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Earth and Sun Digest 2003/07/17 MARS LOOMS
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Posted by Donald Boon on July 18, 2003 at 09:28:58:
The Day-Date-Moon Ticker*
The Day-Date-Moon Ticker*
M07, T08, W09/MC, Th10Pg/MC, F11/GS6, Sa12/V15,MC,GS46, Su13FM/V12, M14, T15/V9.1,7.6M,6.5M, W16/GS48, Th17
Key: Moon(FM, LQ, NM, or FQ; le or se; Pg or Ag); Solar flares=XC or MC, Geomagnetic Storm=GS30; Volcanic Eruption=V8; Earthquakes=6M
Earth and Sun Digest for July 17, 2003
MARS LOOMS
...at a Glance (with time ticking)
(Source data can change without notice or correction.)
Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M thru Wednesday--15; two quakes of 6M or greater: 7/15 7.6N CARLSBERG RIDGE, 7/15 6.5M NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
California earthquakes in past week--256; one quake of 4M or greater:
7/15 4.0M SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Volcanic ash over 5 mi (8 km)--Mexico, Montserrat
Sunspot No. high--164 on 16 July
Smallest to largest daily total area of sunspots--430 on 12 July to 900 on 15 July (100 equals a Planet Earth area.)
X-Class Solar Flares: none; last M-Class flares (5/day) 8 on 11 June (see ticker for fewer MC)
Planetary Geomagnetic Indices: high of 48 on 16 July;
one set of K-Indices of 4 or more (5 or more/24 hours*)--11,12,14,15,16 & 17 July
(* The 24 hour period can overlap two days.)
Moon for July per Astronomy Magazine
6 first quarter, 10 perigee, 13 full, 21 last quarter, 22 apogee, 29 new
The moon is at apogee (251,238 miles far) 22 July.
Can an erupting volcano cause a major earthquake elsewhere? See SPECIAL NOTE.
Recent Volcanic Eruptions:
ANATAHAN Mariana Islands, central Pacific Ocean 16.35°N, 145.67°E; summit elev. 788 m
as of 11 July the eruption of 10 May waning, on 9 July white steam with a small amount of light-brown fume, during 9-15 July only faint ash plumes
ASO Kyushu, Japan 32.88°N, 131.10°E; summit elev. 1,592 m
on 10 July a phreatic eruption
CANLAON Philippines 10.41°N, 123.13°E; summit elev. 2,435 m
on 10 July an ash-and-steam cloud to ~3.4 km, emissions also on 11 July to ~3.7 km
COLIMA western México 19.514°N,103.62°W; summit elev. ~3,850 m
an emission on 11 July, an eruption on 15 July with an ash cloud to ~9.1 km
FUEGO Guatemala 14.47°N, 90.88°W; summit elev. 3,763 m
on 9 July pyroclastic flows, then strong explosions senting ash to ~5.8 km
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m
during 12-15 July surface lava flows occasionally visible on the coastal flat and upslope on the Pulama pali fault scarp and Paliuli, small periods of inflation and deflation
KLIUCHEVSKOI Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.06°N, 160.64°E; summit elev. 4,835 m
during 4-12 July, ash explosions to ~5.8 km each day of the report week, except 6 July; on 4 July ash to ~6.8 km
LEROBOLENG Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia 8.358°S 122.842°E; summit elev. 1,117 m
an ash plume visible on 14 July at a height of`~2.5 km
POPOCATÉPETL México 19.02°N, 98.62°W; summit elev. 5,426 m
during 9-15 July moderate emissions of mainly gas, steam, and sometimes ash, an eruption on 9 July with ash to a height of ~6.4 km
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 m
high pyroclastic-flow activity beginning on 12 July, prolonged and
heavy rainfall on the 12th during 0600-0900 local time, pyroclastic flows to the sea with heavy ashfall and accretionary lapilli, a number of explosive events with the largest occurring between 2300 and 2400 and ash clouds to a maximum height of ~15 km, heavy falls of ash and rock fragments over all of the inhabited parts of Montserrat, ashfall deposit of 115 mm thick at Lime Kiln Bay, at 0910 on 13 July an
explosive eruption, with cloud height of ~12 km
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m
during 9-15 July volcanic activity at relatively low levels
Ash data is summarized from the weekly GVN/USGS report at
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/
All ash elevations are in km above sea level (a.s.l.).
EARTH:
FIVE Index of Global earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude or greater
(Reference: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/ )
(6.0 or greater are highlighted in red.)
Regions highlighted are
Japan and South Pacific.
Note the PERIGEE of the moon.
DATE-(UTC)-TIME LAT LON DEP MAG Q COMMENTS
yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss deg. deg. km
READ UP for latest report.
03/07/16 03:16:391.59S68.78E10.0 5.0CARLSBERG RIDGE
03/07/16 02:52:488.99S157.95E91.6 5.2SOLOMON ISLANDS
03/07/16 02:52:488.99S157.95E91.6 5.2SOLOMON ISLANDS
03/07/16 02:29:482.67S68.39E10.0 5.6CARLSBERG RIDGE
03/07/15 20:27:502.56S68.30E10.0 7.6CARLSBERG RIDGE
03/07/15 18:46:373.82S152.15E33.0 6.5NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
03/07/15 17:50:003.03N31.30W10.0 5.0CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
03/07/14 20:32:037.77S130.26E33.0 5.2KEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA
03/07/14 20:00:060.50S100.77E145.8 5.7SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
03/07/14 18:19:303.17S129.62E33.0 5.0SERAM, INDONESIA
03/07/14 15:59:546.41N126.53E33.0 5.1MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
03/07/13 21:21:5713.04N89.88W33.0 5.2EL SALVADOR
03/07/12 23:01:3854.89N134.31W10.0 5.7QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
03/07/12 02:42:4512.72N95.01E33.0 5.3ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
03/07/11 13:53:249.36N122.06E33.0 5.9NEGROS, PHILIPPINES
03/07/10 17:40:1628.32N54.07E10.0 5.5SOUTHERN IRAN
03/07/10 17:06:3728.33N54.20E10.0 5.7SOUTHERN IRAN
United States Quakes this past week
with quakes that might be felt:
03/07/15 14:51:2918.21N146.51E33.0 4.6PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
03/07/15 06:15:5034.62N116.66W8.4 4.0SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
03/07/14 15:50:4863.50N147.20W7.0 4.7CENTRAL ALASKA
03/07/14 13:31:0763.57N147.32W7.0 3.6CENTRAL ALASKA
03/07/13 20:15:1632.33N82.14W5.0 3.6GEORGIA, USA
03/07/12 23:01:3854.89N134.31W10.0 5.7QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
03/07/12 01:54:4041.28N111.62W9.0 3.7UTAH
03/07/11 14:45:2019.26N109.15W10.0 4.3REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
03/07/10 19:54:4463.54N148.32W5.0 3.7CENTRAL ALASKA
03/07/10 16:00:0019.82N155.37W26.3 3.4HAWAII
Late Listings
03/07/08 19:36:2318.45N157.09W6.4 4.0HAWAIIAN ISLANDS REGION
03/07/08 19:17:2818.15N67.18W46.2 3.4MONA PASSAGE
03/07/08 19:07:0018.09N67.19W49.5 4.1MONA PASSAGE
MEDITERRANEAN REGION, Continued
03/07/15 17:50:003.03N31.30W10.0 5.0CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
03/07/15 14:02:242.93N31.24W10.0 4.8CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
03/07/15 04:29:263.07N31.26W10.0 4.8CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
03/07/15 03:22:203.06N31.27W10.0 4.5CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
03/07/15 03:12:513.03N31.09W10.0 4.5CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
03/07/15 02:50:272.95N31.26W10.0 4.6CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
03/07/13 01:48:2238.35N38.88E10.0 5.6EASTERN TURKEY
03/07/10 22:01:0737.12N21.94E20.0 3.3SOUTHERN GREECE
03/07/10 21:49:4234.21N26.88E11.0 3.7CRETE, GREECE
03/07/10 20:30:5240.39N25.83E38.0 AEGEAN SEA
03/07/10 20:14:4540.39N25.96E28.0 3.4AEGEAN SEA
03/07/10 19:26:0828.41N54.08E10.0 4.3SOUTHERN IRAN
03/07/10 17:40:1628.32N54.07E10.0 5.5SOUTHERN IRAN
03/07/10 17:06:3728.33N54.20E10.0 5.7SOUTHERN IRAN
03/07/10 15:01:1039.93N23.96E29.0 3.4AEGEAN SEA
03/07/10 13:25:3340.38N25.89E29.0 3.6AEGEAN SEA
03/07/10 09:01:1740.18N25.31E24.0 4.0AEGEAN SEA
03/07/10 08:53:1938.67N22.48E16.0 3.0GREECE
03/07/10 01:26:1640.36N25.83E10.0 3.7AEGEAN SEA
Late Listings
03/07/09 22:31:4040.44N25.81E10.0 4.7AEGEAN SEA
03/07/09 22:08:5140.43N25.82E55.0 3.9AEGEAN SEA
03/07/09 22:01:5840.44N25.96E42.0 4.0AEGEAN SEA
03/07/08 23:54:1344.45N6.74E2.0 1.6FRANCE
03/07/08 17:47:3339.30N22.46E20.0 3.1GREECE
03/07/08 07:07:5443.09N0.60W2.0 2.5PYRENEES
03/07/08 04:51:3636.62N23.33E46.0 3.5SOUTHERN GREECE
Monthly Summary 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
April 0 12 17 4 9 6 8 3 9 7 8
May 3 15 17 8 9 6 9 5 8 7 16 with two 7M's
June 1 11 12 12 3 3 3 22 10 14 12 with one 7M
July 2 10 12 7 5 9 8 9 10 5 (6 with one 7M)
Yr total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 (70)
SUN
Sunspot numbers for the past week:
7/9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
125 137 127 102 137 159 154 164
Planetary geomagnetic A Indices for same period
6 8 46 46 14 15 27 48
Data from
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
SPECIAL NOTES
An Apocalyptic Model(?): Heavy Rain, Volcanic Big Eruption, Very Big Earthquake
This week there was a thought-provoking sequence: A tropical storm named Claudette passed over the very active Soufriere Hills volcano on the West Indies Island of Montserrat, its volcano Soufriere Hills erupted twice, then a very large quake occurred transglobally in the Indian Ocean. Here are some data:
quote:
Tropical Storm
03/07/13 0300-0400 and 1310 eruptions on Montserrat to 15 and 12 km.
03/07/15 20:27:50 2.56S 68.30E 10.0 7.6M CARLSBERG RIDGE
The question is whether global warming adds to such couplings of great disasters. Indonesia is tropical, has several active volcanoes, and is one of the highest producers of earthquakes, which makes Montserrat's situation more worth note.
To show the complexity of this, these two quakes occurred in the region of the Indian Ocean quake:
03/07/10 17:40:16 28.32N 54.07E 10.0 5.5M SOUTHERN IRAN
03/07/10 17:06:37 28.33N 54.20E 10.0 5.7M SOUTHERN IRAN
A Dust Storm from Opposition?
As the planet Mars comes into its best opposition with Earth in 50,000 years, per Astronomy Magazine, we see a recurring phenomenon, the huge Mars dust storm. "Opposition" means the Sun, Earth and Mars are in a straight line. August 27, the day of the alignment, is also the day of New Moon. If the alignment causes a dust storm on Mars, how will volcanoes and quakes on Earth be affected? Here are some facts:
Opposition Dates:
2005 Nov. 7 42.8 million miles Earth to Mars
2003 Aug. 28 34.6 million miles (Australia is a day ahead of U.S.)
2001 June 13 41.8 million miles
(from
http://astro.linet.net.au )
The Earth just passed its closest point to the Sun on 4 July.
Here are the monthly 6M quake figures for 2001:
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
January 2 1 13 10 4 7 5 8 10 with three 7M's
February 1 12 13 18 7 4 6 4 14 with two 7M's
March 0 2 8 13 5 7 8 5 5
April 0 12 17 4 9 6 8 3 9
May 3 15 17 8 9 6 9 5 8
June 1 11 12 12 3 3 3 22 10 with one 7M, one 8M
July 2 10 12 7 5 9 8 9 10 with one 7M
August 2 14 16 6 7 8 9 12 8 with one 7M
Whodunit?
Questions and comments help me serve you better.
Donald J. Boon, editor,
donaldboon@comcast.net
Original weekly edition: www.bbmessages.com on Planet Earth/Seismology BB
Follow Ups:
● Re: Earth and Sun Digest 2003/07/17 MARS LOOMS - EQF 11:05:04 - 7/18/2003 (19109) (1)
● Re: Earth and Sun Digest 2003/07/17 MARS LOOMS - Donald Boon 10:37:53 - 7/19/2003 (19113) (1)
● Re: Earth and Sun Digest 2003/07/17 MARS LOOMS - Canie 09:55:11 - 7/20/2003 (19117) (1)
● Re: Earth and Sun Digest 2003/07/17 MARS LOOMS - Donald Boon 14:41:59 - 7/20/2003 (19121) (2)
● Re: Earth and Sun Digest 2003/07/17 MARS LOOMS - Canie 21:40:28 - 7/20/2003 (19125) (0)
● Wave Chart for the planets - EQF 19:02:16 - 7/20/2003 (19124) (1)
● Re: Wave Chart for the planets - Donald Boon 09:28:27 - 7/22/2003 (19128) (0)
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