The Past Week Ticker
M09, T10/MC,6.2M,V8, W11/MC(2), Th12/MC(2),6.5M, F13/MC, Sa14/6.9M, Su15/MC,GS105, M16/MC(2),GS33,6.6M, T17/MC, W18/6.0M,6.0M,6.2M, Th19/6.9M
MTWThFSaSu-days of week; 6M-quake, V8-volcano, MC or XC-solar flare, GS30-geomagnetic storm

Moon Phases and Orbit for May 2005 per Astronomy Magazine in EDT
1 last quarter, 8 new moon, 16 first quarter, 14 apogee, 23 full moon, 26 perigee, last quarter #2

EARTH AND SUN DIGEST for May 19, 2005
Solar Flares, 6M Quakes
...Week at a Glance (with time ticking)

Counts thru Wednesday
17-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan-0, SoPacific-4)
7-- Global quakes of 6M or greater: 5/19 6.9M NIAS REGION, INDONESIA, 5/18 6.2M TONGA, 5/18 6.0M SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, 5/18 6.0M OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA, 5/16 6.6M SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS, 5/14 6.9M NIAS REGION, INDONESIA5/12 6.5M PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC (last one posted previously)
482-- California and Nevada earthquakes in past week
1-- CA/NV earthquakes 4M or greater: 5/16 4.4M CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Interactive map
Earthquake data
1--Volcanoes with ash near Jet Stream (at 5 mi/8 km): Mexico, Galapagos Islands
http://Ash data

110/45--Sunspot No. high/low: 110 on 5/12 to 45 on 5/17
1280/360--Largest/smallest daily area of sunspots: 1280 on 5/13 to 360 on 5/17
none--X-Class Solar Flares
7--M-Class Solar Flares (see Ticker)
(from www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html )

105--Planetary Geomagnetic A Index (high): 105 on 5/15
3 days--Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours (at least five): six on 5/15, five on 5/16, 5/16-17
1 day--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours this week (high): five over 5/17-18

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
March     0   2   8  13   5   7   8   5   5  10  15  10  18
April     0  12  17   4   9   6   8   3   9   7   8  17  16
May       3  15  17   8   9   6   9   5   8   7  16   7  (9)
YR total 19 110 160 109  76  63 103 109 112 133 145 145 (86)

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

Northern Ash and Gas Eruptions north of latitude 23°N, (highest plume)

BEZYMIANNY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 55.98°N, 160.59°E; summit elev. 2,882 m (low)
weak gas-and-steam plumes observed on 6-7 May, a thermal anomaly at the dome detected in satellite imagery on 6-8, 10, and 12 May

KLIUCHEVSKOI Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.06°N, 160.64°E; summit elev. 4,835 m (low)
seismic activity slightly above background levels until 7 May and at background levels on 8-9 May, weak gas-and-steam plumes seen rising 100 m above the crater and extending E on 6 May and 5 km to the SE on 7 May

SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3,283 m (?)
growth of the lava dome continuing during 6-13 May, a gas-and-steam plume seen rising up to 3.7 km on 6 May. Clouds obscured the volcano at other times, a large thermal anomaly at the dome detected in satellite imagery all week

SPURR southwestern Alaska, USA 61.299°N, 152.251°W; 3,374 m (3.5 km)
elevated seismicity during 6-13 May, webcam images showing small steam plumes the early part of this week, pilot report on 9 May of a small steam plume reaching 3.5 km, crater lake level dropping, exposing steaming rock in the crater walls, heat flux indicated by vigorously upwelling water in the melt pit lake, rapid melting of ice and snow falling into the lake, and minor steaming from rock surfaces and smaller melt pits in the vicinity of the summit crater

ST. HELENS Washington, USA 46.20°N, 122.18°W; summit elev. 2,549 m (0)
Images from a camera at the mouth of the crater showing new spine of lava at the N end of the dome growing during 11-12 May

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 (3 km)
on 11 May thick ash rising to 4.2 km and moving WNW, extending in a triangular shape from the summit 444 km to the WSW through 510 km to the NW; a layer of thin ash to 3 km extending beyond the thick ash another 1,000 km, a broad swath of VOG over 2,200 km W nearly to the Philippines and over 1400 km (775 nm), the ash plume diminishing over the next few days and not as thick, remaining significant, rising to 2.4 km and extending 370 km WNW on the 13th; scientific personnel hearing a continuous roaring sound from 2-3 km W of the active vent, noting ash and steam rising by pure convection, not explosively, to 3 km altitude

AWU Sulawesi, Indonesia 3.67°N, 125.50°E; summit elev. 1,320 m (low)
at 0915 on 16 May pilot report of a low-level plume above Awu, no ash in satellite imagery about one hour or eight hours later

BAGANA Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea 6.14°S, 155.19°E; summit elev. 1,750 m (<3 km)
satellite imagery at 1951 on 12 May revealing a thin plume extending 28 km ESE below 3 km altitude, similar plumes blowing W at 1937 on the 13th and at 2634 on 14 May

CANLAON Philippines 10.41°N, 123.13°E; summit elev. 2,435 m (?)
multiple mild ash and steam ejections observed during 10-11 May, clouds to 2.9 km blown NW

COLIMA western México 19.514°N,103.62°W; summit elev. ~3,850 m (7.6 km)
explosions during 11-17 May generating pyroclastic flows down all flanks of the volcano on at least three occasions; incandescence seen on a video camera late on 15 May, followed by an ash eruption to 7.6 km altitude and moving E

DIENG VOLCANIC COMPLEX Java, Indonesia 7.2°S, 109.9°E; summit elev. 2565 m (3 km)
pilot report of a plume at 0329 on 13 May to about 3 km altitude, ash not in satellite imagery a little more than an hour later

FERNANDINA Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 0.37°S, 91.55°W; summit elev. 1,476 m (9 km)
on 13 May volcano erupting that morning, a large cloud extending to the NW; on 14 May a large convection cloud seen rising above the main cloud layer above the volcano, lava flows seen on the SW and S slopes, and the still actively flowing red lava descending the S slope, the fissure about 4.5 km long around the rim or just below it, the first flows from the W part and the latest flows from the E part, the closest point lava approached the sea on the 14th 5.5 km, satellite image showing a thick cloud of ash and steam fanning out W of the volcano, with a smaller, slightly darker plume blowing S, the W-directed plume rising to 5 km the afternoon of 13 May, and the S-directed plume to 9 km

FUEGO Guatemala 14.47°N, 90.88°W; summit elev. 3,763 m (4 km)
small white plumes to 4 km height again observed during 11-17 May, lava flowing down Santa Teresa and Taniluya ravines 700 and 500 m long, respectively, with avalanches from their fronts

KARYMSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 54.05°N, 159.43°E; summit elev. 1,536 m (4 km)
high seismic activity at Karymsky during 6-13 May, according to seismic data possible ash-and-gas plumes to the 2.5 km above the crater on 5, 8, and 9 May, according to satellite, thermal anomaly on 6 and 8 May, gas-and-steam plumes containing some ash extending ~40 km E on 6 May and ~30 km S on 9 May, a larger eruption to 3 km altitude reported on 18 May

KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m (low)
ocean entries active during 11-17 May in the East Lae`apuki and Kamoamoa areas, by 16 May both having benches ~350 m long and up to 75 m wide; a large plume from West Highcastle on 10 May probably a collapse of part of that lava delta, inactive for the past several weeks following growth in March and April; the middle branch of the PKK flow active and extending down Pulama Pali, the east branch farther but narrower and fewer breakouts, the west branch reduced to a cluster of breakouts about halfway down the pali

PACAYA southern Guatemala 14.38°N, 90.60°W; summit elev. 2,552 m (low_
on 10 and 13 May continued ejection of incandescent material from the crater, lava moving SW and W in the direction of Cerro Chino reaching lengths of 150-250 m

SANTA MARÍA Guatemala 14.756°N 91.552°W; summit elev. 3,772 (4.4 km)
constant avalanches on 10 May from the lava-flow front and the Caliente Dome, along with one small ash explosion, minor explosions on 13 May sending gray ash plumes 4.4 km, avalanches from the SW-flank lava flow

SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m (low)
during 6-13 May steam venting on the NW side of the crater, the daily recorded sulfur dioxide flux varying from a low of 221 metric tons per day on 11 May to a maximum of 537 t/d on the 9th, the average of six measurements during the week being 398, below the long-term eruption average of 500 t/d

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

EARTH

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.  
Sans Sumatra and Thursday: 5M quakes -  13, 6M quakes -4 
05/05/19  14:17:276.43N125.75E134.8  5.3MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
05/05/19  07:11:0014.70N91.93W80.0   5.1GUATEMALA
05/05/19  01:14:2635.39N140.83E22.6  5.3NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
05/05/19  01:12:2960.02N152.68W95.5  5.2SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/05/18  20:30:2914.72N89.52W35.7   5.2GUATEMALA
05/05/18  17:03:4329.86N42.66W10.0   5.3NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC  RIDGE
05/05/18  10:27:0515.38S173.40W10.0  6.2TONGA
05/05/18  09:10:5256.42S26.92W89.1   6.0SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
05/05/17  16:01:053.68S135.47E21.9   5.0PAPUA, INDONESIA
05/05/16  23:12:018.42S117.58E36.1   5.5SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA
05/05/16  03:54:1132.87S179.30W10.0  6.6SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
05/05/14  23:46:4935.76N31.50E50.0   5.0CYPRUS REGION
05/05/14  18:04:5830.75N56.90E24.6   5.4CENTRAL IRAN
05/05/14  10:26:4545.69S96.09E10.0   5.5SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE
05/05/14  01:53:2245.74N26.49E140.0  5.1ROMANIA
05/05/13  19:17:593.81S80.51W38.5    5.0PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION
05/05/13  17:08:0238.07S178.62E10.0  5.1OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
05/05/13  07:14:5115.72S166.99E50.0  5.1VANUATU
05/05/12  20:52:027.60S156.13E7.7    5.7SOLOMON ISLANDS
05/05/12  12:57:4641.41S88.61W10.0   5.2WEST CHILE RISE
05/05/12  11:15:3457.45S139.17W10.0  6.5PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC 
RIDGE

Indonesian Quakes, by region with top to north, latest quake on top
Simeulue	 5M quakes -  1
05/05/12  23:47:292.45N96.27E22.8      5.0SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
North Sumatra    5M quakes -  2   6M quake - 1           
05/05/18  11:37:335.59N93.28E30.0      6.0OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
05/05/13  04:23:325.76N93.28E29.1      5.2OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
05/05/12  16:04:245.10N94.43E30.0      5.1NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Nias Island	 5M quakes -  1   6M quakes - 2  
05/05/19  01:54:521.98N96.95E30.0      6.9NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
05/05/14  12:38:320.32N98.60E30.0      5.0NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
05/05/14  05:05:180.56N98.38E30.0      6.9NIAS REGION, INDONESIA

United States And U.S. Territorial Quakes this past week 
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries:  
05/05/19  01:12:2960.02N152.68W95.5  5.2SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/05/18  19:59:4238.41N93.99W5.0    3.3MISSOURI
05/05/18  19:21:4641.43N111.09W1.6   3.3UTAH
05/05/18  14:46:2348.15N122.60W27.2  2.5PUGET SOUND REG, WASHINGTON
05/05/18  03:04:3916.96N147.27E59.3  4.6MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
05/05/17  16:00:3838.23N117.87W7.3   3.2NEVADA
05/05/17  09:09:1835.67N121.07W6.0   3.2CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/05/16  22:29:4635.25N97.61W5.0    2.8OKLAHOMA
05/05/16  22:27:0616.18N146.71E43.8  4.6ANATAHAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
05/05/16  19:50:5235.94N120.49W10.2  3.2CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/05/16  19:38:4335.94N120.49W10.0  3.0CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/05/16  17:34:0032.42N115.30W28.6  3.2BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
05/05/16  07:24:3735.93N120.48W10.0  4.4CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/05/15  18:23:5961.73N151.82W87.0  3.5SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/05/14  10:53:2037.70N121.96W11.0  3.1SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIF.
05/05/14  10:32:2732.42N115.30W3.0   3.1BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
05/05/13  17:20:3032.34N115.19W1.8   3.5BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
05/05/13  16:11:3751.42N174.35W36.3  4.1ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.
05/05/13  14:26:0438.83N107.38W1.0   3.3COLORADO
05/05/13  10:06:4218.90N155.21W40.2  4.6HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
05/05/13  08:24:5661.17N151.03W52.0  4.1SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/05/12  22:41:1458.20N151.92W28.0  4.4KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
05/05/12  22:01:2034.85N116.32W4.8   3.2SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/05/12  11:00:5942.87N128.68W10.0  3.6OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
05/05/12  00:57:5918.44N72.33W10.0   4.3HAITI REGION
05/05/12  11:00:5942.84N128.71W10.0  3.6OFF COAST OF OREGON

SUN
Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week:
5/11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18       
 117 110 100  91  69  70  45  46    
Planetary daily geomagnetic A Index/with prior consecutive 3 hr Kp's 
5/11    11/  1 0 2 3 2 3 3 4
5/12    17/  3 4 3 4 2 3 3 3
5/13    27/  5 5 5 3 3 4 3 2
5/14     8/  2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2
5/15   105/  5 5 9 8 4 4 4 5
5/16    33/  4 6 5 3 4 5 2 2
5/17    19/  4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3
5/18    13/  3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2

Solar data from http://www.sec.noaa.gov/

SPECIAL NOTE

A Global Climate Map from National Geographic

This global map from 2004 gives us a tool on land temperatures. It appears to be summer in the Southern Hemisphere. It has a zoom. It is not OTIS.
http://mapmachine.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/viewandcustomize.html?task=getMap&themeId=212

Comments or questions are welcome.

Donald