YEAR:   93  94  95  96  97  98  99  00  01  02  03  04  05
October   4  12  21   9   6   3   4   8  11  21  11  12
November  0   7  10   6   7   4  15  15  10  11  13  17 
December  0   6  13   7   3   2  16  11   7  11  17  21 
January   2   1  13  10   4   7   5   8  10  14  10  11  28, more after 9M on 12/26/04
February  1  12  13  18   7   4   6   4  14   6   5  13  16
March     0   2   8  13   5   7   8   5   5  10  15  10  (3)
YR total 19 110 160 109  76  63 103 109 112 133 145 145 (46)

Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M thru Wednesday--26 (Japan-0, SoPacific-8); two quakes of 6M or greater: 3/06 6.2M NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA, 3/06 6.2M SOLOMON ISLANDS.

California and Nevada earthquakes in past week-398; no quakes 4M or greater:

Interactive map

Earthquake data .

Volcanic ash near Jet Stream (at 5 mi/8 km)--United States and Mexico but high activity also on Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

http://Ash data



Sunspot No. high and low--77 on 9 March from 13 on 4 March

Largest and smallest daily area of sunspots--560 on 9 March from 20 on 3 March(100=Earth-size)

X-Class Solar Flares: none; last M-Class flares (5+/day): six on 15 January

(See updating site at www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html )

Planetary Geomagnetic A Indices: high of 42 on 7 March; five or more Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours: seven on 6 March, eight on 7 March; high no. of Kp's of 3 per 24 hours this week: four on 8, 9 and 10 March

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





Northern Ash and Gas Eruptions north of latitude 23°N.



No Seamounts erupted above the ocean surface.



ATKA Aleutian Islands, United States 52.381°N, 174.154°W; summit elev. 1,533 m (0)

no reports of activity after the original report of ash-and-steam emissions on 24 February, cloud cover prohibiting satellite views and no unusual seismicity registered


COLIMA Mexico 19.31°N 103.37°W: summit elev. 3850 m (8.5 km)

at 0035 UTC on 4 March an eruption of ash to 8.5 km with ash moving ENE at 20 knots, today a similar ash eruption



KLIUCHEVSKOI Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.06°N, 160.64°E; summit elev. 4,835 m (moderate)

moderate volcanic activity during 24 February to 4 March, on 24 February a lava flow down the Krestovsky channel with Strombolian activity, plumes rising to ~5.8 km



ST. HELENS Washington, USA 46.20°N, 122.18°W; summit elev. 2,549 m (11 km)

a small explosive event at St. Helens at approximately 0125 on 9 March, the resulting steam-and-ash plume reaching a height of ~11 km within a few minutes, the principal event lasting about 30 minutes with intensity gradually declining throughout and one of the largest steam-and-ash emissions to occur since renewed activity began in October 2004, seismic data indicating that parts of the growing lava dome forming rockfalls and generating small ash clouds


SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3,283 m (moderate?)

explosions during 25 February to 4 March deposited ash in Ust'-Hairyuzovo village on 27 and 28 February, and 2 March, a large pyroclastic flow observed on the SW flank of the volcano on 2 March



SPURR southwestern Alaska, USA 61.299°N, 152.251°W; 3,374 m (0)

elevated seismicity during 25 February to 4 March but no activity observed in satellite and web-camera images, the "ice cauldron" continuing to grow since its first sighting in August 2004, both Spurr and Crater Peak emitting volcanic gases, including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide


SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands, Japan 29.53°N, 129.72°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.5 km)

on 6 and 8 March ash plumes to 1.5 and 1.2 km



VENIAMINOF Alaska Peninsula, USA 56.17°N, 159.38°W; summit elev. 2,507 m (0)

during 25 February to 4 March no discrete events associated with ash bursts, only minor emissions of steam observed on the web camera and satellite imagery





Equatorial Ash and Gas Eruptions at less than 23°N or S





EGON Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia 8.67°S, 122.45°E; 1,703 m (none)

ash not visible on satellite imagery during 2-8 March


FUEGO Guatemala 14.47°N, 90.88°W; summit elev. 3,763 m (4.8 km)

during 2-8 March several explosions producing plumes to a maximum height of 4.8 km, around 4 March, lava flow traveling ~200 m



KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m (0)

during 3-7 March lava entering the ocean at the Ka`ili`ili and East Lae`apuki ocean entries, but no signs of activity at the West Highcastle entry; surface lava flows visible on the Pulami pali fault scarp and the coastal flat


PACAYA southern Guatemala 14.38°N, 90.60°W; summit elev. 2,552 m (0)

during 2-8 March lava flows 200 m down the volcano's SW flank


POPOCATÉPETL México 19.02°N, 98.62°W; summit elev. 5,426 m (7.3 km)

an ash emission around 0751 on 5 March to a height of ~7.3 km


RABAUL New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (low)

low-level eruptions at an active vent during 2-8 March blowing ash towards Tokua airport



SANTA MARÍA Guatemala 14.756°N 91.552°W; summit elev. 3,772 m (5.0 km)

during 2-8 March several weak-to-moderate explosions producing ash plumes to a maximum height of ~5.0 km with avalanches of volcanic blocks traveled down the E and SW flanks



SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052 (low)

during 25 February to 4 March seismic activity at low levels, the sulfur-dioxide flux fairly stable, averaging 672 metric tons per day, a very faint area of possible ash was visible on satellite imagery on 6 March extending NE



TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m (low)

volcanic activity at relatively low levels during 3-7 March, low-energy gas, steam, and ash plumes emitted



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





EARTH

The FIVE Index has the last column giving the eight daily
Kp (three hourly) geomagnetic values in the same 
UTC time frame as the quake listings.
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.  
05/03/10  13:37:4912.88N88.53W67.9   5.2OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
05/03/10  00:28:2685.24N92.36E10.0   5.2NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
05/03/09  10:15:3326.89S26.59E15.0   5.0SOUTH AFRICA
05/03/08  23:58:3952.19N141.82E15.9  5.1SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
05/03/08  19:37:0317.02S167.76E10.0  5.1VANUATU
05/03/08  19:13:026.10S130.38E133.9  5.0BANDA SEA
05/03/08  15:59:424.48N75.69W62.3    5.1COLOMBIA
05/03/08  06:38:2920.59S169.07E56.1  5.0VANUATU
05/03/07  20:00:2916.05S173.62W49.2  5.1TONGA
05/03/07  13:50:588.52S113.28E67.0   5.0JAVA, INDONESIA
05/03/07  07:17:2311.40N86.15W76.8   5.6NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
05/03/07  03:44:2981.53N119.52E10.0  5.4EAST OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
05/03/07  02:48:2042.54N126.60W10.0  5.3OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
05/03/07  02:34:3342.50N126.70W10.0  5.3OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
05/03/06  17:37:2210.94S163.00E10.0  5.0SOLOMON ISLANDS
05/03/06  14:59:2310.98S162.82E10.0  5.6SOLOMON ISLANDS
05/03/06  08:24:4684.92N99.34E10.0   5.0NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
05/03/06  06:17:4947.75N69.73W18.0   5.4ST LAWRENCE VALLEY REG.
05/03/06  05:21:4384.94N99.14E10.0   6.2NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
05/03/06  05:01:1484.91N98.71E10.0   5.3NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
05/03/06  04:40:0411.03S163.05E46.9  6.2SOLOMON ISLANDS
05/03/06  01:39:1111.16S163.23E41.9  5.9SOLOMON ISLANDS
05/03/05  19:08:0024.65N121.86E6.0   5.4TAIWAN
05/03/05  19:06:5124.63N121.92E2.0   5.8TAIWAN
05/03/05  04:44:2422.09S68.26W111.5  5.0ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
05/03/05  00:07:3658.47S26.24W87.7   5.1SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
05/03/04  21:45:505.64S101.47E25.7   5.1SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
05/03/04  21:35:5022.44S176.51W100.9 5.3SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
05/03/04  19:05:162.66N126.39E27.9   5.9MOLUCCA SEA
05/03/03  17:10:213.11N95.70E27.4    5.1OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
05/03/03  11:54:3632.70S179.32W10.0  5.3SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

United States And U.S. Territorial Quakes this past week 
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries:  
05/03/08  22:51:3518.45N145.39E475.3 4.1PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
05/03/08  17:26:1619.02N155.36W18.6  4.2ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
05/03/08  11:17:4542.51N126.24W10.0  4.7OFF COAST OF OREGON
05/03/07  09:55:3342.48N126.65W10.0  4.3OFF COAST OF OREGON
05/03/07  02:48:2042.54N126.60W10.0  5.1OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
05/03/07  02:34:3342.50N126.70W10.0  5.2OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
05/03/06  13:20:0648.01N121.89W12.1  3.5WASHINGTON
05/03/06  13:01:3349.04N128.71W10.0  4.7VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
05/03/06  06:17:4947.75N69.73W18.0   5.4ST LAWRENCE VALLEY REG.
05/03/04  18:16:0451.38N178.14E62.6  4.3RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/03/04  11:39:2151.30N179.36W53.4  4.6ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.
05/03/03  02:22:0145.06N74.20W18.0   3.5SOUTHERN ONTARIO, CANADA

SUN
Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week:
3/2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9       
 11  24  13  22  22  43  52  77    
Planetary daily geomagnetic A Index with its consecutive Kp's in UTC
2/02    12  3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1
2/03     4  1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1
2/04     3  1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
2/05    10  1 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
2/06    36  5 3 5 4 3 5 4 5
2/07    42  5 5 6 4 4 4 5 4
2/08    26  4 5 5 3 3 3 3 4
2/09    20  3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4