The Past Week Ticker
M06, T07, W08/6.1M, Th09, F10, Sa11, Su12/GS35,6.0M, M13/GS33,7.8M,6.0M, T14/6.8M, W15/7.2M,6.3M,6.5M, Th16
MTWThFSaSu-days of week; 6M-quake, V8-volcano, MC or XC-solar flare, GS30-geomagnetic stormMoon 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 have complex magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares. See http://www.spaceweather.com . A CME from a flare is due tomorrow.
EARTH AND SUN DIGEST for June 16, 2005
7.2M Quake Shakes Northern California
...Week at a Glance (with time ticking)
Counts thru Wednesday
30-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan-2, SoPacific-5)
7-- Global quakes of 6M or greater:
6/15 6.5OFF COAST OF AISEN, CHILE,
6/15 6.3M NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
6/15 7.2M OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
6/14 6.8M RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS,
6/13 7.8M TARAPACA, CHILE,
6/13 6.0M MOLUCCA SEA,
6/12 6.0M SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
809-- California and Nevada earthquakes in past week
4-- CA/NV or State earthquakes 4M or greater:
6/15 4.7M OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
6/15 4.7M OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
6/15 7.2M OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
6/12 5.2M SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Interactive map
Earthquake data
2--Volcano with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km): Mexico, Marianas Islands
http://Ash data
103/44--Sunspot No. (high/low): 103 on 6/10 to 44 on 6/14
1130/560--Largest/smallest daily area of sunspots: 1130 on 6/9 to 560 on 6/14
none--X-Class Solar Flares
none--M-Class Solar Flares
(from www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html )
none--days Solar proton wind mid-range threshold of 10 MEV exceeded
seven--days Solar electron wind threshold of 100 E exceeded: 6/9-15
(when proton event less than threshold)
(from http://www.sel.noaa.gov/weekly/ derivatives and above)
35--Planetary Geomagnetic A Index (high): 35 on 6/12
two days--Kp's of 4 (or more) per 24 hours (at least five): 6/12-13, 13
one day--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours this week (high): three on 6/15
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 (11)YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 (99)
(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 (low)
a decrease in seismic and volcanic activity during 3-10 June, a weak gas-and-steam plume on 4 June
MUTNOVSKY Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 52.453°N, 158.195°E; summit elev. 2,322 m (?)
during 3-10 June no significant changes in volcanic activity during the week, one of the most active volcanoes of southern Kamchatka, formed of four coalescing stratovolcanoes
SHIVELUCH Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3,283 m (low)
during 3-10 June two shallow M 1.6-1.7 earthquakes beneath active lava dome, on 7 June gas-and-steam plumes as high as 100 m above the 2.5-km-high lava dome
ST. HELENS Washington, USA 46.20°N, 122.18°W; summit elev. 2,549 m (low)
during 8-13 June growth of the new lava dome inside the crater continuing, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, minor production of ash, and minor movement of the N end of the new lava dome and continued growth of the lava spine
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 (13.7 km)
on 11 June from 0622 three explosions, producing a dense ash cloud to ~13.7 km, the second highest rising plume since its first historical eruption in 2003, on 12 June satellite imagery showing an ash cloud at a height of
~3 km
BAGANA Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea 6.14°S, 155.19°E; summit elev. 1,750 m (low)
during 8-10 June several low-level plumes visible on satellite imagery, extending predominately to the WSW
COLIMA Western México 19.514°N, 103.62°W; summit elev. ~3,850 m (8 km)
on 7 June at 0405 an explosion producing an ash plume to a height of ~8.5 km, traveling SW at a speed of ~70 km/hour, and ash in and around the cities of Colima (~30 km away) and Villa de Álvarez, on 11 June a small lava dome visible in crater, ash plumes to 8 km on 13 June
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4,276 m (low)
during 6-13 June low levels of seismicity, small amounts of deformation, and moderate gas emissions from the main crater
KILAUEA Hawaii, USA 19.43°N, 155.29°W; summit elev. 1,222 m (0)
lava entering the sea at two points along Kilauea's S flank during 8-12 June, and at three points on 13 June, surface lava flows visible on the Pulama pali fault scarp
LANGILA New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea 5.53°S, 148.42°E; summit elev. 1,330 m (low)
low-level ash plumes visible on satellite imagery during 8-13 June
REVENTADOR Ecuador 0.078°S, 77.656°W, summit elev. 3,562 m (6 km)
during the last week of May a new lava flow, during 2-3 June incandescence visible in the crater, on 6 June ash-and-gas plumes, ash to 6 km on 15 June
SOUFRIÈRE HILLS Montserrat, West Indies 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 1,052m (2.4 km)
on 13 June at 1000 an increase in volcanic activity, low-level tremor and a period of ash venting, an ash plume reaching a height of ~2.4 km and drifting NE, depositing light ash in Lookout, Geralds, and St. Peters, decreasing significantly after 1300, steam venting continuing on the NW side of the crater, the daily recorded sulfur-dioxide flux varing from a low of 142 metric tons per day (t/d) on 4 June to a maximum of 671 t/d on 7 June
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.47°S, 78.44°W; summit elev. 5,023 m (low)
during 7-13 June, volcanic activity at relatively low levels, low-energy plumes composed of gas, steam, and occasionally small amounts of ash, on 7 June fine ash falling ~8 km SW of the volcano
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".
EARTH
FIVE 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
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Sans Sumatra and today's listings: 5M quakes - 22
05/06/15 19:52:2444.98S80.57W10.0 6.5OFF COAST OF AISEN, CHILE
05/06/15 15:01:3722.83N144.44E9.3 5.4VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
05/06/15 13:13:5257.95S24.85W3.1 5.2SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
05/06/15 10:13:594.60S153.12E76.2 6.3NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
05/06/15 07:14:4325.74N141.40E103.3 5.0VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
05/06/15 02:50:5441.33N125.87W10.0 7.2OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/14 22:49:2051.27N179.44E46.1 5.5RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 17:48:0951.23N179.43E47.3 5.1RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 17:10:1751.31N179.41E51.7 6.8RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 11:49:0351.23N179.61E44.0 5.2RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 09:29:5714.13S75.95W50.6 5.2NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
05/06/14 09:05:0415.02S166.95E31.5 5.3VANUATU
05/06/14 09:01:3151.19N179.54E47.2 5.0RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 08:03:1051.25N179.52E53.4 5.2RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 01:22:0518.66S174.66W86.7 5.8TONGA
05/06/13 22:44:3319.90S69.12W108.4 7.8TARAPACA, CHILE
5/06/13 09:20:4525.37S116.15W12.0 5.0SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
05/06/13 07:02:372.11N126.67E35.8 6.0MOLUCCA SEA
05/06/13 03:58:0018.32N77.34W1.1 5.1JAMAICA REGION
05/06/12 22:21:2054.93N161.49E56.1 5.2NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
05/06/12 19:26:2556.28S26.98W95.2 6.0SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
05/06/12 15:41:4633.53N116.57W13.5 5.2SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/12 04:17:1352.82N143.77E10.0 5.6SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
05/06/10 08:27:091.45S134.20E32.4 5.1NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
05/06/10 03:50:0951.25N179.54E47.9 5.8RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
05/06/10 03:22:3030.14S178.09W33.7 5.4KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
05/06/09 14:00:4951.58N131.14W10.0 5.4QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
05/06/09 03:45:185.19N126.88E101.5 5.1MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
05/06/09 00:22:4331.04S178.43W39.5 5.1KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Indonesian Quakes, by region north first, latest quake on top
Nicobar Islands 5M quake - 1
05/06/13 19:28:127.68N93.97E17.7 5.2NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
Northern Sumatra 5M quake - 1
05/06/13 19:59:522.78N94.13E22.5 5.9OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Simeulue 5M quake - 1
05/06/11 17:36:552.11N96.52E24.9 5.1SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
Nias 5M quake - 3
05/06/11 03:47:430.96N97.49E22.3 5.1NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
05/06/11 03:47:430.96N97.49E22.3 5.1NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
05/06/10 17:42:411.81N97.05E24.9 5.5NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
Java 5M quake - 2
05/06/11 13:18:518.95S112.22E64.7 5.4JAVA, INDONESIA
05/06/11 13:18:518.98S112.21E59.7 5.5JAVA, 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:
05/06/16 12:11:1640.78N126.48W10.0 3.9OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/16 11:37:5136.09N120.14W15.6 3.5CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
05/06/16 02:30:2740.42N125.34W5.0 3.6OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/15 07:14:1140.90N126.39W10.0 4.7OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/15 06:27:0540.82N126.49W10.0 4.7OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/15 02:57:0038.85N122.82W3.6 3.9NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/15 02:50:5441.33N125.86W10.0 7.2OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/14 22:49:2051.27N179.44E46.1 5.5RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 19:41:5651.18N179.28E39.7 4.6RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 18:52:3161.21N148.53W20.1 3.9SOUTHERN ALASKA
05/06/14 17:57:2951.20N179.49E28.1 4.5RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 17:48:0951.23N179.43E47.3 5.1RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 17:10:1751.31N179.41E51.7 6.8RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 15:51:4651.27N177.70E45.0 4.2RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 11:49:0351.23N179.61E44.0 5.2RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 11:45:1751.20N179.50E43.2 4.7RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 09:01:3151.19N179.54E47.2 5.0RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 08:53:0651.20N179.52E54.8 4.7RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/14 08:03:1051.25N179.52E53.4 5.2RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/12 20:47:4733.50N116.57W12.6 3.1SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/12 15:41:4633.53N116.57W13.5 5.2SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
05/06/11 11:16:1042.27N120.07W5.0 3.4OREGON
05/06/10 11:45:4951.09N179.51E46.8 4.4RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/10 03:50:0951.25N179.54E47.9 5.8RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
05/06/10 03:16:0551.22N179.58E50.4 4.4RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
05/06/09 14:00:4951.58N131.14W10.0 5.4QUEEN 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
SUN
Sunspot numbers, daily for the past week:
6/8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
100 99 103 85 85 73 44 64
Planetary daily geomagnetic A Index/ 3 hrly Kp's
6/08 6/ 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
6/09 5/ 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1
6/10 5/ 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
6/11 6/ 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
6/12 35/ 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 6
6/13 33/ 5 6 4 4 4 3 3 2
6/14 10/ 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3
6/15 21/ 3 5 5 3 4 3 3 2
Solar data from http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
SPECIAL NOTE
Quakes from Oceanic Fault Corners
Big quakes occur where angular or curved faults of oceanic plates occur. This summary map shows several larger quakes that seem paired (Japan, Tonga, Indonesia (2), Columbia, McQuarie Island).
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2004/2004_data.html
These corners/bends focus the seismic energy beyond the other geology of big quakes.
One quake in an angle is
05/05/12 11:15:3457.45S139.17W10.0 6.5PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
A bend is NE of Fiji (S of Samoa, N of Tonga).
05/03/19 15:02:4120.38S174.37W10.0 6.1TONGA
The 7.2M quake off Northern California is in an angular corner, and the energy per MTS is northward.
05/06/15 02:50:5441.33N125.86W10.0 7.2OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Christmas Quake of 2004 lay in a narrow angle corner.
04/12/26 00:58:50 3.25N 95.80E10.0 9.0M OFF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Comments or questions are welcome.
Donald
