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M10/V10, T11, W12/GS30,6.8M, Th13, F14/MC(4),6.1M, Sa15/XC-1(2),MC(6), Su16/6.2M,6.6M,MC, M17/MC,XC-3,6.1M, T18/MC(2),6.3M, W19/MC(3),XC-1,6.5M, Th20/XC-7

MTWThFSaSu-days of week; 6M-quake, V8-volcano, MC or XC-1 -solar flare, GS-geomagnetic storm



Moon Phases and Orbit for January 2005 per Astronomy Magazine in EDT

3 last quarter, 10 new moon, 10 perigee, 17 first quarter, 23 apogee, 25 full moon

The Moon is at apogee (252,553 miles far) on 23 January.





BANG! The strongest solar flare of the year, an X7-class explosion, erupted this morning at 0700 GMT (2 a.m. EST): www.spaceweather.com and http://www.sel.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5m.html

It was noon over India, with the Sumatra fault facing west toward it.





EARTH AND SUN DIGEST for January 20, 2005

X-Class Solar Flares

...Week at a Glance (with time ticking)





Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M thru Wednesday--29 (Japan-1, SoPacific-7); six quakes of 6M or greater: 1/19 6.5M OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 1/18 6.3M HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION, 1/17 6.1M STATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA, 1/16 6.6M STATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA, 1/16 6.2M SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS, 1/14 6.1M NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G..

California and Nevada earthquakes in past week--296; no quakes 4M or greater

Interactive map

Earthquake data .

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

http://Ash data



Sunspot No. high and low--109 on 18 January to 66 on 19 January

Largest and smallest daily area of sunspots--1980 on 15 January from 1240 on 13 January (100=Earth-size)

X-Class Solar Flares: two on 15 January with one each on 17, 19 and 20 January; last M-Class flares (5+/day): six on 15 January

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

Planetary Geomagnetic A Indices: high of 72 on 19 January, with 60's on 17 and 19 January; five or more Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours: 17, 18 & 19 January; high no. of Kp's of 3 per 24 hours this week: five on 15 January



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





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



BEZYMIANNY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 55.98°N, 160.59°E; summit elev. 2,882 m (0)

on 12 January seismic activity returning to background levels following the eruption of 11 January



KLIUCHEVSKOI Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.06°N, 160.64°E; summit elev. 4,835 m (weak)

on 14 January seismic activity increasing, visual observations noting weak gas-and-steam plumes during 6-8 and 12 January, the plumes extending E from the volcano on 7 January and SW for 5 km from the volcano on 12 January, visual observations on 14 January of a weak gas-and-steam plume extending N from the volcano



SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3,283 m (5 km)

during 8-14 January seismicity indicating from 1815 to 1945 on 13 January, several ash explosions up to 5 km and a pyroclastic flow probably occurring, possible weak ash-and-gas explosions and hot avalanches during 8-14 January, visual observations and video data showing gas-and-steam plumes up to ~2.5-3.4 km during 6-8 January and on 12 January



SPURR southwestern Alaska, USA 61.299°N, 152.251°W; 3,374 m (0)

elevated levels of seismicity during 8-14 January, no activity observed in satellite and web camera images during 8-14 January



ST. HELENS Washington, USA 46.20°N, 122.18°W; summit elev. 2,549 m (2.6 km)

lava-dome growth continuing at St. Helens during 12-18 January, a large slab collapse on the west side of the dome, generating a small rock avalanche and ash cloud drifting over the south crater rim with a bright glow on the VolcanoCam seen the night of 13 January



VENIAMINOF Alaska Peninsula, USA 56.17°N, 159.38°W; summit elev. 2,507 m (4 km)

on 12 January emission of a thin ash cloud, visible on the Perryville NetCam, rising between 3-4 km, extending ENE, and dissipating within ~55 km of the volcano







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 9-14 January explosion signals larger and generally less frequent than previously observed, averaging a few explosions per minute, early on 16 January the level of instrumentally recorded activity to a new high 50 percent above the previous high, early on 18 January the activity level to its second highest level so far, then around 0000 activity declining to the level of 9-14 January


COLIMA western México 19.514°N,103.62°W; summit elev. ~3,850 m (6.7 km)

during 12-18 January small eruptions generating steam-and-ash plumes rising as high as ~6.7 km and extending as far as ~50 km from the volcano



KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m (0)

during 12-18 January surface lava flows visible at Kilauea along the arms of the PKK lava flow on the Pulama pali fault scarp, no lava was visible near the coastline



MANAM offshore New Guinea, Papua New Guinea 4.10°S, 145.06°E; summit elev. 1,807 m (?)

during 12-18 January variable emissions



REVENTADOR Ecuador 0.078°S, 77.656°W, summit elev. 3,562 m (6 km)

on 14 January at 1300 an ash plume observed rising to a height of ~4.5 km, on 16 January at 0930 satellite imagery of a brief emission of steam and very light ash to ~6 km



TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m (5.5 km)

on 14 January a white column of steam-and-gas observed reaching a height of 5.5 km, on 16 January a steam-and-gas plume reached a height of 5.3 km, on 18 January an ash plume reaching a height of ~5.5 km and extending to the E for ~15 km



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 
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05/01/20  16:47:023.82N126.75E10.0   5.6KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA 
05/01/20  13:58:1232.61S178.94W10.0  5.4SOUTH OF KERMADEC 
05/01/20  02:59:1249.83N156.17E60.1  5.4KURIL ISLANDS 
05/01/19  13:51:5733.87N141.43E45.0  5.0OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 
05/01/19  06:11:3834.13N141.49E39.2  6.5OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 
05/01/18  21:20:3222.86S178.95E591.8 5.3SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS 
05/01/18  15:30:2035.57N68.01E10.0   5.2CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN 
05/01/18  14:09:0442.91N144.82E31.2  6.3HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION 
05/01/18  09:26:0041.45S175.78E24.0  5.0NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
05/01/18  08:36:0441.46S175.78E20.0  5.1NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
05/01/18  06:59:0357.09N33.73W10.0   5.7REYKJANES RIDGE 
05/01/18  05:44:4810.99N140.79E50.3  5.0STATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA 
05/01/18  04:26:5419.75S168.55E45.0  5.0VANUATU 
05/01/18  03:02:5622.94N94.74E116.6  5.2MYANMAR
05/01/17  10:50:3211.01N140.63E10.0  6.1STATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA 
05/01/17  05:43:5310.95N140.74E10.0  5.2STATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA 
05/01/17  00:50:0415.53S173.07W10.0  5.2TONGA 
05/01/16  20:17:5610.95N140.77E55.0  6.6STATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA 
05/01/16  08:25:0325.64S176.32W10.0  6.2SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS 
05/01/15  14:02:133.74S80.85W27.5    5.4PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION
05/01/15  13:46:596.42S105.18E15.0   5.6SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA 
05/01/15  13:46:596.40S105.21E15.0   5.7SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
05/01/15  05:13:115.94S38.89E10.0    5.1TANZANIA
05/01/15  05:00:280.03S123.47E94.9   5.1SULAWESI, INDONESIA
05/01/14  08:33:134.33S152.73E10.0   6.1NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 
05/01/13  20:47:5651.78N175.49E29.7  5.1RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
05/01/13  17:14:2027.12S176.60W134.7 5.1KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
05/01/13  10:35:258.16N126.87E10.0   5.0MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 
05/01/13  03:05:2816.81S173.73W15.0  5.3TONGA 
05/01/13  00:07:226.06N126.31E45.3   5.0MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

SUMATRA AND REGION QUAKES
ANDAMAN ISLANDS:  two 5M quakes
05/01/18  02:36:4610.61N92.07E33.2   5.0ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
05/01/15  07:46:5314.58N92.38E24.7   5.5ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
NICOBAR ISLANDS:  two 5M quakes
05/01/16  22:47:298.68N93.60E32.0    5.0NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION 
05/01/14  16:22:048.86N93.23E13.4    5.1NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
NORTHERN SUMATRA AREA:  four 5M quakes
05/01/17  02:53:393.87N95.87E36.1    5.0OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA 
05/01/14  21:38:143.14N93.88E10.0    5.6OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA 
05/01/14  17:08:344.84N95.16E35.0    5.0NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
05/01/15  16:44:032.72N95.93E30.0    5.1SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 
United States Quakes this past week 
with quakes possibly felt in U.S. from nearby countries:  
05/01/19  17:17:1951.41N173.31E41.7  4.7NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 
05/01/18  10:22:0833.54N82.22W5.0    2.2GEORGIA, USA 
05/01/18  09:52:5933.53N82.22W5.0    2.3GEORGIA, USA 
05/01/18  05:48:3133.59N82.18W5.0    2.1GEORGIA, USA 
05/01/13  22:46:5638.79N122.78W1.9   2.8NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/01/13  20:47:5651.78N175.49E29.7  5.1RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
05/01/13  17:36:3460.47N147.55W10.0  4.6SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/01/13  12:00:5845.69N74.83W18.0   2.7SOUTHERN ONTARIO, CANADA
05/01/13  06:16:2519.94N155.55W20.1  3.6ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
05/01/13  05:15:2744.15N122.89W3.9   2.1OREGON
05/01/12  23:11:0251.04N178.30W28.0  4.6ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN 

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  05
November  0   7  10   6   7   4  15  15  10  11  13  17 with five 7M's
December  0   6  13   7   3   2  16  11   7  11  17  21 with a 7, an 8 & a 9M
January   2   1  13  10   4   7   5   8  10  14  10  11 (18)
YR total 19 110 160 109  76  63 103 109 112 133 145 145 (18)
SUN
Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week:
1/12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19   
  58  77  65 100  99 107 109  66   
Planetary daily geomagnetic A Index with its consecutive Kp's in UTC
1/12    30  4 5 3 5 5 3 3 3
1/13    13  2 4 2 2 3 3 3 3
1/14    12  2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4
1/15    22  3 6 4 3 3 3 3 2
1/16    12  2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
1/17    63  5 4 3 7 7 7 5 3
1/18    72  6 5 7 5 6 6 4 5
1/19    62  6 6 6 7 6 4 3 4