The Day-Date-Moon Ticker*
M30, T01/6.0M(2), W02/MC,V8.9, Th03/6.0M, F04/6.0M, Sa05, Su06FQ/MC, M07, T08, W09/MC, Th10Pg
*Key: Moon(FM, LQ, NM, or FQ; le or se; Pg or Ag); Solar flares=X3C or MC, Geomagnetic Storm=GS30; Volcanic Eruption=V8; Earthquakes=6M

Earth and Sun Digest for July 10, 2003

...at a Glance (with time ticking)
(Source data can change without notice or correction.)

Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9 mag thru Wednesday--20; two new quakes of 6M or greater: 7/04 6.0M NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G., 7/03 6.0M TONGA
California earthquakes in past week-220, one quake of 4M or greater: 7/04 4.2M OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Volcanic ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Mexico
Sunspot No. high--149 on 8 July
Smallest to largest daily total sunspot area--730 on 9 July from 1330 on 8 July (100 equals a Planet Earth area.)
X-Class Solar Flares: none; last M-Class flares (5/day), 8 on 11 June
Planetary Geomagnetic Indices: high of 25 on 4 July; set of K-Indices of 4 or more (5 or more/24 hours*)--3-5 July
(* The 24 hour period can overlap two days.)

Moon for July per Astronomy Magazine
6 first quarter, 10 perigee, 13 full, 21 last quarter, 22 apogee, 29 new
The moon is at perigee (226,890 miles miles near) on 10 July.

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Recent Volcanic Eruptions:

ANATAHAN Mariana Islands, central Pacific Ocean 16.35°N, 145.67°E; summit elev. 788 m
on 2 July relatively low-level eruptive activity, the emitted plumes to ~1 km, thin, and little ash

CANLAON Philippines 10.41°N, 123.13°E; summit elev. 2,435 m
as of 4 July moderate steam-and-ash emissions with ash columns reaching 3.3 km

COLIMA Mexico 19.31°N, 10337°W: summit elev. 4100 m
an eruption on 10 July with ash to 5.5 km

FUEGO Guatemala 14.47°N, 90.88°W; summit elev. 3,763 m
an eruption on 29 June mainly of lava flows and avalanches, after the eruption weak-to-moderate explosions producing ash clouds to 4.6 km

KARANGETANG [Api Siau] Siau Island, Indonesia 2.47°N, 125.29°E; summit elev. 1,784 m
during 2-29 June volcanic activity at moderate levels with low-level ash plumes rising and gas emissions

KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m
during 2-8 July surface lava flows occasionally visible on the coastal flat and upslope on the Pulama pali fault scarp, small amounts of lava flowing into the ocean at the Highcastle ocean entry

KLIUCHEVSKOI Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.06°N, 160.64°E; summit elev. 4,835 m
during 27 June-4 July seismicity indicating weak gas-and-ash explosions possible, on 2 July ash plumes to 5.8 km

LEWOTOBI Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia 8.53°S, 122.78°E; summit elev. 1,703 m
low-level ash emissions during 2-29 June, during 2-8 June ash plumes reaching 2 km

PACAYA southern Guatemala 14.38°N, 90.60°W; summit elev. 2,552 m
on 5 July a very thin ash and/or gas plume visible at a height of ~3 km

POPOCATÉPETL México 19.02°N, 98.62°W; summit elev. 5,426 m
during 2-8 July moderate emissions of mainly gas, steam, and sometimes ash, with a relatively large ash emission on 2 July producing an ash cloud to ~8.95 km

SEMERU Java, Indonesia 8.11°N, 112.92°E; summit elev. 3,676 m
during 2-29 June several explosions with the highest ash plumes to a height of ~4.3 km

SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m
during 27 June- 4 July increased activity with pyroclastic flows and rockfalls, the sulfur-dioxide emission rate relatively low

TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m
an increase in the frequency of ash emissions on 26 June, on 1 and 2 July ash plumes to ~7 km, Strombolian activity; after the 2nd, mainly gas and steam

Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/reports/usgs/index.cfm
All ash elevations are in km above sea level (a.s.l.).

EARTH:

FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater
(Reference: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/ )
(6.0 or greater are highlighted in red.)
Regions highlighted are
Japan and South Pacific.

DATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG Q COMMENTS
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss deg. deg. km

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03/07/09 17:15:1329.74N129.92E60.0 5.5RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN3/07/09 12:33:0758.26N32.24W10.0 5.2REYKJANES RIDGE03/07/09 07:22:384.93S145.24E45.1 5.5NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.03/07/08 04:30:4942.49N144.91E33.0 5.4HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION03/07/08 03:25:326.97S71.80W517.5 5.2AMAZONAS, BRAZIL03/07/07 21:44:0920.98S168.37E33.0 5.2LOYALTY ISLANDS03/07/07 19:59:0520.40N121.92E33.0 5.1BATAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES03/07/07 19:55:0320.44N121.90E33.0 5.6BATAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES03/07/07 06:55:4534.63N89.45E33.0 5.7XIZANG-QINGHAI BORDER REGION03/07/06 21:34:1515.62S167.53E86.2 5.2VANUATU ISLANDS03/07/06 20:10:1540.40N26.06E10.0 5.0WESTERN TURKEY03/07/06 19:10:2740.42N26.11E10.0 5.6WESTERN TURKEY03/07/06 16:04:2027.98N57.77E33.0 5.0SOUTHERN IRAN03/07/06 04:09:360.83S134.89E10.0 5.0NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF IRIAN JAYA03/07/04 07:16:4576.31N22.87E10.0 5.8SVALBARD REGION03/07/04 03:39:065.45S151.69E33.0 5.3NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA03/07/04 01:15:5620.93S174.57W33.0 5.1TONGA03/07/04 00:33:535.48S151.66E33.0 6.0NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.03/07/03 15:27:295.38S151.64E33.0 5.2NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA03/07/03 14:59:3135.45N60.74E33.0 5.4NORTHEASTERN IRAN03/07/03 13:06:175.41S151.80E33.0 5.5NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA03/07/03 06:21:5321.39S174.47W33.0 6.0TONGA United States Quakes this past week with quakes that might be felt: 03/07/08 19:07:0018.09N67.19W49.5 4.1MONA PASSAGE03/07/08 05:55:0438.15N91.48W2.5 2.9MISSOURI03/07/08 02:55:4636.96N111.79W7.0 3.2ARIZONA03/07/08 02:20:3336.95N111.79W6.6 3.3ARIZONA03/07/07 12:40:1345.33N121.68W6.3 3.3MOUNT HOOD AREA, OREGON03/07/06 09:48:0353.99N164.59W33.0 4.0UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA03/07/06 05:55:1147.43N122.75W9.7 3.0PUGET SOUND REGION, WASHINGTON03/07/05 00:29:3251.89N178.10W92.8 4.2ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA03/07/04 20:52:5740.32N124.58W17.1 4.2OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA03/07/04 16:43:2451.32N176.58E33.0 4.1RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA03/07/03 10:17:1531.69N116.02W6.0 3.6BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICOMEDITERRANEAN REGION, Continued03/07/07 15:08:1135.71N14.46E33.0 4.0CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA03/07/06 22:05:4840.25N26.20E33.0 4.1WESTERN TURKEY03/07/06 20:10:1540.40N26.06E10.0 5.0WESTERN TURKEY03/07/06 19:10:2740.42N26.11E10.0 5.6WESTERN TURKEY03/07/06 16:04:2027.98N57.77E33.0 5.0SOUTHERN IRAN03/07/03 14:59:3135.45N60.74E33.0 5.4NORTHEASTERN IRANLate listings03/07/01 19:07:3945.79N2.90E30.0 1.8FRANCE03/07/01 15:53:5244.52N7.04E2.0 2.2NORTHERN ITALY03/07/01 13:04:5044.47N6.82E2.0 2.4FRANCE03/07/01 06:22:5238.63N23.67E33.0 4.3GREECE03/07/01 02:06:4045.40N6.50E2.0 1.7FRANCEMonthly Summary of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitudein the World, per USGS/NEIC Preliminary Global Report YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03April 0 12 17 4 9 6 8 3 9 7 8May 3 15 17 8 9 6 9 5 8 7 16 with two 7M'sJune 1 11 12 12 3 3 3 22 10 14 12 with one 7MJuly 2 10 12 7 5 9 8 9 10 5 (4)Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 (68)[/b]SUNSunspot numbers for the past week:7/2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 153 147 130 88 114 140 149 125Planetary geomagnetic A Indices for same period 15 17 25 17 12 14 5 6Data from http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
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