The Past Week Ticker

M23, T24, W25, Th26, F27, Sa28/6.5M, Su29, M30/GS34, T31/MC,GS28, W01, Th02

MTWThFSaSu-days of week; 6M-quake, V8-volcano, MC or XC-solar flare, GS-geomagnetic storm



Moon for September 2004 per Astronomy Magazine in EDT

6 last quarter, 7 apogee, 14 new moon, 21 first quarter, 22 perigee, 28 full moon

The Moon is at apogee (251,322 miles far) on 7 September.



EARTH AND SUN DIGEST for September 2, 2004

A Geomagnetic Storm, A 6M Quake
...Week at a Glance (with time ticking)



California and Nevada earthquakes in past week--303; two quakes of 4M or greater: 8/31 4.0M CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, 8/30 4.0M CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

Interactive map at http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm , see left lower corner

Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M thru Wednesday--19 (Jap-2, SoPac-6); one quake 6M or greater: 8/28 6.5M CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER REGION

Earthquake data from http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html .

Volcanic ash near Jet Stream (at 5 mi/8 km)--none

Ash data from http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs



Sunspot No. high and low--44 on 26 August to 11 on 31 August

Largest and smallest daily area of sunspots--240 on 26 August to 50 on 31 August (100=Earth)

X-Class Solar Flares: none; last M-Class flares (5+/day) 5 on 15 August[/b] (Ticker has fewer MC.)

(See updating site at http://www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html )

Planetary Geomagnetic A Indices: high of 34 on 30 August; five or more Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours: six on 30 August, five on 31 August; high no. of Kp's of 3 per 24 hours this week: five on 28 August

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





(Data is upgraded at the source as needed without notice.)





RECENT VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS



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



ASAMA Honshu, Japan 36.40°N, 138.53°E; summit elev. 2,560 m

an eruption beginning around 1100 on 1 September with an ash plume to an unknown height



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

based on seismic data, possible ash plumes rose to 5.5 km on 31 August and 1 September



VENIAMINOF Alaska Peninsula, USA 56.17°N, 159.38°W; summit elev. 2,507 m

during 20-27 August low-level seismic tremor likely represented low-level ash-and-steam emissions similar to the previous 2 months



Equatorial Ash and Gas Eruptions at less than 23°N or S





COLIMA western México 19.514°N,103.62°W; summit elev. ~3,850 m

on 30 August low-level activity continuing with an average of less than three ash-containing explosions per day, plumes not higher than 5.8 km



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

on 1 September a thin ash plume visible on satellite imagery at a height of ~3 km



EGON Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia 8.67°S, 122.45°E; 1,703 m

increased volcanic activity on 31 August



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

during 30 August to 1 September several small explosions with plumes to low levels



GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4,276 m

during 19 August to 1 September a decrease in the number of ash emissions, gas-and-steam emissions continuing



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

during 25-31 August surface lava flows visible on the Pulama pali fault scarp



PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Réunion Island, Indian Ocean 21.23°S, 55.71°E; summit elev. 2,631 m

the eruption of 13 August continuing through 31 August, the main lava flow entering the sea and building a large lava bench



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

during 30 August to 1 September several weak-to-moderate explosions producing ash clouds to a maximum height of ~4.8 km



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

on 25 August a thin plume visible on satellite imagery, no ash visible on the satellite imagery



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

volcanic activity at low levels during 20-27 August, sulfur-dioxide flux between 175 and 310 metric tons per day



TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m

during 25-31 August emissions of gas, steam, and ash to low levels







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





EARTH

The FIVE Index has the last column giving the eight daily
Kp (three hourly) geomagnetic values in the same 
UTC time frame as the quake listings.
FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater
DATE-(UTC)-TIME    LAT  LON    DEP   MAG  Q  COMMENTS  Day's Kp values 
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss  deg. deg.   km 
READ UP for latest report.
04/09/01  20:58:3255.83S27.47W95.4   5.0SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 
04/09/01  15:13:3760.95S160.56E10.0  5.8MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION 
04/09/01  13:18:500.13N123.62E135.4  5.3MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
04/09/01  12:02:3317.88N146.98E50.4  5.2ALAMAGAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
04/09/01  11:07:2917.97N147.10E41.2  5.1MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
04/09/01  02:49:2836.97N141.63E32.9  5.7NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
04/08/31  20:35:069.56S74.60W130.3   5.3CENTRAL PERU6 4 5 4 3 3 4 3
04/08/31  16:25:147.32N126.88E40.4   5.7MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
04/08/31  11:49:4416.97S168.64E235.0 5.0VANUATU 
04/08/30  22:09:1556.45S26.50W55.6   5.4SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION3 2 5 5 5 4 4 5
04/08/30  12:23:2449.56N157.19E30.0  5.5EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS3 2 5 5 5 4 4 5
04/08/30  05:35:1529.49N116.57W10.0  5.2OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
04/08/29  No quakes 5M or greater2 2 0 2 2 3 3 3
04/08/28  18:19:288.61S157.24E10.0   5.0SOLOMON ISLANDS2 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 
04/08/28  17:00:588.60S157.25E10.0   5.6SOLOMON ISLANDS 
04/08/28  16:13:148.63S157.22E10.0   5.6SOLOMON ISLANDS 
04/08/28  16:09:348.73S157.21E10.0   5.5SOLOMON ISLANDS 
04/08/28  13:41:2934.89S70.29W10.0   6.4CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER REGION
04/08/28  09:09:005.11S151.13E172.1  5.3NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 
04/08/27  20:26:5257.62S25.66W53.3   5.1SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION3 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 
04/08/27  00:43:5427.45S70.82W30.7   5.9NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE 
04/08/26  No 5M quakes or greater as yet2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Late Listing
04/08/25  08:54:584.25S127.96E209.7  5.2BANDA SEA1 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 
United States Quakes this past week 
with quakes possibly felt in U.S. from nearby countries:  
04/09/01  12:02:3317.88N146.98E50.45.2ALAMAGAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
04/09/01  11:07:2917.97N147.10E41.2  5.1MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
04/09/01  08:16:4936.58N121.17W7.2   3.4CENTRAL CALIFORNIA 
04/08/31  10:16:4351.89N176.41E59.4  4.2RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 
04/08/31  09:37:3136.59N121.18W6.6   3.0CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
04/08/31  09:16:0436.59N121.19W6.9   3.4CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
04/08/31  09:12:2736.59N121.18W7.1   3.8CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
04/08/31  00:40:1835.67N121.12W5.8   4.0CENTRAL CALIFORNIA 
04/08/30  20:51:3634.43N117.68W3.9   3.2SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
04/08/30  10:53:2632.32N116.66W15.7  3.0BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
04/08/30  05:35:1529.49N116.57W10.0  5.2OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
04/08/30  04:30:5736.58N121.18W9.2   4.0CENTRAL CALIFORNIA 
04/08/29  18:49:4442.89N105.49W5.0   3.8WYOMING
04/08/28  12:38:3743.16N71.64W5.0    2.1NEW HAMPSHIRE 
04/08/28  05:06:4333.22N86.92W5.0    2.8ALABAMA 
04/08/26  23:11:3964.75N85.97W24.0   4.6SOUTHAMPTON ISL, NUNAVUT, CANADA 
04/08/26  18:45:1832.58N104.50W5.0   3.4NEW MEXICO
04/08/25  19:47:2719.12N65.62W34.6   3.0PUERTO RICO REGION
04/08/25  12:32:1961.60N146.40W38.0  3.6SOUTHERN ALASKA 

YEARS OF MONTHLY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude
in the World, 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  10
July      2  10  12   7   5   9   8   9  10   5  15  11 with two 7M
August    2  14  16   6   7   8   9  12   8  12   8   4
YR total 19 110 160 109  76  63 103 109 112 133 145 (79)
SUN
Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week:
8/25  26  27  28  29  30  31   1   
  60  44  33  28  36  30  11  12
Planetary geomagnetic A Indices, daily (eight Kp's for same period)
   7   7   8  12   8  34   2   9