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EARTH AND SUN DIGEST 2005/06/09 Anatahan and Colima Again, Plus X?
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Posted by Canie on June 17, 2005 at 11:28:35:
The Past Week Ticker
M30/GS67,V8.5, T31, W01/MC, Th02/6.1M, F03/MC(2), Sa04/6.0M, Su05, M06, T07, W08/6.1M, Th09
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
SUNSPOT WATCH: Two big sunspots, 775 and 776, have been growing this week, and their complex magnetic fields harbor energy for M- or X-class solar flares. See http://www.spaceweather.com . Also note that these two sunspot groups are in the middle of the solar disk, aimed at Earth.
EARTH AND SUN DIGEST for June 9, 2005
Colima and Anatahan Again, Plus X?
...Week at a Glance (with time ticking)
Counts thru Wednesday
18-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan-1, SoPacific-4)
3-- Global quakes of 6M or greater: 6/08 6.1M SIMEULUE, INDONESIA, 6/04 6.0M EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 6/02 6.1M SALTA, ARGENTINA
299 est.-- California and Nevada earthquakes in past week
0/2-- CA/NV or State earthquakes 4M or greater: none/6/08 4.8M SOUTHERN ALASKA, 6/04 4.4M OFF COAST OF OREGON
Interactive map
Earthquake data
2--Volcano with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km): Mexico, Marianas Islands
http://Ash data
100/55--Sunspot No. (high/low): 100 on 6/8 from 55 on 6/3
1130/260--Largest/smallest daily area of sunspots: 1130 on 6/8 from 260 on 6/3
none--X-Class Solar Flares (Note above.)
2--M-Class Solar Flares: 2 on 6/3
(from www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html )
0--days Solar proton wind mid-range threshold of log10-+1 exceeded
7--days Solar electron wind threshold of log10-+2 exceeded
(when proton event less than threshold)
(from http://www.sel.noaa.gov/weekly/ derivatives and above)
20--Planetary Geomagnetic A Index (high): 20 on 6/5
no days--Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours (at least five): none
four days--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours this week (high): three on 6/4 thru 6/6
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
June 1 11 12 12 3 3 3 22 10 14 12 10 (4)YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 (92)
(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 (?)
seismicity decreasing during 27 May to 3 June, but remaining above background levels,no information available about ash-and-gas explosions
SAKURA-JIMA Kyushu, Japan 31.58°N, 130.67°E; summit elev. 1,117 m (?low)
an explosion on 1 June at 2236 producing an ash cloud to unknown height
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3,283 m (?)
during 27 May to 3 June lava dome continuing to grow, satellite data showing a persistent thermal anomaly at the dome, on 31 May an ash plume ~1.5 km above the 2.5-km-high lava dome, gas-and-steam plumes to ~2.9 km
ST. HELENS Washington, USA 46.20°N, 122.18°W; summit elev. 2,549 m (low)
during 1-6 June the new lava dome inside the crater of Mount St. Helens still growing, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash, the lava spine, continuing to grow also
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands, Japan 29.53°N, 129.72°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.8 km)
during 1-6 June several explosions producing ash clouds, the only known height of an ash cloud being ~1.8 km from an explosion on 1 June
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 (7.9 km)
gradual increase in the number of long-period (LP) earthquakes and tremor
beginning on 5 June peaking during 1230-1430 on 6 June, briefly reaching a new high for the current eruptive activity and an ash column to ~7.9 km, during the rest of 1-7 June, ash plumes reaching a maximum height of 4.3 km
BAGANA Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea 6.14°S, 155.19°E; summit elev. 1,750 m ((?low)
a plume observed on satellite imagery on 7 June initially extending 65 km WSW, then W later in the day, height of the plume not known
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean, India 12.29°N, 93.88°E; summit elev. 354 m (1.4 km)
the volcanic activity on 28 May continuing through 6 June, fresh lava observed, large amounts of steam emitted due to the interaction of heavy rains and the hot lava, Strombolian activity consisting of lava fountaining to a height of ~100 m and "dark smoke" rising to ~1.4 km, lava accumulating on the W side of the main volcanic cone.
COLIMA Western México 19.514°N, 103.62°W; summit elev. ~3,850 m (8.9 km)
several explosions during 1-7 June: on 2 June at 0450 and 0522 plumes to heights of ~6.1 km drifting SSW, on 5 June at 1920 pyroclastic flows and an ash cloud to a height of ~8.9 km
DUKONO Halmahera, Indonesia 1.70°N, 127.87°E; summit elev. 1,185 m (?low)
ash plumes visible on satellite imagery on 1 and 4 June, plumes reaching unknown heights
FUEGO Guatemala 14.47°N, 90.88°W; summit elev. 3,763 m (low)
during 1-6 June several explosions producing low-level plumes, small avalanches of volcanic material on the S and W sides of the central crater, a lava flow on 18 May on the volcano's W flank extending ~1 km down the volcano's flank, on 2 June a new lava flow traveling ~120 m down Fuego's S flank
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4,276 m (0)
during 30 May to 6 June a decrease in seismicity and deformation
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m (0)
lava entering the sea at three points along the S flank of Kilauea during 1-4 June, and then at only two points through 7 June; small surface lava flows visible on the Pulama pali fault scarp and the coastal flat
PACAYA southern Guatemala 14.38°N, 90.60°W; summit elev. 2,552 m (2.6 km)
during 1-6 June incandescent lava ejected as high as ~2.6 km, an intra-crater lava flow extending ~300 m from the SW base of the central cone, on 6 June a lava flow ~200 m down the volcano's W flank
REVENTADOR Ecuador 0.078°S, 77.656°W, summit elev. 3,562 m (6.1 km)
on 4 June a steam-and-gas plume extending NW of Reventador visible on satellite imagery, the plume below 6.1 km
SANTA MARÍA Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3,772 m (5 km)
moderate explosions at Santiaguito lava-dome complex producing plumes to ~5 km above the volcano, on 2 June a pyroclastic flow traveling ~4 km SW
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m (0)
during 27 May to 3 June, steam venting on the NW side of the crater, daily recorded sulfur-dioxide flux ranging from a low of 167 metric tons per day on 2 June to a maximum of 392 t/d on 30 May, with an average of 261 t/d for the week
ULAWUN New Britain, Papua New Guinea 5.04°S, 151.34°E; summit elev. 2,334 m (?low)
on 3, 6, and 7 June plumes visible on satellite imagery, heights of the plumes not reported
All ash elevations are in km above sea level (a.s.l.) and times are converted to UTC. For more from USGS on volcanoes, see
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/text.html#types . Note that eruptions are of "volcanic cinders (red or black), volcanic ash (commonly tan or gray), and volcanic dust".
EARTHFIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greaterDATE-(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.
Not including Sumatra and today's listings: 5M quakes - 16
05/06/09 14:00:5051.60N131.10W10.0 5.9QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
05/06/09 03:45:185.19N126.88E101.5 5.1MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
05/06/09 00:22:4331.04S178.42W39.5 5.1KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
05/06/08 21:24:5828.27S178.13W231.6 5.0KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
05/06/08 13:37:1735.92S102.86W10.0 5.6SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND
05/06/08 04:25:1462.05N26.66W10.0 5.0ICELAND REGION
05/06/08 02:39:3128.37S68.90W88.7 5.2LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA
05/06/07 17:19:5653.47S51.11W10.0 5.1SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
05/06/07 16:20:0110.69S74.15W119.0 5.3CENTRAL PERU
05/06/07 05:34:1562.31S161.60W10.0 5.8PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC
05/06/07 04:22:0129.25S179.21W319.4 5.3KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
05/06/06 22:37:1850.62N157.05E47.9 5.0KURIL SLANDS
05/06/06 07:41:2839.22N41.08E10.0 5.6EASTERN TURKEY
05/06/05 22:32:1626.75S84.70E10.0 5.3SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
05/06/05 12:04:3252.96S22.25E10.0 5.2SOUTH OF AFRICA
05/06/05 08:28:5223.70N108.33W10.0 5.1GULF OF CALIFORNIA
05/06/04 14:50:486.36S146.79E40.3 6.0EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
05/06/03 19:24:4816.44S70.57W135.0 5.1SOUTHERN PERU
05/06/03 00:53:4118.28S173.18W10.0 5.5TONGA
05/06/02 10:56:0124.10S66.77W196.5 6.1SALTA, ARGENTINA
05/06/02 02:11:1420.20S178.85E22.4 5.6SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Indonesian Quakes, by region with top to north, latest quake on top
Andaman Islands 5M quake - 1
05/06/07 03:27:0412.39N94.83E10.0 5.0ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION Simeulue 5M quake - 0 6M quake - 1
05/06/08 06:28:132.21N96.74E46.3 6.1SIMEULUE, INDONESIA Nias 5M quake - 1
05/06/03 00:42:02 1.49N 97.12E 24.7 5.8NIAS REGION, INDONESIA [i]Note: There are often a few more 5M quakes than listed here because of
continuing USGS review. Digest policy is to use early listings.[/i]
United States And U.S. Territorial Quakes this past week
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries: 05/06/09 14:00:5051.60N131.10W10.0 5.9QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
05/06/09 13:33:0535.55N120.80W5.0 3.5CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/06/09 00:07:5761.30N158.48W34.0 3.9SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/06/08 23:41:4361.32N158.45W48.0 4.8SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/06/05 08:28:5223.70N108.33W10.0 5.1GULF OF CALIFORNIA
05/06/05 00:01:4418.79N145.73E131.7 4.9PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
05/06/04 23:52:3636.24N120.28W12.5 3.6CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/06/04 23:12:1042.03N126.55W10.0 4.4OFF COAST OF OREGON
05/06/02 20:18:5462.27N147.88W30.0 3.5CENTRAL ALASKA
05/06/02 14:18:0535.67N121.09W5.0 3.5CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/06/02 11:35:1136.15N89.47W14.9 3.9TENNESSEE
05/06/02 09:33:0336.08N120.16W13.8 2.9CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/06/02 08:23:4734.93N116.72W0.8 3.3SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SUN
Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week:
6/1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
95 69 55 74 77 89 94 100
Planetary daily geomagnetic A Index/ 3 hrly Kp's
6/01 8/ 3 3 1 2 1 2 2 1
6/02 7/ 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3
6/03 8/ 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
6/04 18/ 2 1 3 2 3 4 5 4
6/05 20/ 4 3 5 3 2 3 3 3
6/06 13/ 3 3 3 1 1 2 3 4
6/07 18/ 4 5 4 2 3 2 3 3
6/08 6/ 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
Solar data from http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
SPECIAL NOTE
As noted by Cynthia Page on Pinpoint (Google), Mars will be even closer this summer than last year. To review the photos on our startling sister planet, check out http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-mars.html
Comments or questions are welcome.
Donald
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