The Past Week Ticker
M31, T01, W02/6.2M, Th03, F04, Sa05, Su06, M07, T08, W09/6.2M, T10/6.9M


Moon for June 2004 per Astronomy Magazine in EDT

3 full moon, 3 perigee, 9 last quarter, 17 new moon, 17 apogee, 20 summer solstice, 25 first quarter

The moon is at apogee (252,634 miles far), farthest of year, on 17 June.



Earth and Sun Digest for June 10, 2004
...Week at a Glance (with time ticking)


California and Nevada earthquakes in past week--345; one quake of 4M or greater:

6/03 4.5M NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Compare with map at


http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm and past week count at left lower corner

Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M thru Wednesday--8 (Jap-1, SoPac-1); three 6M quakes: 6/10 6.9M KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, RUSSIA, 6/09 6.2M WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE, 6/02 6.2M SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS This week has additional listings for comparison.

Earthquake data are from U.S. Geological Survey tables at http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html

Volcanic ash near Jet Stream (at 5 mi/8 km)--none reported, Ecuador had one to 7 km.
Ash data are from the weekly GVN/USGS report at

http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/


Sunspot No. high and low--82 on 7 June from 55 on 4 June

Largest and smallest daily total area of sunspots--140 on 3 June to 60 on 6 June (100 =Size of Earth)

X-Class Solar Flares: none; last M-Class flares (5+/day) 5 on 27 October (Ticker has fewer MC.)

(See Today's Space Weather )

Planetary Geomagnetic A Indices: high of 14 on 9 June; last set of five or more Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours: 3-6 April; most Kp's of 3 in week: two 7's on 5,9 June, with no 4+ on 5th, one 4 on 9th.

{Geomagnetic Indices

Asteroid Nearest Earth in 2004: 2004 FH on 18 March by 0.125 LD


AURORA (Geomagnetic Storm) WATCH: A coronal mass ejection blasted away from the Sun on June 7th, and it might sweep past Earth today. See [URL=www.spaceweather.com ]SpaceWeather.com[/URL]for SOHO video clip.

This also might adversely influence the big earthquake picture.


(Source data can change without notice or correction.)


Recent Volcanic Eruptions: TWO GROUPINGS


Northern Ash and Gas Eruptions
north of latitude 23°N.


KARYMSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 54.05°N, 159.43°E; summit elev. 1,536 m

between 28 May and 4 June possible gas-and-ash plumes up to 4.5 km each day, a possible small eruption observed on 28 May and also observed on 2 June, an eruption on 6 June with a plume to ~3 km


SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3,283 m

between 28 May and 4 June many shallow earthquakes, on 31 May a possible gas-and-ash plume to 5.5 km, and on 27-28 May gas-and-steam plumes observed rising up to ~2.5 km, a small lava flow on top of the active dome first observed on 21 May continuing to flow until 28 May


(Note: Kamchatka, Russa, had a 6.9M earthquake today.)


SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands, Japan 29.53°N, 129.72°E; summit elev. 799 m

on 7 June a plume to ~2 km, eruptions continuing through 8 June with at least one explosion producing a gas-and-ash plume to ~2 km



Equatorial Ash and Gas Eruptions

at less than 23°N or S



ANATAHAN Mariana Islands, central Pacific Ocean 16.35°N, 145.67°E; summit elev. 788 m

during 2-8 June elevated discrete explosion signals, every few minutes explosions throwing volcanic material hundreds of meters out of the crater, and steam and ash likely rising a few hundred meters

AWU Sangihe Islands, Indonesia 3.67°N, 125.50°E; summit elev. 1,320 m

eruption of small ash plumes on 5 June, on 8 June small eruptions producing gas-and-ash plumes and small ballistics up to 3.3 km


DUKONO Halmahera, Indonesia 1.70°N, 127.87°E; summit elev. 1,185 m

on 7 June a thin ash plume visible in satellite imagery at ~3 km, on 8 June another thin ash plume in satellite imagery an altitude of ~2 km


FUEGO Guatemala 14.47°N, 90.88°W; summit elev. 3,763 m

on 1 June five moderately strong explosions with gas-and-ash plumes rising up to 5.8 km, preceded by half an hour and followed by two hours of explosions producing steam plumes rising up to ~4.3 km, on 6 June frequent small explosions producing gas plumes to ~4.3 km and less frequent explosions producing gas-and-ash plumes to ~4.8 km, moderate explosions on 7 June producing small gas-and-ash plumes to ~4.3 km


KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m

lava entering the ocean at several points throughout the reporting week, culminating in several new lava deltas, some small littoral explosions reported on 6 June, but otherwise the ocean entry passive


NYIRAGONGO Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.52°S, 29.25°E; summit elev. 3,469 m

on 4 June a new eruption producing a plume probably containing ash under ~6 km, by 5 June the plume under ~4 km, on 6 June only a moderate plum, on 8 June an ash plume at an altitude of ~5.5 km


SANTA MARÍA Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3,772 m

on 1 June 33 weak to moderate explosions producing plumes up to 5.3 km, during 6-8 June many weak to moderate explosions sending gas-and-ash plumes up to ~5.3 km


SEMERU Java, Indonesia 8.11°S, 112.92°E; summit elev. 3,676 m

an ash plume on 4 June at ~4.5 km

SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m

during 28 May to 4 June activity low, sulfur-dioxide emissions fluctuating but low


TENGGER CALDERA Java, Indonesia 7.942°S, 112.950°E; summit elev. 2,329 m

on 8 June a gas-and-ash plume to ~5.3 km


TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m
during 2-8 June several weak to moderate explosions recorded per day, sporadically observed

gas-and-ash and gas-and-steam plumes rose up to 6 km, a strong explosion on 5 June producing a gas-and-ash plume to 7 km


ULAWUN New Britain, Papua New Guinea 5.04°S, 151.34°E; summit elev. 2,334 m

on 6 June satellite imagery showing a plume up to 3 km




All ash elevations are in km above sea level (a.s.l.) and times are converted to UTC.


The FIVE Index has an additional column giving the eight daily estimated planetary Kp (three hourly) geomagnetic values at the last of the day's listed quakes, in the same UTC time frame as the quake listings. Is it true? Can the Sun suppress the quakes of Earth?

EARTH
FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater
DATE-(UTC)-TIME    LAT  LON    DEP   MAG  Q  COMMENTS  Daily Kp values 
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss  deg. deg.   km 
READ UP for latest report.
04/06/10  15:19:5755.77N159.96E184.4 6.9KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, RUSSIA 3 3 2 2 3 3-1-1
04/06/10  09:35:071.24N126.87E63.7   5.1MOLUCCA SEA
04/06/10  09:00:0111.50N87.68W62.4   5.6NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
04/06/09  22:52:0851.65S139.49E10.0  6.2WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
04/06/09  22:49:4451.59S139.58E10.0  5.4WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
04/06/09  08:27:1034.52N141.59E41.3  5.2OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
04/06/08  10:54:3015.32S167.58E114.0 5.5VANUATU 3 2 1 3 2 3 2 1
04/06/08  08:55:5217.49N83.45W10.0   5.9NORTH OF HONDURAS
04/06/07  no quakes recorded 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 3
04/06/07  End of perigee week
04/06/06  09:38:076.01S113.11E578.0  5.8JAVA, INDONESIA 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2
04/06/05  no quakes recorded 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3
04/06/04  14:41:1554.22N35.16W10.0   5.0REYKJANES RIDGE 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3
04/06/04  01:48:0354.61N163.91W74.9  5.6UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
04/06/03  13:01:2125.25N95.15E99.9   5.0MYANMAR 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2
o4/06/03  Perigee at 13:10
04/06/02  20:47:564.74N32.54W10.0    5.4CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3
04/06
Prior listings
04/06/02  20:47:564.74N32.54W10.0    5.4CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
04/06/02  08:50:3732.86S179.54W43.1  6.2SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
04/06/02  04:38:476.18S103.86E39.2   5.5SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
04/06/01  20:47:309.07S67.37E10.0    5.1MID-INDIAN RIDGE 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
04/06/01  17:04:5432.05S68.04W37.3   5.5MENDOZA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA
04/06/01  15:52:390.73N79.66W23.7    5.2NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
04/06/01  03:08:5234.49N141.34E45.0  5.0OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
04/05/31  02:56:5446.44N149.51E171.7 5.2KURIL ISLANDS 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
04/05/31  02:19:3125.41N126.52E45.6  5.0RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
04/05/31  Beginning of perigee week
United States Quakes this past week 
with quakes possibly felt in U.S. from nearby countries:  
04/06/10  12:30:0934.24N97.27W5.0    2.9OKLAHOMA
4/06/09  00:26:3350.79N179.48W38.1   4.1ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
04/06/08  00:15:1034.25N97.25W5.0    3.5OKLAHOMA
04/06/07  18:36:1334.19N118.56W19.4  2.5GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
04/06/06  08:40:5235.55N121.28W4.1   3.8OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
04/06/05  02:46:5135.55N121.30W4.4   3.6OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
04/06/04  21:53:5542.31N120.23W29.5  2.5OREGON
04/06/04  16:52:1661.62N150.00W44.0  4.1SOUTHERN ALASKA
04/06/04  08:41:4642.15N111.35W6.3   3.0SOUTHERN IDAHO
04/06/04  01:48:0354.61N163.91W74.9  5.6UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
04/06/03  19:01:2854.86N156.89W30.0  4.6SOUTH OF ALASKA
04/06/03  18:51:3055.36N157.34W40.0  4.6ALASKA PENINSULA
04/06/03  08:54:4639.33N120.01W5.8   4.5NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

YEARS OF MONTHLY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude
in the World[/b], per USGS/NEIC Preliminary Global Report
 YEAR:   93  94  95  96  97  98  99  00  01  02  03  04
March     0   2   8  13   5   7   8   5   5  10  15  10
April     0  12  17   4   9   6   8   3   9   7   8  17
May       3  15  17   8   9   6   9   5   8   7  16   7
June      1  11  12  12   3   3   3  22  10  14  12  (3)
YR total 19 110 160 109  76  63 103 109 112 133 145 (61)
SUN
Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week:
6/2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  
 63  77  55  59  60  82  72  73
Planetary geomagnetic, daily A Indices, (eight Kp's for same period)
 11   8  11  11  11   8   9  14