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EARTH AND SUN DIGEST 2005/05/26 Volcanoes and Big Quakes
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Posted by Canie on May 30, 2005 at 08:51:27:
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The Past Week Ticker M16/MC(2),GS33,6.9M, T17/MC, W18/6.0M,6.0M,6.2M, Th19/6.9M, F20/GS30,6.0M, Sa21/6.1M, Su22, M23, T24/V9.6, W25, Th26/V9.1 MTWThFSaSu-days of week; 6M-quake, V8-volcano, MC or XC-solar flare, GS30-geomagnetic storm Moon Phases and Orbit for June 2005 per Astronomy Magazine in EDT 6 new moon, 11 apogee, 14 first quarter, 22 full moon, 23 perigee, 28 last quarter EARTH AND SUN DIGEST for May 26, 2005 Volcanoes and Big Quakes ...Week at a Glance (with time ticking) Counts thru Wednesday 21-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan-4, SoPacific-1) 3-- Global quakes of 6M or greater: 5/21 6.1M PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION, 5/20 6.0M SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS, 5/19 6.9M NIAS REGION, INDONESIA (last previously reported) 340-- California and Nevada earthquakes in past week 2-- CA/NV earthquakes 4M or greater: 5/23 4.1M CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, 5/21 4.1M SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html 2--Volcanoes with ash near Jet Stream (at 5 mi/8 km): Mexico x 2 www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs 45/22--Sunspot No. high/low: 45 on 5/25 from 22 on 5/20 310/130--Largest/smallest daily area of sunspots: 310 on 5/19 to 130 on 5/21 none--X-Class Solar Flares none--M-Class Solar Flares (from www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html 30--Planetary Geomagnetic A Index (high): 30 on 5/20 no days--Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours (at least five): none one day--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours this week (high): three on 5/21 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 (11) YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 (88) [/code] (Data is upgraded at the source as needed without notice.) Northern Ash and Gas Eruptions north of latitude 23°N, (highest plume)KARYMSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 54.05°N, 159.43°E; summit elev. 1,536 m (5 km) during 13-20 May seismic activity and height of ash explosions increased in comparison to the previous week, ash-and-gas plumes rising to ~5 km and fresh ash deposits on the W and E sectors of the volcano SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3,283 m (4.5 km) no explosive events recorded during 13-20 May, however, gas-and-steam plumes as high as 4.5 km ST. HELENS Washington, USA 46.20°N, 122.18°W; summit elev. 2,549 m (low) during 18-24 May growth of the new lava dome continuing, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash, ground deformation similar to those of the previous few weeks 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) during 18-20 May volcanic tremor increased, peaking on the 20th, satellite imagery showing ash propagated to a maximum height of 3 km CANLAON Philippines 10.41°N, 123.13°E; summit elev. 2,435 m (3.4 km) phreatic activity during 18-23 May with ash-and-steam plumes rising to ~3.4 km, the sulfur-dioxide flux on 22 May ~2,080 metric tons per day, much higher than the normal flux of 500 metric tons per day COLIMA western México 19.514°N,103.62°W; summit elev. ~3,850 m (9.6 km) largest eruption since 1999 on 24 May at 0010, the plume rising to ~9.6 km and drifting W; pyroclastic flows traveling 4-5 km, mainly down San Antonio (SSW) and Monte Grande (SSE) ravines, ash plumes above the pyroclastic flow drifting E DUKONO Halmahera, Indonesia 1.70°N, 127.87°E; summit elev. 1,185 m (low) satellite data showing thin ash plumes on 21 May, height not reported FUEGO Guatemala 14.47°N, 90.88°W; summit elev. 3,763 m (low) during 17-20 May lava flows down flanks, extending ~400 m W and ~500 m SW of the summit with short avalanches from the lava-flow fronts, ash and incandescent volcanic material to low altitudes GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4,276 m (0) during 16-23 May an increase in earthquakes associated with fracturing within the volcano during the night of 21 May to the morning of 22 May, gas emissions slightly decreased on 17 and 20 May in comparison to 29 April and 2 May, and slightly increased around 23 May, deformation recorded at the volcano's summit, no ash emissions KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m (0) on 18 May lava entering the sea at three areas, surface lava flows visible on the coastal plain and on the Pulama pali fault scarp PACAYA southern Guatemala 14.38°N, 90.60°W; summit elev. 2,552 m (3.1 km) incandescent lava ejected ~50 m from crater on 17 May and an intra-crater lava flow ~300 m from the SW base of the central cone, on 20 May a thin plume to ~3.1 km POPOCATEPETL Mexico 19.01°N, 098.37°W; summit elev. 5,426 m (9.1 km?) pilot report of ash at 9.1 km (?) at 16:35 on 26 May, cloud moving SE, ash from Colima no longer visible, height of ash listed as "FL30" above volcano summit, no hot spot visible (this pieced together from VAAC reports) REVENTADOR Ecuador 0.078°S, 77.656°W, summit elev. 3,562 m (4.9 km) an eruption on 19 May around 1400 producing a NW-drifting ash plume to 3.7-4.9 km, ash not visible on satellite imagery due to meteorological clouds SANTA MARÍA Guatemala 14.756°N 91.552°W; summit elev. 3,772 (4.8 km) constant avalanches from lava-flow fronts on the SW flank of Santiaguito lava-dome complex on 17 May, explosions during 17-20 May producing ash clouds to a height of ~4.8 km, ash falling 7-10 km from Caliente Dome SEMERU Java, Indonesia 8.11°S, 112.92°E; summit elev. 3,676 m (4.6 km) satellite imagery on 21 May showing a thin plume at a height of ~4.6 km and extending to the S and later SSE SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m (low) during 13-20 May steam venting continuing that began on the NW side of the crater on 15 April; the daily recorded sulfur-dioxide flux varied from a low of 222 metric tons per day on 16 May to a maximum of 363 on 14 May TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m (5.5 km) volcanic at relatively low levels during 18-23 May, with mainly emissions of steam and gas, on 19 May around 1700 an ash-and-steam plume to a height of 5.5 km that drifted N ULAWUN New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea 5.04°S, 151.34°E; summit elev. 2,334 m (low) satellite imagery on 19 May showing a small plume at an unknown height extending W [i]All ash elevations are in km above sea level (a.s.l.) and times are converted to UTC.[/i] EARTH FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater DATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG Q COMMENTS yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss deg. deg. km READ UP for latest report. Sans Sumatra and Today: 5M quakes - 13, 6M quakes -2 05/05/23 19:58:076.25N117.78E10.0 5.0SABAH, MALAYSIA 05/05/21 16:29:2230.71N138.51E390.9 5.0IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION 05/05/21 05:11:333.28S80.82W25.5 6.1PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION 05/05/20 16:32:2010.75S164.49E29.0 5.0SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION 05/05/20 12:40:4224.46S178.81E565.1 6.0SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS 05/05/20 11:15:0148.74N154.92E57.3 5.1KURIL ISLANDS 05/05/20 07:57:5758.72S25.23W10.0 5.1SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION 05/05/19 14:17:276.42N125.75E141.1 5.4MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 05/05/19 07:11:0114.70N91.91W99.0 5.0GUATEMALA 05/05/19 01:14:2835.43N140.81E44.9 5.3NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 05/05/19 01:12:2960.01N152.68W95.5 5.5SOUTHERN ALASKA 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 Indonesian Quakes, by region with top to north, latest quake on top Simeulue 5M quakes - 1 05/05/25 14:42:142.85N95.54E26.9 5.1SIMEULUE, INDONESIA North Sumatra 5M quakes - 3 05/05/26 10:08:275.68N93.23E30.0 5.4OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA 05/05/24 09:37:532.60N94.44E10.0 5.2OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA 05/05/21 23:01:135.39N94.75E30.0 5.6NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Nias Island 5M quakes - 4 6M quakes - 1 05/05/23 05:48:160.85N97.36E24.7 5.2NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 05/05/21 23:09:061.30N97.07E23.2 5.1NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 05/05/21 23:07:551.21N97.18E23.0 5.0NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 05/05/19 20:44:070.37N97.24E17.9 5.2NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 05/05/19 01:54:521.98N96.95E30.0 6.9NIAS REGION, INDONESIA United States And U.S. Territorial Quakes this past week with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries: 05/05/26 01:20:3043.52N126.97W10.0 3.4OFF COAST OF OREGON 05/05/23 19:59:5835.67N121.09W9.0 4.1CENTRAL CALIFORNIA 05/05/23 15:10:3751.12N178.50E34.9 4.8RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 05/05/22 10:35:2740.43N125.50W4.9 3.4OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 05/05/21 10:22:5439.40N120.15W6.1 2.8NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 05/05/21 08:16:3866.02N148.47W13.0 4.4NORTHERN ALASKA 05/05/21 00:39:3233.22N116.21W14.4 4.1SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 05/05/20 22:01:5154.82N159.90W15.0 4.0SOUTH OF ALASKA 05/05/20 15:52:0721.67N157.59W7.1 4.1OAHU REGION, HAWAII 05/05/20 06:12:4438.23N122.17W14.0 2.9NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 05/05/19 21:46:2712.18N144.09E44.2 4.5GUAM REGION 05/05/19 14:19:4536.02N91.16W11.2 2.5ARKANSAS 05/05/19 06:40:2832.16N115.86W6.0 3.0BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO 05/05/19 01:12:2960.01N152.68W95.5 5.5SOUTHERN ALASKA 05/05/19 01:02:4334.32N98.07W5.0 2.5OKLAHOMA 05/05/19 01:12:2960.02N152.68W95.5 5.2SOUTHERN ALASKA
SUN Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week: 5/18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 46 34 22 37 42 36 40 45 Planetary daily geomagnetic A Index/with prior consecutive 3 hr Kp's 5/18 13/ 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 5/19 11/ 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 5/20 30/ 3 6 6 4 4 3 2 3 5/21 21/ 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5/22 14/ 4 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 5/23 7/ 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 5/24 5/ 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5/25 6/ 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 Solar data from www.sec.noaa.gov/ SPECIAL NOTE Global Hydrology This is a subject not often discussed, but which potentially might prove interesting in regard to earthquake prediction. This is an international URL: http://grdc.bafg.de/servlet/is/Entry.987.Display Comments or questions are welcome. Donald
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