th magnitude. For more details see www.spaceweather.com .
See SPECIAL REPORT for quake activity in Kashmir and Afghanistan.
Click-Date Maps (good to the day you click on them):
California-Nevada map of 1.5M or greater in past week
at