The Past Week Ticker
M11/6.1M, T12/MC(3),GS48, W13/MC(5),GS30, Th14/MC(4),XC, F15, Sa16/MC, Su17, M18/GS34, T19, W20, Th21
MTWThFSaSu-days of week; 6M-quake, V8-volcano, MC or XC-solar flare, GS30-geomagnetic stormMoon Phases and Orbit for July 2005 per Astronomy Magazine in EDT
5 aphelion, 6 new moon, 8 apogee, 14 first quarter, 21 full moon, 21 perigee, 27 last quarter
Today the full moon and the perigee are just 8 hours and 44 minutes apart. The perigee at 221,928 miles is the closest of the year after January.
The Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on 27 July, the Alpha Capricornids on 30 July, and meteors may be seen from the Perseids, despite their peak in August.
EARTH AND SUN DIGEST for July 14, 2005
Another Syzygy, Another Fizzle?
...Week at a Glance (with time ticking)
For an account of a rare mountainous hot spot triggering a forest fire, see http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=938&category=Environment
16-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan-1, SoPacific-3)
0-- Global quakes of 6M or greater
320-- California and Nevada earthquakes in past week
0/2-- CA/NV and Hawaii earthquakes 4M or greater: no CA/NV; 05/07/17 5.0M HAWAII REGION, HAWAII, 7/15 5.3M HAWAII REGION, HAWAII (see also Kilauea volcano)
Interactive map
Earthquake data
1--Volcano with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km): Guatemala
http://Ash data
61/0--Sunspot No. (high/low): 61 on 7/14, 0 on 7/18,19,20
400/0--Largest/smallest daily area of sunspots: 400 on 7/14, 0 on 7/18,19,20
1--X-Class Solar Flares on 7/14 (previously noted)
5--M-Class Solar Flares, four on 7/14, one on 7/16
(from www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html )
34--Planetary Geomagnetic A Index (high): 34 on 7/18
no day--Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours (at least five):
two days--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours this week (high): four on 7/17,20
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 05May 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 14
July 2 10 12 7 5 9 8 9 10 5 15 11 (4) two 7M in 04
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 (106)
(Data is upgraded at the source as needed without notice.)
Northern Ash and Gas Eruptions north of latitude 23°N, (highest plume)
SAKURA-JIMA Kyushu, Japan 31.58°N 130.67°E; summit elev. 1,117 m (1.8 km)
a plume on 18 July to ~1.8 km drifting N
ST. HELENS Washington, USA 46.20°N, 122.18°W; summit elev. 2,549 m (low)
growth of the new lava dome continuing during 13-18 July, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash; on 16 July at 2008, a 3.2M earthquake followed by a rockfall producing an ash plume above the volcano's crater, another rockfall on 17 July at 0410 with a small ash plume visible from Vancouver, Washington, ~70 km SW, frequent rockfalls expected due to the steep-sided dome rising hundreds of meters above the crater floor
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 (11 km)
during 18 July ash plumes rising to a maximum height of ~7 km on 18 July
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean, India 12.29°N, 93.88°E; summit elev. 354 m (6.1 km)
pilot's report of ash on 17 July at 2041 at a height of ~6.1 km, ash on satellite imagery on 18 July at 0225 below 4.6 km
COLIMA western México 19.514°N,103.62°W; summit elev. ~3,850 m (low)
several explosions during 13-18 July, and small landslides down the volcano's flanks during 15-18 July
FUEGO Guatemala 14.47°N, 90.88°W; summit elev. 3,763 m (7.8 km)
a small eruption 17 July from 2315 to 18 July 0145 producing an ash plume to a height of 7.8 km, accompanied by small pyroclastic flows down two ravines
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m (0)
during 13-18 July lava entering the sea at the East Kamoamoa and East Lae`apuki entries, East Lae`apuki larger with lava spilling into the sea at several entry points, surface lava visible along the PKK lava flow
MANAM offshore New Guinea, Papua New Guinea 4.10°S, 145.06°E; summit elev. 1,807 m (low)
ash visible extending SW on satellite imagery on 19 July, height not reported
PACAYA southern Guatemala 14.38°N, 90.60°W; summit elev. 2,552 m (low)
during 13-18 July a lava flow down Pacaya's SW flank about 300 m, small ash clouds to low levels
POPOCATÉPETL México 19.02°N, 98.62°W; summit elev. 5,426 m (7.4 km)
on 14 July at 1505 a moderate-sized an ash plume to a height of ~7.4 km, during the remainder of 14-18 July small emissions
REVENTADOR Ecuador 0.078°S, 77.656°W, summit elev. 3,562 m (3.7 km)
an ash eruption on 18 July at 1615 producing a plume to ~3.7 km
SANTA MARÍA Guatemala 14.756°N 91.552°W; summit elev. 3,772 m
during 13-18 July weak-to-moderate explosions with plumes rising to ~5 km on the 13th
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m (low)
volcanic activity at elevated levels during 8-15 July, several ash-venting events and an explosion on 9 July at 2400; the average daily sulfur-dioxide flux above the average for the eruption
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m (5.8 km)
during 13-18 July volcanic activity were at relatively low levels, low-energy plumes emitted composed of gas, steam, and occasionally small amounts of ash, the highest rising plume on 14 July to ~5.8 km and drifting W
EARTH
FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greaterDATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG COMMENTS
Example decoded:
05/06/30 13:48:29 10.90S 162.30E 61.1 5.8M SOLOMON ISLANDS
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listings today:
5M quakes - 16 6M quake - 0
05/07/20 21:54:0543.07N109.04E6.2 5.5EASTERN MONGOLIA
05/07/20 13:06:0224.73N122.35E12.6 5.2TAIWAN REGION
05/07/19 17:16:2946.90N150.50E170.0 5.0KURIL ISLANDS
05/07/19 10:31:3220.46S168.93E42.6 5.5LOYALTY ISLANDS
05/07/18 19:37:210.20S125.21E26.1 5.8MOLUCCA SEA
05/07/18 02:06:589.69S124.25E35.0 5.7TIMOR REGION
05/07/18 02:04:5810.03S124.38E4.4 5.6TIMOR REGION, INDONESIA
05/07/18 01:59:374.88S129.59E173.4 5.4BANDA SEA
05/07/17 19:15:0018.68N155.65W14.9 5.0HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
05/07/16 02:17:2230.08N69.48E21.6 5.5PAKISTAN
05/07/15 21:02:158.57N71.31W10.0 5.0MERIDA, VENEZUELA
05/07/15 15:48:5320.44N155.14W7.8 5.3HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
05/07/15 14:21:513.36S148.92E10.0 5.4BISMARCK SEA
05/07/15 01:07:1618.97S68.69W126.8 5.0ORURO, BOLIVIA
05/07/14 20:17:296.02S142.38E10.0 5.3NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
05/07/14 19:40:341.90N97.59E30.0 5.1NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
United States And U.S. Territorial Quakes this past week
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries:
05/07/20 14:44:5138.57N112.71W1.8 3.0UTAH
05/07/20 13:54:5612.08N143.57E10.0 4.9GUAM REGION
05/07/20 07:06:1538.60N112.69W1.3 3.5UTAH
05/07/20 05:19:5746.20N122.19W0.0 3.3MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
05/07/19 03:54:5346.20N122.19W0.0 3.2MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
05/07/18 22:52:5361.23N150.75W53.0 4.0SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/07/17 19:15:0318.81N155.45W28.4 5.0HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
05/07/17 00:10:2839.17N108.36W5.0 2.3COLORADO
05/07/16 23:46:1139.18N108.35W5.0 1.9COLORADO
05/07/16 06:46:0934.84N116.32W0.4 3.5SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/07/16 04:58:3134.84N116.32W1.9 3.8SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/07/15 15:48:5320.44N155.14W7.8 5.3HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
05/07/15 15:19:0940.30N124.37W17.4 2.9OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/07/15 12:22:0046.20N122.19W0.4 3.1MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
05/07/15 01:20:0151.59N174.02W30.3 4.7ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
05/07/15 00:56:3751.59N174.17W32.6 4.6ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.
05/07/14 08:00:1233.98N118.79W4.8 2.7CHANNEL ISL REG., CALIFORNIA
05/07/14 04:58:2634.70N116.07W3.7 2.8SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/07/14 02:32:0134.71N116.06W4.2 3.1SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/07/14 02:15:2334.70N116.06W3.6 3.1SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/07/14 00:09:4240.41N125.01W1.3 3.1OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
SUN
Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week:
7/13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
55 61 38 16 12 -1 0 0
Planetary daily geomagnetic A Index/ 3 hrly Kp's
7/13 30/ 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 4
7/14 11/ 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
7/15 6/ 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2
7/16 9/ 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3
7/17 22/ 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 5
7/18 34/ 5 6 6 3 3 2 2 3
7/19 10/ 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3
7/20 20/ 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4
Solar data from http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
SPECIAL NOTE
The Moon as a Weapon, p.3
Orbital Mechanics are important to understanding the Moon's orbit: The gravitational mass of both Earth and Moon is constant. The Moon's velocity and position are also related to Earth's tidal forces, even if the Moon causes them:
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/glossary/tidal_forces.html Other moons in the Solar System have one face toward their planet, much like the Moon. A slower Moon in its current orbit would sink toward the Earth, if one could find a power greater than the weight of the Moon. :) END
Comments or questions are welcome.
Donald
