EARTH AND SUN DIGEST©
is owned and compiled by Donald Boon, MD
The Latest Reports are Updated on Thursday or Friday Every Week
ARCHIVES FROM Feb 12, 2009 to NOV 29, 2007
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
SANGAY volcano in Ecuador on 2/9
TUNGURAHUA volcano in Ecuador on 2/4/8
M 02MaxAP 0 0e0 0 1e1 1 1
T
03
e0 0 0 0 0e0 1 3
W 04 V8.5 4 1 2 4 3 3 4 2
T
05NL
4 1 1 1 1 1 0e2
F
06
e1 0 0e0 0 0 1 1
S
07P
1e2 0 0 1 1 1e1
S 08 V8.5 0 0e0 0 1e2 2e1
M 09FM V7.9 e1 0 0e0E1 2e2 2
6.0M 2/09 14:09 35.0 NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN PERU
T
10
1 0 0 0 0 2e1 1
W 11EqNS e2e0 1e1e1E2e2E2
7.2M 2/11 17:34 35.0 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
T 12MidPA e1E0E0e1E2e2E1
6.1M 2/12 18:54 35.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
6.4M 2/12 13:15 35.0 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
6.2M 2/12 08:30 35.0 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
6.0M 2/12 03:49 42.0 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
F 13MaxPA
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: FM-Full Moon; P-Perigee; EqNS-Equator going South, NL-Northern limit, MidPA/MaxPA-Midpoint &
Max speed heading to apogee,
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
...Week ending February 12, 2009, at a Glance for TEN years since 1999
(Data is preliminary (first week) and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
The JEWELs of the Week
Photo: Heat Distribution Under Antarctica
http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/antarctic_temps_avh1982-2004.jpg
Photo: U.S. Coastal Inundation If Ocean Water Level Rises 6 Meters
http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s=environment&c=news&l=on&
pic=090205-6m-rise-02.jpg&cap=Coastal+areas+of+the+East+Coast+of+the+United+States%2C+as+well+as+
the+Caribbean+and+South+America%2C+that+would+be+impacted+by+6+meters+of+sea+level+rise+are+shown
+in+red.+Credit%3A+CReSIS%2C+Haskell+Indian+Nations+University&title=
THE DIGEST of the Week
27-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-0; South Pacific-10)
6-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
408-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada at 16:00 PST
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan
5.1 2009/02/12 13:22:31
45.616 150.687 59.7 KURIL ISLANDS
4.9 2009/02/11 23:48:12
44.146 147.818 40.5 KURIL ISLANDS
4.8 2009/02/11 05:52:31
45.453 150.117 114.7 KURIL ISLANDS
Week 1/29-2/4 Japan 4M-1, 5M-2; Kurils 4M-1; Kamchatka 4M-2
Italy/Greece/Turkey/Iran
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=55975
4.8 2009/02/05 21:36:14 19.205 39.107 10.0 RED SEA
2--Volcanos with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km): both in Ecuador
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/]Weekly Volcano Reports from GVN and USGS
11/0--Sunspot No.(high/low): 11 on 2/11
10/0--Daily area of sunspots(largest/smallest): 10 on 2/11; rest 0
0--X Class and M Class Solar Flares
http://www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html NOAA Solar Reports
and http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ graphic display
7--Planetary Geomagnetic Ap (high): 7 on 2/5
1 day--Kp's of 4 per 24 hours: one on 2/5
0 days--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/DGD.txt
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_SWEPAM_24h.html
EARTH this week:
FIVE INDEX of Global Earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude and greater
(LATEST FIRST)
MAG DATE
UTC-TIME LAT
LON DEPTH Region
y/m/d
h:m:s deg
deg km
5.1 2009/02/12 20:25:04
-8.333 121.296 214.3 FLORES REGION,
INDONESIA
6.1 2009/02/12 18:54:30
-31.315 -178.184 35.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
5.5 2009/02/12 17:46:05
4.012 126.460 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/02/12 16:57:53
4.027 126.688 20.6 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.3 2009/02/12 14:16:19
3.819 126.734 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/02/12 14:07:19
4.205 126.956 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.5 2009/02/12 13:41:43
12.148 143.803 35.0 GUAM REGION
5.1 2009/02/12 13:22:31
45.616 150.687 59.7 KURIL ISLANDS
6.4 2009/02/12 13:15:08
4.061 126.559 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/02/12 11:35:14
4.058 126.927 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
6.2 2009/02/12 08:30:16
4.057 126.940 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.7 2009/02/12 07:38:07
3.692 126.771 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.3 2009/02/12 07:07:38
4.044 126.684 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/02/12 06:02:00
4.195 127.055 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/02/12 04:40:02
4.273 126.991 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.2 2009/02/12 04:27:06
4.147 126.905 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.2 2009/02/12 04:16:40
3.801 126.615 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
6.0 2009/02/12 03:49:41
3.882 126.475 42.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/02/12 03:19:18
3.761 127.062 61.6 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/02/12 03:01:16
3.918 126.804 51.2 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/02/12 02:36:40
4.106 127.066 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/02/12 02:15:07
4.154 126.975 51.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.4 2009/02/12 01:42:09
4.043 126.751 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.4 2009/02/12 01:25:28
4.043 126.810 36.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.5 2009/02/12 00:03:00
3.987 126.658 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
27
5.2 2009/02/11 23:43:32
-5.554 151.696 29.2 NEW BRITAIN
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.0 2009/02/11 22:32:50
3.836 127.080 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.7 2009/02/11 22:14:28
3.701 126.763 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.3 2009/02/11 20:45:33
-20.169 -68.715 109.1 POTOSI,
BOLIVIA
5.5 2009/02/11 19:01:56
3.882 126.518 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/02/11 18:54:03
3.982 126.721 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/02/11 18:47:26
3.831 126.551 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.7 2009/02/11 18:25:12
4.033 126.782 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.6 2009/02/11 17:49:18
3.982 126.505 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
7.2 2009/02/11 17:34:52
3.873 126.408 35.0 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/02/11 17:17:03
6.724 -72.984 161.2 NORTHERN
COLOMBIA
5.9 2009/02/11 13:52:44 -16.211 178.316 21.8 FIJI
5.5 2009/02/11 09:31:05 -20.794 -177.398 10.0 FIJI REGION
5.0 2009/02/11 04:17:32
-0.076 124.431 66.2 MOLUCCA SEA
5.0 2009/02/11 01:50:11
-0.565 133.225 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/02/10 19:40:45
-7.883 158.556 35.0 SOLOMON ISLANDS
5.2 2009/02/09 19:41:12
1.760 127.228 117.3 HALMAHERA,
INDONESIA
6.0 2009/02/09 14:09:07
-6.467 -80.863 35.0 NEAR THE COAST
OF NORTHERN PERU
5.2 2009/02/09 10:47:48
1.293 123.437 10.0 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.2 2009/02/09 01:17:57
21.381 145.853 78.1 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
5.1 2009/02/08 21:23:14
-6.634 -80.841 35.0 NEAR THE COAST
OF NORTHERN PERU
5.5 2009/02/08 15:34:38
-6.147 147.820 56.2 EASTERN NEW
GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.0 2009/02/08 07:24:31
-24.581 -176.747 10.0 SOUTH OF THE FIJI
ISLANDS
5.0 2009/02/08 06:34:32 -29.644 -111.930 10.0 EASTER ISLAND REGION
5.2 2009/02/07 21:51:57 -20.529 -178.216 543.9 FIJI REGION
5.1 2009/02/07 03:33:57
-24.906 -176.629 35.0 SOUTH OF THE FIJI
ISLANDS
5.1 2009/02/06 09:59:45 -6.913 123.290 653.8 BANDA SEA
5.5 2009/02/06 02:58:36 -27.915 -71.055 51.9 ATACAMA, CHILE
5.0 2009/02/05 23:14:37
-27.296 -176.503 47.7 KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.0 2009/02/12 09:36:13
36.686 -121.314 5.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2009/02/08 13:57:32
36.023 -117.779 2.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2009/02/07 13:58:34
36.688 -121.315 4.8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2009/02/07 13:58:28
36.689 -121.318 4.4 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.7 2009/02/06 00:20:29
36.693 -121.323 4.8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
3.8 2009/02/09 21:53:58
32.602 -115.598 14.5 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.8 2009/02/09 21:10:42
32.593 -115.597 16.2 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
5.5 2009/02/12 13:41:43
12.148 143.803 35.0 GUAM REGION
5.2 2009/02/09 01:17:57
21.381 145.853 78.1 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
Alaska (*-4M, **-5M quakes)
3.7 2009/02/12 20:47:31
54.578 -163.468 4.8 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION,
ALASKA
3.1 2009/02/12 02:21:16
60.393 -151.753 61.1 KENAI PENINSULA,
ALASKA
2/11 3M-0
2/10 3M-1, 4M-1 (KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA)
4.4 2009/02/10 02:11:21
57.413 -154.558 35.7 *KODIAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
2/9 3M-1
2/8 3M-5, 4M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.7 2009/02/08 03:51:46
51.328 -178.661 35.0 *ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2/7 3M-1
2/6 3M-2, 4M-1 (RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.1 2009/02/06 11:14:49
51.008 178.401 57.1 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
2/5 3M-5
Puerto Rico Trench Regional Listings (*-4M quake)
3.1 2009/02/12 00:50:06
19.066 -66.832 24.9 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.1 2009/02/12 00:15:12
18.397 -66.424 130.5 PUERTO RICO
2/11 3M-1
2/10 3M-1
2/9 3M/6
2/8 3M-3
2/7 3M-1
2/6 3M-1
2/5 3M-1, 4M-1 (GUADELOUPE REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS)
4.5 2009/02/05 06:08:05
16.074 -60.655 58.4 *GUADELOUPE
REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS
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NEW SUNSPOT CYCLE:
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
YEAR: 06 07 08 09
January 11 13 15 13 with three 7M's)
February 9 7 19 6 with one 7M
YR total 148 194 183 (19)
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SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
2/4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
16 7 2 3 4 4 3 5
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
ASAMA Honshu 36.403°N, 138.526°E; summit elev. 2568 m (4 km)
REDOUBT Southwestern Alaska 60.485°N, 152.742°W; summit elev. 3108 m (low steam)
SAKURA-JIMA Kyushu 31.585°N, 130.657°E; summit elev. 1117 m (2.4 km)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (low)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (5.3 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Is 12.278°N, 93.858°E; summit elev. 354 m (3 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3 km)
COLIMA México 19.514°N, 103.62°W; summit elev. 3850 m (4.9 km)
DUKONO Halmahera 1.68°N, 127.88°E; summit elev. 1335 m (3 km)
FUEGO Guatemala 14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763 m (5.4 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; lava
into ocean at two entries)
HVO reported that during 4-10 February lava flowed SE from underneath Kilauea's Thanksgiving Eve
Breakout (TEB) and rootless shield complex through a lava tube system, reaching the Waikupanaha
and Waha'ula ocean entries. On 7 and 8 February, multiple explosions at the ocean entry were
seen. On 9 February, booming noises and explosions were noted at the ocean entry; observers
reported lava bubble bursts at 15-30 minute intervals. Seismicity and later observations
indicated that the bench had collapsed. Incandescence originated from the Prince lobe, the flow
that feeds the Waha'ula ocean entry. Thermal anomalies suggesting surface flows were noted on the
coastal plain and on the pali.
The vent in Halema'uma'u crater continued to produce a predominantly white plume that drifted
mainly SW; the plume turned brown on 5 and 7 February. Small amounts of tephra were routinely
collected. Incandescence was intermittently seen from the vent, and sounds resembling rushing gas
and rockfalls were sometimes heard in the vicinity of the crater. Geologists looked into the vent
on 4 and 6 February and saw lava rising and falling about 115-120 m below the vent rim. The
sulfur dioxide emission rate at the summit was 900 tonnes per day on 4 and 9 February, and 500
tonnes on 5 February; the 2003-2007 average rate was 140 tonnes per day.
POPOCATEPETL México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m (low)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (3 km)
SANGAY Ecuador 2.002°S, 78.341°W; summit elev. 5230 m (7.9 km)
Based on pilot observations, the Washington VAAC reported that on 9 February a plume from Sangay
rose to an altitude of 7.9 km (26,000 ft) a.s.l. No ash was identified on satellite imagery, but
meteoric clouds were also present in the area.
SANTA MARIA Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3772 m (3.1 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (8.5 km)
The IG reported that during 4-8 February visual observations of Tungurahua were limited due to
cloud cover; steam-and-ash plumes rose 0.5-1 km above the summit during 7 and 9-10 February.
Plumes drifted W and NW. Cannon shots, roaring noises, and sounds resembling blocks rolling down
the flanks were seldom reported. Based on pilot observations, the Washington VAAC reported that
an ash plume rose to an altitude of 8.5 km (28,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SSE. On 4 and 8
February IG reported that ash fell in areas to the SW. Incandescence from the crater was seen at
night on 6 February.
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
February 2009
MaxAP 02 13:22
N Limit 05 14:54
Perigee 07 20:09 P to A is 12 days
Full Moon 09 14:50
Equator NS 11 18:15
MidPA 12 13:33
MaxPA 13 07:03
S Limit 18 21:06
Apogee 19 17:01 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 25 01:37
MaxPA 25 17:05
Equator SN 26 06:15
MidPA 27 04:54
Comet Lulin at its closest on 24 February will be 0.41 AU from Earth.
(Thanks to Phylis from Pinpoint-News)
http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2009/08jan09/Karzaman-Ahmad1.jpg?PHPSESSID=t063ri2f2cdtfsovjgc5f
c8rk2
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M
19
e4E2 2e0 1e1 2e2
6.5M 01/19 03:35 10.0 SOUTHEAST OF THE
LOYALTY
ISLANDS
T
20
2e0 0e0 0 0 1 1
W
21
0 0e0 1 0 1 1 1
6.3M 01/21 17:08 35.0 SOUTHEAST OF THE
LOYALTY
ISLANDS
T
22SL
0e0 0 0E0 0E0 1
6.0M 01/22 13:40 60.4 NEW BRITAIN REGION,
PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
F
23A
e0 0 0 0e0 0 0e1
6.1M 01/22 20:16 141.1 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA,
INDONESIA
S
24
e1 0 0e0e0e0 0e1
S
25
e0 0 0e0 0 0 0 2
M
26NM
3e2e2e2 3 3e2e0
T
27
e0 1e0 0 1 1 2e2
W
28
e0 0e0 1e1 1e0 1
T
29EqSN
0e2 2 1 1 1 0e
F 30MidAP
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: A-Apogee; EqSN-Equator going North, SL-Southern limit,
MidAP-Midpoint heading to perigee,
The EARTH &
SUN DIGEST
Redoubt Volcano Challenged by Alaskan Quake
...Week ending January 29, 2009, at a Glance for TEN years
since 1999
(Data is preliminary (first week) and upgraded at the source as needed
without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
THE DIGEST of the Week
31-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M
(Japan/Kamchatka-5; South Pacific-7)
2-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All
starting previous DIGEST date)
480-- Past week count total of 1.0M and
greater for California and Nevada at 16:00 PST
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also
FIVE Index.
Japan
Week 1/22-1/28 Japan 4M-8, 5M-2; Kurils 4M-1, 5M-1;
Kamchatka/Koman 4M-1, 5M-1
5.4 2009/01/27
23:57:11
55.569 164.283
10.0 KOMANDORSKIYE
OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION
5.3 2009/01/26
21:30:39
57.547 120.477
10.0 SOUTHWESTERN
SAKHA, RUSSIA
5.0 2009/01/26
08:54:21
36.548 139.605
132.0 EASTERN
HONSHU, JAPAN
5.1 2009/01/24
02:38:57
24.807 125.680
36.6 SOUTHWESTERN
RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
5.0 2009/01/22
05:09:42
47.147 155.441
10.0 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
Week 1/15-1/21 Japan 4M-1, 5M-2; Kurils 4M-6, 5M-0, 6M-0,
7M-1; Kamkchatka 4M-1, 5M-1
7.4 2009/01/15
17:49:39
46.862 155.156
36.0 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
Italy/Greece/Turkey/Iran
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=55975
4.7 2009/01/28
23:59:07
35.551 28.213
49.3 EASTERN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
0--Volcanos with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km)
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/]Weekly
Volcano Reports from GVN and USGS
0/0--Sunspot No.(high/low): all week
0/0--Daily area of sunspots(largest/smallest): all
week
0--X Class and M Class Solar Flares
http://www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html
NOAA Solar Reports
and http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/
graphic display
10--Planetary Geomagnetic Ap (high): 10 on
1/26
0 days--Kp's of 4 per 24
hours
1 day--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours: three on
1/26
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/DGD.txt
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_SWEPAM_24h.html
EARTH this week:
FIVE INDEX of Global Earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude
and greater
(LATEST FIRST)
MAG
DATE
UTC-TIME
LAT
LON DEPTH
Region
y/m/d
h:m:s
deg
deg km
5.4 2009/01/29
22:43:52
10.896 124.806
60.0 LEYTE,
PHILIPPINES
5.3 2009/01/29
22:28:06
-8.105 -71.300
609.5 ACRE, BRAZIL
5.0 2009/01/29
04:45:07
-9.052 124.060
87.2 TIMOR REGION
31 5.2 2009/01/28
20:29:57
13.631 92.862
35.0 ANDAMAN ISLANDS,
INDIA REGION
5.0 2009/01/28
19:51:58
2.454 128.554
207.5 HALMAHERA,
INDONESIA
5.6 2009/01/28
12:39:43 -16.994
-171.994 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
5.8 2009/01/28
07:53:35
-9.024 124.231
35.0 TIMOR REGION
5.1 2009/01/28
01:34:31
-2.973 136.496
41.4 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.6 2009/01/28
00:01:17
-0.228 98.316
35.0 KEPULAUAN BATU,
INDONESIA
5.4 2009/01/27
23:57:11
55.569 164.283
10.0 KOMANDORSKIYE
OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION
5.9 2009/01/27
06:29:13 -17.823
-178.702 600.2 FIJI REGION
5.3 2009/01/27
00:57:35
-11.478 117.488
6.8 SOUTH OF
SUMBAWA, INDONESIA
5.3 2009/01/26
21:30:39
57.547 120.477
10.0 SOUTHWESTERN
SAKHA, RUSSIA
5.9 2009/01/26
19:33:09
-0.294 98.193
35.0 KEPULAUAN BATU,
INDONESIA
5.8 2009/01/26
19:11:49
52.190 -171.408 35.0
FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
5.8 2009/01/26
11:54:41 -17.828
-178.608 590.3 FIJI REGION
5.0 2009/01/26
08:54:21
36.548 139.605
132.0 EASTERN
HONSHU, JAPAN
5.1 2009/01/26
05:23:24
-0.046 99.907
129.7 SOUTHERN
SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/01/25
09:15:39
-30.139 -177.736 37.9
KERMADEC ISLANDS,
NEW ZEALAND
5.3 2009/01/25
01:47:48
43.381 80.939
20.6
KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION
5.0 2009/01/24
22:43:09
5.485 126.323
145.2 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.3 2009/01/24
19:30:14 -19.078
-67.769 150.4 ORURO, BOLIVIA
5.7 2009/01/24
18:09:50
59.389 -152.811 100.0
SOUTHERN ALASKA
5.2 2009/01/24
13:52:29
-8.424 125.083
26.1 EAST TIMOR
REGION
5.3 2009/01/24
09:01:58 -19.562
-179.093 661.8 FIJI REGION
5.1 2009/01/24
02:38:57
24.807 125.680
36.6 SOUTHWESTERN
RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
5.8 2009/01/24
01:28:43
-28.230 -176.737 35.0
KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
5.0 2009/01/24
00:36:14
0.118 97.046
35.0 NIAS REGION,
INDONESIA
5.0 2009/01/23
21:27:58
-30.293 -177.763 35.0
KERMADEC ISLANDS,
NEW ZEALAND
5.6 2009/01/23
12:38:14
21.184 121.358
10.0 TAIWAN REGION
5.1 2009/01/23
02:48:16
-6.355 154.959
46.7 BOUGAINVILLE
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
6.1 2009/01/22
20:16:34
-7.280 128.591
141.1 KEPULAUAN
BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/01/22
14:03:14
15.309 -91.499
189.4 GUATEMALA
6.0 2009/01/22
13:40:26
-5.947 148.516
44.0 NEW BRITAIN
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.0 2009/01/22
05:09:41
47.078 155.499
10.0 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
5.2 2009/01/22
03:01:53
-0.510 127.367
118.3 HALMAHERA,
INDONESIA
magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies
separate
3.1 2009/01/29
19:20:01
32.718 -118.225 0.2
CHANNEL ISLANDS
REGION, CALIFORNIA
4.2 2009/01/29
08:41:59
32.693 -118.227 10.0
CHANNEL ISLANDS
REGION, CALIFORNIA
3.4 2009/01/28
11:19:10
35.120 -97.872
5.0 OKLAHOMA
3.1 2009/01/27
11:20:13
36.777 -84.132
25.7 EASTERN
KENTUCKY
3.0 2009/01/25
02:34:55
36.888 -120.888 8.9
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2009/01/24
18:08:40
35.990 -117.296 0.3
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.4 2009/01/24
03:42:44
33.984 -118.470 7.4
GREATER LOS ANGELES
AREA, CALIFORNIA
3.0 2009/01/23
04:16:46
38.812 -122.815 2.7
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.1 2009/01/22
20:46:58
34.200 -118.558 18.4
GREATER LOS ANGELES
AREA, CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
Week 1/22-1/28 Baja 3M-9
5.1 2009/01/19
23:50:47
22.712 -111.077 10.0
*OFF THE COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
5.6 2009/01/28
12:39:43 -16.994
-171.994 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
3.1 2009/01/22
16:23:43
19.818 -155.643 11.4
ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
Alaska
4.1 2009/01/29
08:15:33
51.932 -175.317 34.8
ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
1/28 3M-3
1/27 3M-0
1/26 3M-5, 4M-0, 5M-1 (FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
5.8 2009/01/26
19:11:49
52.190 -171.408 35.0
*FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
1/25 3M-1, 4M-1 (ALASKA PENINSULA)
4.1 2009/01/25
08:07:59
54.394 -161.434
9.0 *ALASKA
PENINSULA
1/24 3M-2, 4M-0, 5M-1 (SOUTHERN
ALASKA)(See also Redoubt Volcano.)
5.7 2009/01/24
18:09:50
59.389 -152.811 100.0
*SOUTHERN ALASKA
1/23 3M-2
1/22 3M-4
1/21 3M-7
1/20 3M-6
1/19 3M-3
1/18 3M-4, 4M-2, 5M-1 (ALASKA PENINSULA)
5.1 2009/01/18
21:17:14
54.327 -161.432 34.0
*ALASKA PENINSULA
4.5 2009/01/18
09:42:21
51.067 179.698
58.8 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.6 2009/01/18
08:17:09
50.870 179.697
47.9 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
1/17 3M-4, 4M-5 (Fox & RAT
ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.7 2009/01/17
17:53:51
51.160 178.907
46.1 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.5 2009/01/17
17:14:08
51.371 178.847
43.7 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.7 2009/01/17
13:56:43 63.611
-150.857 18.9 *CENTRAL ALASKA
4.9 2009/01/17
12:07:34
51.196 178.926
42.8 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.6 2009/01/17
11:49:59
51.173 178.979
48.2 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.1 2009/01/17
00:09:32
52.608 -169.497 56.9
*FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
Puerto Rico Trench Regional Listings
(All 3M Quakes listed in 3M- only, 4M+ quakes have *.)
1/28 3M-1
1/27 3M-4
1/26 3M-1
1/25 3M-3
1/24 3M-3
1/23 3M-1
1/22 3M-2
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NEW SUNSPOT CYCLE:
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6
or greater Magnitude in the World
YEAR: 06
07 08 09
December 11 14 13
January 11
13 15 (13 with three 7M's)
February 9
7 19-with two 7M's
YR total 148 194 183 (13)
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SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
11/21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28
0
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
2
1 1 1
1 10 4 2
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude
23°N (with highest plume)
REDOUBT Southwestern Alaska 60.485°N,
152.742°W; summit elev. 3108 m (steaming, high sulfur
dioxide, melting glacier)
AVO reported that during 24-25 January seismic activity at
Redoubt increased markedly. On 25
January, seismic tremor became sustained and amplitude
increased notably prompting AVO to raise
the Aviation Color Code to Orange and the Alert Level to
Watch. During an overflight later that
day, observers saw no evidence of an eruption. However, they
also noted increased steaming
through previously identified sources in the snow and ice
cover, along with sulfur gas emissions.
An overflight on 26 January revealed elevated sulfur dioxide
emissions from the summit and new
outflows of muddy debris along the glacier that is downslope
of the summit. On 26 and 27 January,
seismicity fluctuated but remained above background levels.
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N,
160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (5.3 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N,
161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (5.5 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N,
129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (low)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with
highest plume)
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Is 12.278°N, 93.858°E; summit
elev. 354 m (2.4 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W;
summit elev. 1122 m (2.4 km)
DIENG VOLCANIC COMPLEX Central Java (Indonesia)
7.20°S, 109.92°E; summit elev. 2565 m (low)
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev.
4276 m (6 km)
CALLAQUI Central Chile 37.92°S, 71.45°W;
summit elev. 3164 m (low)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W;
summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; lava
into ocean at two entries)
HVO reported that during 20-27 January lava flowed SE
through a tube system from underneath
Kilauea's Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) and rootless shield
complex, reaching the Waikupanaha
ocean entry. Explosions at the ocean entry were seen on 20,
21, and 26 January. On 22 January,
the Prince lava flow, W of the main lava-tube system, entered
the ocean at Waha'ula but was too
small to generate a steam plume. Thermal anomalies suggesting
surface flows were noted on the
coastal plain and on the pali; geologists found active lava
flows on the coastal plain on 26
January.
The vent in Halema'uma'u crater continued to produce a
predominantly white plume that drifted
mainly SW. Small amounts of newly ejected tephra, including
rock dust, spatter, and Pele's Hair,
were collected. Incandescence was intermittently seen from the
vent, and sounds resembling
rushing gas, rockfalls, and rock impacts were sometimes heard
in the vicinity of the crater. The
sulfur dioxide emission rate at the summit was 900 tonnes per
day on 22 and 23 January; the
2003-2007 average rate was 140 tonnes per day.
NEVADOS DE CHILLAN Central Chile 36.863°S,
71.377°W; summit elev. 3212 m (6.1 km)
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W;
summit elev. 5364 m (6.3 km)
PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Reunion Island 21.231°S,
55.713°E; summit elev. 2632 m (low)
POPOCATEPETL México 19.023°N,
98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m (7.4 km)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit
elev. 688 m (4.3 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W;
summit elev. 915 m (low)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit
elev. 5023 m (7 km)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
January 2009
Equator SN 02 18:30
MidAP 03 09:16
Perihelion 04 15:??
MaxAP 05 08:23
N Limit 09 05:35
Perigee 10 10:53 P to
A is 13 days
Full Moon 11 03:28
Equator NS 15 07:50
MaxPA 15 15:45
MidPA 15 21:56
S Limit 22 14:58
Apogee 23
00:12 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 26 07:56
Equator SN 29 23:52
MidAP 30 19:19
February 2009
MaxAP 02 13:22
N Limit 05 14:54
Perigee 07 20:09 P to
A is 12 days
Full Moon 09 14:50
Equator NS 11 18:15
MidPA 12 13:33
MaxPA 13 07:03
S Limit 18 21:06
Apogee 19
17:01 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 25 01:37
MaxPA 25 17:05
Equator SN 26 06:15
MidPA 27 04:54
Comet Lulin at its closest on 24 February will be 0.41 AU from
Earth.
(Thanks to Phylis from Pinpoint-News)
http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2009/08jan09/Karzaman-Ahmad1.jpg?PHPSESSID=t063ri2f2cdtfsovjgc5f
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Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M
12
0 0 0 0 0 0 0e0
T
13
E1 1e1e0 1e1e0 1
6.0M 01/13 01:04 10.0 MID-INDIAN RIDGE
W
14
2e2 1e2 2 1e0 2
T 15EqNSMaxPAMidPA 1 1E2e1e0E1 2 2
7.4M 01/15 17:49 36.0 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
6.7M 01/15 07:27 40.7 SOUT
HEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
F
16
2 1e0 0 0 0e1 0
S
17
e0e1e1 0e0 1 1 1
S
18
0 0 0 0E0 0 1e1
6.4M 01/18 14:11 10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
M
19
e4E2 2e0 1e1 2e2
6.5M 01/19 03:35 10.0 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY
ISLANDS
T 20
2e0 0e0 0 0 1 1
W
21
0 0e0 1 0 1 1 1
6.3M 01/21 17:08 35.0 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY
ISLANDS
T 22SL 0e0 0 0E0 0
6.0M 01/22 13:40 60.4 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
F 23A
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: A-Apogee; EqNS-Equator going South, SL-Southern limit, MidPA-Midpoint heading to apogee,
MaxPA-Maximum speed heading toward apogee
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
One 7M and Six 6M Quakes
...Week ending January 22, 2009, at a Glance for TEN years since 1999
(Data is preliminary (first week) and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
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THE DIGEST of the Week
21-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-7; South Pacific-7)
6-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
532-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada at 16:00 PST
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan
4.9 2009/01/22 12:20:59
34.222 139.306 115.8 NEAR THE SOUTH
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
4.9 2009/01/22 05:14:19 47.003&
nbsp; 155.596 10.0 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
5.0 2009/01/22 05:09:42
47.147 155.441 10.0 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
4.9 2009/01/22 00:09:34
40.933 139.864 159.0 NEAR THE WEST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Week 1/15-1/21 Japan 4M-1, 5M-2; Kurils 4M-6, 5M-0, 6M-0, 7M-1; Kamkchatka 4M-1, 5M-1
5.1 2009/01/19 11:13:57
34.670 141.587 15.9 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.1 2009/01/19 03:38:33
53.939 160.371 35.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
5.4 2009/01/17 08:38:21
44.010 150.627 43.7 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
7.4 2009/01/15 17:49:3
9 46.862 155.156 36.0 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
5.1 2009/01/15 09:34:45
31.396 141.663 58.6 IZU ISLANDS,
JAPAN REGION
Week 1/8-14 Japan 4M-3; Kurils 4M-1; Kamchatka 4M-1, 5M-1
5.0 2009/01/14 05:14:24
52.374 159.143 65.7 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
6.3
2009/01/21 17:08:45 -22.733 170.981
35.0 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
22 5.1 2009/01/21 06:27:57
-20.199 66.367 10.0 MAURITIUS -
REUNION REGION
5.5 2009/01/20 10:46:52 -4.628 129.871 124.0 BANDA SEA
5.1 2009/01/20 04:06:57
0.466 120.971 86.9 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/01/19 23:50:47
22.712 -111.077 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
5.4 2009/01/19 22:26:55
-22.828 170.655 10.0 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.1 2009/01/19 17:29:03 7.656 &nb
sp; 126.786 80.8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
5.1 2009/01/19 11:13:57
34.670 141.587 15.9 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.3 2009/01/19 03:46:43
-22.587 170.720 77.9 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.1 2009/01/19 03:38:33
53.939 160.371 35.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
6.5 2009/01/19 03:35:19
-22.604 170.881 10.0 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.3 2009/01/19 03:30:13
-24.887 -178.811 35.0 SOUTH OF THE FIJI
ISLANDS
5.2 2009/01/19 01:06:29
-0.196 132.936 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.1&nbs
p; 2009/01/19 00:14:55 -0.368
131.918 14.5 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/01/18 21:17:14
54.327 -161.432 34.0 ALASKA PENINSULA
6.4 2009/01/18 14:11:47
-30.046 -177.951 10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS,
NEW ZEALAND
5.4 2009/01/17 08:38:21
44.010 150.627 43.7 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
5.3 2009/01/17 05:17:05
-59.869 -26.817 10.0 SOUTH SANDWICH
ISLANDS REGION
5.4 2009/01/17 02:57:33
15.854 -92.483 178.5 CHIAPAS,
MEXICO
5.2 2009/01/16 22:14:01
14.518 -45.111 10.0 NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.3 2009/01/16 19:55:24
-22.319 170.314 38.1 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.0 2009/01/16 06:47:58 -15.038 167.963 68.6 VANUATU
7.4 2009/01/15 17:49:39
46.861 155.154 36.0 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
5.6 2009/01/15 16:15:02
-10.327 161.260 112.1 SOLOMON
ISLANDS
5.4 2009/01/15 13:02:33
-22.590 170.514 35.0 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.1 2009/01/15 09:34:45
31.396 141.663 58.6 IZU ISLANDS,
JAPAN REGION
6.7 2009/01/15 07:27:22
-22.380 170.623 40.7 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.6
2009/01/22 12:27:00 55.984 -160.065
96.1 ALASKA PENINSULA
3.6 2009/01/22 03:37:54 59.514 -152.856 96.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
3.2 2009/01/22 03:21:00
19.504 -65.317 65.2 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2009/01/21 20:49:43
36.698 -121.331 6.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2009/01/20 14:46:34
36.694 -121.325 5.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.7 2009/01/20 09:12:27
36.691 -121.322 5.3 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.5 2009/01/20 08:57:23
36.698 -121.329 4.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.7
2009/01/20 08:14:43 36.696 -121.328 5.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.8 2009/01/20 06:06:00
36.695 -121.327 6.3 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2009/01/18 22:27:56
40.962 -123.543 25.3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2009/01/18 15:10:16
37.285 -118.360 12.8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2009/01/17 08:24:15 41.971 -118.089 16.0 NEVADA
3.7 2009/01/16 04:15:36 43.225 -110.859 5.0 WYOMING
3.2 2009/01/15 19:10:03 40.953 -106.930 5.0 COLORADO
3.0 2009/01/15 14:58:23 36.693 -121.324 5.
8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.7 2009/01/15 14:44:08
36.684 -121.326 6.2 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.5 2009/01/15 14:43:53
36.686 -121.315 6.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
5.1 2009/01/19 23:50:47
22.712 -111.077 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
3.1 2009/01/19 05:48:40
32.457 -117.710 26.9 OFFSHORE BAJA
CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
5.4 2009/01/17 02:57:33
15.854 -92.483 178.5 CHIAPAS,
MEXICO
3.4 2009/01/16 13:49:38
32.060 -115.767 6.9 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
4.0 2009/01/17 12:55:10
19.291 -155.005 38.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
Alaska
1/20 3M-6
1/19 3M-3
1/18 3M-4, 4M-2, 5M-1 (ALASKA PENINSULA)
5.1 2009/01/18 21:17:14
54.327 -161.432 34.0 ALASKA
PENINSULA
4.5 2009/01/18 09:42:21
51.067 179.698 58.8 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.6 2009/01/18 08:17:09
50.870 179.697 47.9 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
1/17 3M-4, 4M-5 (Fox & RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.7 2009/01/17 17:53:51
51.160 178.907 46.1 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.5 2009/01/17 17:14:08 51.371 178.847 43.7&
nbsp; *RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.7 2009/01/17 13:56:43 63.611 -150.857 18.9 *CENTRAL ALASKA
4.9 2009/01/17 12:07:34
51.196 178.926 42.8 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.6 2009/01/17 11:49:59
51.173 178.979 48.2 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.1 2009/01/17 00:09:32
52.608 -169.497 56.9 *FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
1/16 3M-3
1/15 3M-5
Puerto Rico Trench Regional Listings (NEW TITLE)
(All 3M Quakes listed in 3M- only, 4M+ quakes have *.)
3.3 2009/01/21 18:09:36
18.073 -68.492 93.5 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
3.1 2009/01/21 16:58:43
19.381 -66.229 7.1 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2009/01/21 07:38:56
17.989 -64.052 112.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
1/20 3M-8
1/19 3M-7
1/18 3M-2
1/17 3M-2
1/16 3M-5, 4M-0, 5M-1 (NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE)
5.1 2009/01/16 22:14:00
14.451 -45.083 10.0 NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
1/15 3M-4
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MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09
February 1
12 13 18 7 4
6 4 14 6 5 13
16 9 7 19 with two 7M's
March 0 2 8
13 5 7 8 5
5 10 15 10 18 11 14 15 with
one 7M
November
0 7 10 6 7
4 15 15 10 11 13 17 13
18 28H 16 with two 7M's
December 0 6 13 7
3 2 16 11 7 11 17
21H 15 11 14 13+Vancouver Island 5.8M
January
2 1 13 10 4
7 5 8 10 14 10 11
28H 11 13 15 (11 with three 7M's)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 183 (11)
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SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
11/15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0 0 0 0 13 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
4 2 2 2 9 3 2
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3.7 km)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (gas & steam,
6.8 km)
SAKURA-JIMA Kyushu 31.585°N, 130.657°E; summit elev. 1117 m (1.8 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (5.8 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Is 12.278°N, 93.858°E; summit elev. 354 m (3 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (2.1 km)
DIENG VOLCANIC COMPLEX Central Java (Indonesia) 7.20°S, 109.92°E; summit elev. 2565 m (low; 6.2M
quake)
CVGHM reported that on 15 January two minor phreatic eruptions from Dieng's Sibanteng crater
ejected material that fell within a 50 m radius. The ejecta and a landslide dammed up an area of
the Kali Putih River. The Alert Level was raised to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) due to increased
activity from Dieng and the potential for flash flooding from a dam breach.
OVSICORI-UNA reported that on 8 January an M 6.2 earthquake occurred about 10 km E of Poás at a
depth of 6 km. About 20 people were killed and dozens were missing due to faulting and
landslides.
Scientists performing geophysical measurements at the crater on 8 January observed numerous
landslides and rockfalls from the inner walls around the active crater, and in the N sector of
the main crater. New fractures opened on the E rim and fumarolic activity, from a pyroclastic
dome S of the lake in the active crater, increased. Over 1,500 aftershocks were recorded during
8-9 January. On 12 January, scientists observed the rise of black sediment in the crater lake,
and a phreatic eruption that ejected sediment and water about 15 m in height, within the crater.
The area of the eruption was about 50 m in diameter.
DUKONO Halmahera 1.68°N, 127.88°E; summit elev. 1335 m (3 km)
FUEGO Guatemala 14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763 m (4.6 km)
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4276 m (<5.7 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; unsafe sulfur dioxide; one
lava entry into ocean)
LLAIMA Central Chile 38.692°S, 71.729°W; summit elev. 3125 m (low)
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W; summit elev. 5364 m (6 km)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (3 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (7 km)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
January 2009
Equator SN 02 18:30
MidAP 03 09:16
Perihelion 04 15:??
MaxAP 05 08:23
N Limit 09 05:35
Perigee 10 10:53 P to A is 13 days
Full Moon 11 03:28
Equator NS 15 07:50
MaxPA 15 15:45
MidPA 15 21:56
S Limit 22 14:58
Apogee 23 00:12 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 26 07:56
Equator SN 29 23:52
MidAP 30 19:19
February 2009
MaxAP 02 13:22
N Limit 05 14:54
Perigee 07 20:09 P to A is 12 days
Full Moon 09 14:50
Equator NS 11 18:15
MidPA 12 13:33
MaxPA 13 07:03
S Limit 18 21:06
Apogee 19 17:01 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 25 01:37
MaxPA 25 17:05
Equator SN 26 06:15
MidPA 27 04:54
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
TUNGURAHUA volcano in Ecuador on 1/7
S 03MidAP 3 3e2 4e2 2E0E1
7.4M 01/03 22:33 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA,
INDONESIA
7.6M 01/03 19:43 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA,
INDONESIA
S 04Perihelion e2e1E0e1 1e2e1e0
M 05MaxAP 1 1 1e1 1e1e1e2
T
06
e2e1 0 1 1 1e0E0
&
nbsp;
6.0M 01/06 22:48 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA,
INDONESIA
W 07 V8 0e0e1 0 0e1 1e1
T
08
0 0 0e0 2e1E1e1
6.1M 01/08 19:21 28.0 COSTA RICA
F
09NL
1e1e1 0e2 1 1e1
S
10P
2 1 1e1 0 0 1
1 &n
bsp;
S
11FM
1 0 0 0 0e1e1 1
M
12
0 0 0 0 0 0 0e0
T
13
E1 1e1e0 1e1e0 1
6.0M 01/13 01:04 10.0 MID-INDIAN RIDGE
T
14
2e2 1e2 2 1e0 2
T 15EqNSMaxPAMidPA 1 1E2e1e0E1 2 2
7.4M 01/15 17:49 36.0 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
&
nbsp; 6.7M 01/15 07:27 40.7 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km), Perihelion-Close Point toward Sun
Moon:
NM-New Moon, EqNS-Equator going South, NL-Northern limit, P-Perigee;
MidPA-Midpoint heading to apogee, MaxPA-Maximum speed heading toward
apogee
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Two 6M quakes in Week; a 7M and 6M Day Moon Crossed Equator
...Week ending January 1, 2009, at a Glance for TEN years since 1999
(Data is preliminary (first week) and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
THE DIGEST of the Week
21-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-1 ; South Pacific-7)
4-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
523-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada at 16:00 PST
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan
7.4 2009/01/15 17:49:39
46.861 155.154 36.0 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
4.9 2009/01/15 10:03:54 31.358 141.633&nbs
p; 10.0 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
5.1 2009/01/15 09:34:45
31.396 141.663 58.6 IZU ISLANDS,
JAPAN REGION
Week 1/8-14 Japan 4M-3; Kurils 4M-1; Kamchatka 4M-1, 5M-1
5.0 2009/01/14 05:14:24
52.374 159.143 65.7 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
1--Volcanos with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km): Kamchatka, Russia
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/]Weekly Volcano Reports from GVN and USGS
20/0--Sunspot No.(high/low): 20 on 1/11; 0 on 1/8,14
50/0--Daily area of sunspots(largest/smallest): 50 on 1/11; 0 on 1/8,14
0--X Class and M Class Solar Flares
http://www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html NOAA Solar Reports
and http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ graphic display
5--Planetary Geomagnetic Ap (high): 5 on 1/14
0 days--Kp's of 4 per 24 hours
0 days--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/DGD.txt
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_SWEPAM_24h.html
EARTH this week:
FIVE INDEX of Global Earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude and greater
(LATEST FIRST)
MAG DATE
UTC-TIME LAT
LON DEPTH Region
y/m/d h:m:s
; deg deg km
7.4 2009/01/15 17:49:39
46.861 155.154 36.0 EAST OF THE
KURIL ISLANDS
5.6 2009/01/15 16:15:02
-10.327 161.260 112.1 SOLOMON
ISLANDS
5.4 2009/01/15 13:02:33
-22.590 170.514 35.0 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.1 2009/01/15 09:34:45
31.396 141.663 58.6 IZU ISLANDS,
JAPAN REGION
6.7 2009/01/15 07:27:22
-22.380 170.623 40.7 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
21 5.0
2009/01/14 18:23:40 31.210
103.427 25.9 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
5.0 2009/01/14 11:09:18 -7.755 118.681 35.0 FLORES SEA
5.0 2009/01/14 05:14:24
52.374 159.143 65.7 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
5.2 2009/01/14 04:49:00
-6.502 155.696 180.3 BOUGAINVILLE
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.0 2009/01/13 18:45:45
20.044 147.024 27.4 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
5.1 2009/01/13 17:17:13 -29.544 -71.128 60.0 COQUIMBO, CHILE
5.0 2009/01/13 10:38:18 -22.784 -
175.185 35.0 TONGA REGION
5.1 2009/01/13 06:12:46
35.707 26.286 56.4 CRETE, GREECE
6.0 2009/01/13 01:04:42 -13.232 65.967 10.0 MID-INDIAN RIDGE
5.1 2009/01/12 22:14:11
2.910 95.821 60.5 SIMEULUE,
INDONESIA
5.4 2009/01/11 18:29:06 -26.746 -175.983 10.8 SOUTH OF TONGA
5.0 2009/01/11 15:53:01
6.437 126.855 107.5 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.0 2009/01/10 11:53:22
-35.364 178.938 175.7 OFF EAST
COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
5.1 2009/01/09 22:43:30 -23.195 -70.635 10.0 OFFSH
ORE ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
5.2 2009/01/09 14:35:22
-0.684 133.788 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/01/09 07:28:46
16.075 119.797 63.2 LUZON,
PHILIPPINES
5.1 2009/01/09 06:54:48
-2.236 99.780 35.0 KEPULAUAN
MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
5.5 2009/01/09 03:44:39
10.511 56.966 10.0 CARLSBERG RIDGE
5.1 2009/01/08 21:47:07
-4.926 153.016 80.8 NEW IRELAND
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
6.1 2009/01/08 19:21:38 10.220 -84.280 28.0 COSTA RICA
5.4 2009/01/08 16:18:50 -0.413
132.877 10.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/01/08 11:40:43
1.803 96.695 10.0 NIAS REGION,
INDONESIA
48 total of 5M quakes
22: 5M-20,7M-2 2009/01/03-07 -0.664 132.978 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
6.0 2009/01/06 22:48:30
-0.667 133.426 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
7.4 2009/01/03 22:33:42
-0.695 133.279 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
7.6 2009/01/03 19:43:55
-0.510 132.783 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.0
2009/01/15 14:58:23 36.693 -121.324
5.8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.9 2009/01/15 14:43:53
36.686 -121.315 6.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2009/01/14 10:24:53
40.417 -125.072 1.3 OFFSHORE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
3.4 2009/01/14 05:08:22
36.741 -121.337 9.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.4 2009/01/12 20:41:05
35.980 -117.299 1.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.6 2009/01/11 01:05:59
34.309 -116.915 5.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2009/01/10 14:18:21
36.169 -120.734 9.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
&n
bsp; 3.0 2009/01/10 14:18:21 36.169 -120.734 9.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.6 2009/01/10 09:18:11
39.032 -123.343 4.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2009/01/10 01:33:23 47.093 -113.976 29.4 WESTERN MONTANA
3.3 2009/01/09 18:17:32
44.678 -110.254 3.1 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.3 2009/01/09 18:17:32
44.678 -110.254 3.1 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.3 2009/01/09 04:47:40
34.098 -117.306 15.1 GREATER LOS ANGELES
AREA, CALIFORNIA
4.5 2009/01/09 03:49:46
34.107 -117.304 14.1 *GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA,
CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
3.0 2009/01/09 12:55:05
32.513 -115.219 27.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.3 2009/01/09 12:43:57
32.521 -115.246 2.4 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
4.8 2009/01/13 21:58:48
19.870 146.958 73.7 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.5 2009/01/13 20:15:41
20.022 147.066 41.7 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.6 2009/01/13 20:04:04
19.962 147.006 63.7 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
5.0 2009/01/13 18:45:45
20.044 147.024 27.4 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4
.7 2009/01/13 16:39:13
20.008 147.099 37.8 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.7 2009/01/13 16:31:49
19.922 147.210 35.0 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.9 2009/01/11 21:00:18 -14.024 -173.002 35.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
Alaska
1/14 3M-4
1/13 3M-3
1/12 3M-0
1/11 3M-4
1/12 3M-0
1/11 3M-3
1/10 3M-1
1/9 3M-3,4M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.9 2009/01/09 11:34:58
51.795 -176.051 55.8 *ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
1/8 3M-3
Puerto Rico Trench Regional Listings
(All 3M Quakes listed in 3M- only, 4M+ quakes have *.)
3.1 2009/01/15 10:16:06
19.068 -67.573 10.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.0 2009/01/15 06:30:48
18.264 -64.351 87.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2009/01/15 04:27:47
19.275 -66.399 99.2 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 2009/01/15 02:04:57
19.466 -66.282 42.7 PUERTO RICO
REGION
1/14 3M-6
1/13 3M-1
1/12 3M-4
1/11 3M-8
1/10 3M-4
1/9 3M-4
1/8 3M-5
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MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09
February 1
12 13 18 7 4
6 4 14 6 5 13
16 9 7 19 with two 7M's
March 0 2 8
13 5 7 8 5
5 10 15 10 18 11 14 15 with
one 7M
November
0 7 10 6 7
4 15 15 10 11 13 17 13
18 28H 16 with two 7M's
December 0 6 13 7
3 2 16 11 7 11 17
21H 15 11 14 13+Vancouver Island 5.8M
January
2 1 13 10 4
7 5 8 10 14 10 11
28H 11 13 15 (7 with three 7M's)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 183 (7)
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Sun Past Week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
11/7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
0 0 14 17 20 12 11 0 na
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
3 3 4 4 2 0 3 5 4
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (low)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (low)
SAKURA-JIMA Kyushu 31.585°N, 130.657°E; summit elev. 1117 m (2.4 km)
SHISHALDIN Fox Islands 54.756°N, 163.97°W; summit elev. 2857 m (thermal anomaly)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (8.8 km)
*KVERT
reported that seismic activity at Shiveluch was above background levels
during 2-9 January. Based on interpretations of seismic data, ash
plumes rose
to an altitude of 8.8 km
(28,900 ft) a.s.l. on 7 January and to an altitude of 5.7 km (18,700
ft) a.s.l. on the other days during the reporting period.
Analysis of satellite
imagery revealed a large daily thermal anomaly on the lava dome and an
ash plume that drifted 25 km W on 6 January. Gas-and-steam
emissions were seen on 2,
4, and 6 January. Ash deposits were noted in areas about 10 km SW on 7
January. The Level of Concern Color Code remained at Orange.
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (low)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (2.4 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Is 12.278°N, 93.858°E; summit elev. 354 m (2.4 km)
BATU TARA Komba Island (Indonesia) 7.792°S, 123.579°E; summit elev. 748 m (2.4 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3.1 km)
DUKONO Halmahera 1.68°N, 127.88°E; summit elev. 1335 m (1.8 km)
ETNA Sicily (Italy) 37.734°N, 15.004°E; summit elev. 3330 m (degassing, lava)
FUEGO Guatemala 14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763 m (5.4 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low white plumes; high sulfur dioxide; one ocean lava entry)
LLAIMA Central Chile 38.692°S, 71.729°W; summit elev. 3125 m (low)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (6.5 km)
UBINAS Perú 16.355°S, 70.903°W; summit elev. 5672 m (7,3 km)
YASUR Vanuatu (SW Pacific) 19.53°S, 169.442°E; summit elev. 361 m (4 km)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
January 2009
Equator SN 02 18:30
MidAP 03 09:16
Perihelion 04 15:??
MaxAP 05 08:23
N Limit 09 05:35
Perigee 10 10:53 P to A is 13 days
Full Moon 11 03:28
Equator NS 15 07:50
MaxPA 15 15:45
MidPA 15 21:56
S Limit 22 14:58
Apogee 23 00:12 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 26 07:56
Equator SN 29 23:52
MidAP 30 19:19
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
TUNGURAHUA volcano in Ecuador on 12/17,25,26,31;1/7
M
29
0e0e0 0 0 0 0 0
T
30
0e0 0 0 0e0e0 2
W 31 V8 3 3 3e3e2 1 2e2
T
01
1 2e3e3 2 1 0 1
F 02EqSN 0 1 0 0e1 1e2 2
S 03MidAP 3 3e2 4e2 2E
0E1
7.4M 01/03 22:33 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA,
INDONESIA
7.6M 01/03 19:43 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA,
INDONESIA
S 04Perihelion e2e1E0e1 1e2e1e0
M 05MaxAP 1 1 1e1 1e1e1e2
T
06
e2e1 0 1 1 1e0E0
6.0M 01/06 22:48 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA,
INDONESIA
W 07 V8 0e0
e 1 0 0e1 1e1
T
08
0 0 0e0 2e1E
6.1M 01/08 19:21 28.0 COSTA RICA
F 09NL
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km), Perihelion-Close Point toward Sun
Moon:
NM-New Moon, EqSN-Equator going north, NL-Northern limit, P-Perigee;
MidAP-Midpoint heading to perigee, MaxAP-Maximum speed heading toward
perigee
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Two 7M Quakes on Western Papua; Two 6M's Elsewhere
...Week ending January 1, 2009, at a Glance for Ten Years Since October 1999
(Data is preliminary (first week) and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
THE DIGEST of the Week
48-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-3; South Pacific-6)
4-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
523-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada at 16:00 PST
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan
Week 1/1-1/7 Japan 4M-3, 4M-3
5.0 2009/01/06 03:37:44
24.138 123.995 38.6 SOUTHWESTERN
RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
5.1 2009
/01/05 23:52:55 37.685 ; 142.867 19.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.0 2009/01/03 07:13:05
37.212 141.071 56.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Week 12/25-12/31 Japan 4M-2, 5M-2; Kurils 4M-3, 5M-3; Kamchatka 4M-1
Week 12/18-12/24 Japan 4M-5, 5M-6, 6M-2; Kurils 5M-1
6.0 2008/12/21 09:16:45
36.592 142.269 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.5 2008/12/20 10:29:22
36.603 142.356 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
48 week total of 5M quakes
22: 5M-20,7M-2 2009/01/03-07 -0.664 132.978 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/01/07 23:38:50
-0.664 132.978 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.2 2009/01/07 16:25:34 -20.686 -179.257 665.4 FIJI REGION
5.1 2009/01/07 08:40:41
-32.325 -179.857 230.3 SOUTH OF THE
KERMADEC ISLANDS
5.0 2009/01/07 04:43:58
-9.208 123.874 83.7 TIMOR REGION,
INDONESIA
5.4 2009/01/07 03:43:08
1.807 127.296 102.3 HALMAHERA,
INDONESIA
6.0 2009/01/06 22:48:30 -0.66
7 133.426 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.3 2009/01/06 19:56:24
-0.583 132.789 10.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.0 2009/01/06 03:37:44
24.138 123.995 38.6 SOUTHWESTERN
RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
5.0 2009/01/06 03:18:29
-1.133 133.349 35.0 PAPUA,
INDONESIA
5.1 2009/01/06 00:34:26
-0.440 132.021 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/01/05 23:52:55
37.685 142.867 19.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.3 2009/01/05 22:27:15 -27.417 -176.775 46.1 KERMADEC ISLANDS
R EGION
5.2 2009/01/05 16:54:43
-3.540 100.715 27.2 KEPULAUAN
MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
5.6 2009/01/05 10:59:31
23.821 -108.714 10.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
5.8 2009/01/04 23:13:00
36.519 70.883 184.4 HINDU KUSH
REGION, AFGHANISTAN
5.3 2009/01/04 20:22:57
6.306 94.133 67.2
NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
5.0 2009/01/04 17:46:34
-58.297 -139.822 10.0 PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC
RIDGE
5.0 2009/01/04 07:09:02
1.093 121.838 44.5 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
7.4 2009/01/03 22:33:42 -0.695 133.279&
amp;nb sp; 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.1 2009/01/03 22:04:35 24.140 121.707 10.0 TAIWAN
5.3 2009/01/03 21:15:00
-28.420 -62.907 607.6 SANTIAGO DEL
ESTERO, ARGENTINA
5.9 2009/01/03 20:23:22
36.402 70.754 220.8 HINDU KUSH
REGION, AFGHANISTAN
7.6 2009/01/03 19:43:55
-0.510 132.783 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.7 2009/01/03 16:49:27
-12.459 166.645 116.2 SANTA CRUZ
ISLANDS
5.5 2009/01/03 16:30:43
-7.471 128.492 80.9 KEPULAUAN BARAT
DAYA, INDONESIA
5.5 2009/01/03 08:22:57&nb
sp;&nbs p; -25.373 -175.475 16.8 SOUTH OF TONGA
5.0 2009/01/03 07:13:05
37.212 141.071 56.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.2 2009/01/02 20:37:18
-11.429 166.298 100.3 SANTA CRUZ
ISLANDS
5.1 2009/01/02 20:14:30
0.788 -27.090 10.0 CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.1 2009/01/02 19:42:27
0.562 -26.631 10.0 CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.2 2009/01/02 14:17:14
58.416 -152.012 47.0 KODIAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
5.2 2009/01/01 10:35:35
1.277 121.785 36.3 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.1 2009
/01/01 06:27 :52 -34.821 -107.654 10.0 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.0
2009/01/08 17:05:30 63.571 -150.987
0.0 CENTRAL ALASKA
3.5 2009/01/08 12:25:27
19.393 -65.701 10.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2009/01/08 11:27:04
19.140 -67.406 60.4 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.0 2009/01/08 08:46:15
54.104 -164.320 99.9 UNIMAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
3.3 2009/01/08 03:15:14 61.688 -150.691 51.2 SOUTHERN ALASKA
3.7 2009/01/08 02:01:08
18.499 -68.747 2.1 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
3.3 2009/01/07 22:43:13 41.870 -117.604 0.0 NEVADA
3.2 2009/01/07 06:37:29
38.455 -119.317 0.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
5.6 2009/01/05 10:59:31 23.821 -108.714 10.0 * GULF OF CALIFORNIA
3.6 2009/01/04 23:36:05 41.514 -116.159 16.0 NEVADA
4.2 2009/01/04 17:27:10
38.783 -122.772 4.3 *NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2009/01/04 16:05:38
38.725 -119.618 0.0 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.6 2009/01/04 15:29:21 41.693 -114.405 0.0 NEVADA
6 3M 2009/12/31-1/2
44.528 -110.366 3.4 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
5.6 2009/01/05 10:59:31
23.821 -108.714 10.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
4.8 2009/01/05 07:11:18
20.114 146.995 35.0 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.5 2009/01/04 22:24:15
20.308 147.069 35.0 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.9 2009/01/04 20:39:14
19.966 146.929 35.0 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.5 2009/01/03 17:27:16
16.310 145.865 514.4 ANATAHAN REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Alaska
4.4 2009/01/07 22:38:00
51.110 -176.259 15.2 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
3.6 2009/01/07 21:13:22 54.710 -153.898 14.8 SOUTH OF ALASKA
4.2 2009/01/07 11:44:04
53.938 -165.227 93.6 FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.2 2009/01/07 11:36:50
52.360 -171.668 99.5 FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
01/06 3M-0
01/05 3M-3
01/04 3M-3
01/03 3M-3
01/02 3M-3, 4M-1, 5M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS & KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA)
5.2 2009/01/02 14:17:14
58.416 -152.012 47.0 KODIAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
4.6 2009/01/02 12:36:04
52.553 -179.252 246.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
01/01 3M-0
Week 12/25-12/31 3M-17, 4M-4, 5M-1
5.0 2008/12/27 14:50:32
53.716 -163.683 35.0 UNIMAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are shown in 3M- only, 4M quakes have *.)
Week 1/1-1/7 3M-23, 4M-0, 5M-2 (DOM REP 3M-1, PR 3M-12, VIRG ISLS 3M-10)
5.1 2009/01/02 20:14:30
0.788 -27.090 10.0 CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.1 2009/01/02 19:42:27
0.562 -26.631 10.0 CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Week 12/25-12/31 3M-26, 4M-2 (DOM REP 3M-1, 4M-1; PR 3M-16; VIRG ISLS 3M-9)
Week 12/18-12/24 3M-27, 4M-1, 5M-3 (DOM REP 3M-0, 5M-1; PR 3M-10, VIRG ISLS 3M-17)
Week 11/20-11/26 3M-52, 4M-2 (DOM REP 3M-3, MON PAS 3M-2, PR 3M-38, 4M-1, VIRG ISLS 3M-9)
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MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months ov er count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09
February
1 12 13 18 7 4
6 4 14 6 5 13
16 9 7 19 with two 7M's
March 0 2 8
13 5 7 8 5
5 10 15 10 18 11 14 15 with
one 7M
November
0 7 10 6 7
4 15 15 10 11 13 17 13
18 28H 16 with two 7M's
December 0 6 13 7
3 2 16 11 7 11 17
21H 15 11 14 13+Vancouver Island 5.8M
January
2 1 13 10 4
7 5 8 10 14 10 11
28H 11 13 15 (3 with two 7M's)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 183 (3)
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SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
12/31 1/1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
10 6 3 9 4 4 3 3
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
CLEVELAND Chuginadak Island 52.825°N, 169.944°W; summit elev. 1730 m (6 km)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (low)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (5.5 km)
KORYAKSKY Eastern Kamchatka 53.320°N, 158.688°E; summit elev. 3456 m (gas and steam, low)
SHISHALDIN Fox Islands 54.756°N, 163.97°W; summit elev. 2857 m (low)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (5.8 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.2 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BAGANA Bougainville 6.140°S, 155.195°E; summit elev. 1750 m (2.4 km)
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Is 12.278°N, 93.858°E; summit elev. 354 m (2.4 km)
BATU TARA Komba Island (Indonesia) 7.792°S, 123.579°E; summit elev. 748 m (2.4 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (2.4 km)
COLIMA México 19.514°N, 103.62°W; summit elev. 3850 m (4.2 km)
DEMPO Sumatra (Indonesia) 4.03°S, 103.13°E; summit elev. 3173 m (low, strong sulfur odor)
DUKONO Halmahera 1.68°N, 127.88°E; summit elev. 1335 m (1.8 km)
FUEGO Guatemala 14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763 m (5.1 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; elevated sulfur dioxide; lava in one entry to ocean)
RABAUL
New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (2.4
km)
SANGAY Ecuador 2.002°S, 78.341°W; summit elev. 5230 m (7 km)
SANTA MARIA Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3772 m (3 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (10.7 km)
MVO
reported that during 26 December-2 January activity from Soufrière
Hills lava dome was characterized by significantly increased lava
extrusion, ash emissions, and pyroclastic flows. Lava extrusion on the
top, N, W, and SW sides of the dome continued, and incandescence on the
dome was visible at night when weather was favorable. Pyroclastic flows
regularly reached the bottom of Tyers Ghaut (NW); surges associated
with the larger flows spilled into the next valley to the W. Deposits
filling Tyers Ghaut caused the flows to travel farther, into the upper
part of the Belham River. Pyroclastic flows were also noted in valleys
to the W. Ash emissions from the top of the lava dome increased;
although most pyroclastic flows originated from rockfalls, some
originated at the vent. Ashfall was reported in areas 6-7 km NW. Large
incandescent blocks, depo
sited by rockfall s and pyroclastic flows, were visible on multiple
occasions at night in the lower parts of Tyers Ghaut. Fires triggered
by surges were visible in the neighboring valley. The Hazard Level
remained at 4.
Based
on analysis of satellite imagery and information from MVO, the
Washington VAAC reported large eruptions on 3 January. Ash plumes
drifted NE at an altitude of 7.6 km (25,000 ft) a.s.l., E at an
altitude of 10.7 km (35,000 ft) a.s.l., S at an altitude of 6.1 km
(20,000 ft) a.s.l., and W at an altitude of 2.4 km (8,000 ft) a.s.l. A
thermal anomaly was detected. According to news articles, about 70
people were evacuated from Area B, about 6-8 km NW. The next day,
steam-and-gas plumes possibly containing ash drifted W and WSW.
UBINAS Perú 16.355°S, 70.903°W; summit elev. 5672 m (5.5 km)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (7 km)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
December 2008
Apogee 26 17:51 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 27 12:24
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January 2009
Equator SN 02 18:30
MidAP 03 09:16
Perihelion 04 15:??
MaxAP 05 08:23
N Limit 09 05:35
Perigee 10 10:53 P to A is 13 days
Full Moon 11 03:28
Equator NS 15 07:50
MaxPA 15 15:45
MidPA 15 21:56
S Limit 22 14:58
Apogee 23 00:12 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 26 07:56
Equator SN 29 23:52
MidAP 30 19:19
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Earthquakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
TUNGURAHUA volcano in Ecuador on 12/17,25,26,31
M
22
0 1 0 0e0e3 2 1
T
23
e2 3 1E2 2e2e3e2
6.2M 12/23 11:15 58.2 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
W
24
2 3 1E2 1 1e1 1
6.3M 12/24 09:11 10.0 TONGA REGION
T 25 &nb
sp; e0E0e0e1e2 1e1 1
5.8M 12/25 08:12 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
6.3M 12/25 03:20 207.5 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
F 26SLA V9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S
27NM
1 0 0 0e0 0 0e1
S
28
1 0 0 0e1 1 0 0
M
29
0e0e0 0 0 0 0 0
T 30 &nbs
p;
0e0 0 0 0e0e0 2
W 31 V8 3 3 3e3e2 1 2e2
T
01
1 2e3e3
F 02EqNS
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: NM-New Moon, Eq-Equator, NS-Going South, SL-Southern Limit, A-Apogee
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
2008 6M+ Quakes
...Week ending January 1, 2009, at a Glance since 1999
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MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08
January
2 1 13 10 4
7 5 8 10 14 10 11
28H 11 13 15
February 1 12 13 18 7
4 6 4 14 6
5 13 16 9 7 19 with two 7M's
March 0 2 8
13 5 7 8 5
5 10 15 10 18 11 14 15 with
one 7M
April 0 12 17
4 9 6 8 3
9 7 8 17 16 16 27H 21H
with two 7M's
May 3 15 17 8 9 6 &nbs
p; 9 5 8 7 16 7 11 14 10 14 with one 7M
June 1 11 12
12 3 3 3 22 10
14 12 10 14 11 9 12 with one
7M
July 2 10 12
7 5 9 8 9
10 5 15 11 9 11
15 14 with two 7M's
August 2 14 16 6
7 8 9 12 8
12 8 4 13 9 22H
16+Vancouver Island 5.9M
September 4 8 8 9
7 4 12 7 10 13 18
15 8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 1
2 21H 9 6 3
4 8 11 21H 11 12 8
15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H 16 with two 7M's
December 0 6 13 7
3 2 16 11 7 11 17
21H 15 11 14 13+Vancouver Island 5.8M
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 183 with 11 7M's
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(Data is preliminary (first week) and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
THE DIGEST of the Week
19-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-; South Pacific-)
1-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
434-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada at 16:00 PST
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan
Week 12/25-12/31 Japan 4M-2, 5M-2; Kurils 4M-3, 5M-3; Kamchatka 4M-1
5.1 2008/12/28 22:39:46
48.322 154.275 43.9 KURIL ISLANDS
5.4 2008/12/28 21:40:18 &
nbsp; 48.405 154.230 46.1 KURIL ISLANDS
5.3 2008/12/28 13:31:40
48.375 154.258 61.0 KURIL ISLANDS
5.0 2008/12/25 12:39:33
41.879 144.337 37.7 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
5.2 2008/12/25 10:43:12
36.509 142.355 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Week 12/18-12/24 Japan 4M-5, 5M-6, 6M-2; Kurils 5M-1
6.0 2008/12/21 09:16:45
36.592 142.269 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.5 2008/12/20 10:29:22
36.603 142.356 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Italy/Greece/Turkey/Iran/Arabian Peninsula
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=55975
4.8 2009/01/01 01:39:21 17.083 40.391 10.0 RED SEA
4.9 2008/12/29 12:11:46
-1.211 67.554 10.0 CARLSBERG RIDGE
5.0 2008/12/28 22:59:00 40.447 25.752 11.6 AEGEAN SEA
4.5 2008/12/27 20:09:25 40.230 24.046 23.9 AEGEAN SEA
4.7 2008/12/26 18:14:46 -2.399 68.149 15.0
CARLSBERG RIDGE
4.0 2008/12/25 03:08:29
44.691 10.410 10.0 NORTHERN ITALY
19 5.0
2008/12/31 21:23:45 -8.728
-75.922 45.3 CENTRAL PERU
5.2 2008/12/31 14:02:28
-25.381 -177.606 154.4 SOUTH OF THE FIJI
ISLANDS
5.4 2008/12/31 11:39:58
4.894 127.407 75.3 KEPULAUAN
TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.9 2008/12/30 19:49:52
-4.252 101.139 10.0 SOUTHERN
SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.1 2008/12/30 17:43:51 -10.601 161.158 56.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS
5.3 2008/12/30 03:20:56
5.491 125.810 137.7 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.0 2008/12/29 06:18:23 32.285 105.219 10.0&
nbsp; SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA
5.8 2008/12/29 03:37:41
36.466 71.075 145.1 HINDU KUSH
REGION, AFGHANISTAN
5.0 2008/12/28 22:59:00 40.447 25.752 11.6 AEGEAN SEA
5.1 2008/12/28 22:39:46
48.322 154.275 43.9 KURIL ISLANDS
5.4 2008/12/28 21:40:18
48.405 154.230 46.1 KURIL ISLANDS
5.3 2008/12/28 13:31:40
48.375 154.258 61.0 KURIL ISLANDS
5.1 2008/12/27 21:07:51 -14.832 167.701 52.1 VANUATU
5.0 2008/12/27 14:50:32
53.716 -163.683 35.0 UNIMAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
5.8 2008/12/25 22:40:24
23.388 64.496 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF
PAKISTAN
5.5 2008/12/25 18:12:08
5.309 124.242 434.0 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.0 2008/12/25 12:39:33
41.879 144.337 37.7 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
5.2 2008/12/25 10:43:12
36.509 142.355 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.8 2008/12/25 08:12:00
49.132 -128.526 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND,
CANADA REGION
6.2 2008/12/25 03:20:30
5.772 125.535 207.5 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.6 2008/12/25 00:10:51 -18.375 176.720 30.0
; FIJI REGION
37 5.0
2008/12/24 20:32:09 42.353
144.390 47.6 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
6.3 2008/12/24 09:11:35 -17.307 -171.893 10.0 TONGA REGION
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.0
2008/12/31 17:48:16 36.834 -121.567
6.2 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/12/31 15:02:12
44.523 -110.361 4.9 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.2 2008/12/31 11:05:05
33.947 -118.803 2.9 CHANNEL ISLANDS
REGION, CALIFORNIA
3.2 2008/12/31 06:54:49
46.154 -75.448 7.0 SOUTHERN QUEBEC,
CANADA
3.0 2008/12/31 03:31:19
38.792 -122.758 1.8 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/12/30 22:13:25 40.823 -117.081 0.0 NEVADA
3.5 2008/12/31 09:02:29 44.523 -110.362 0.4 YELLO
WSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
3.3 2008/12/29 19:14:49
44.521 -110.369 1.8 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.2 2008/12/28 19:55:18
44.499 -110.350 0.4 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.2 2008/12/28 09:23:58
44.505 -110.363 0.4 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.8 2008/12/28 05:15:56
44.492 -110.365 0.2 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.2 2008/12/27 22:30:04
44.495 -110.367 0.2 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.4 2008/12/27 20:26:28
44.488 -110.365 0.3 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
3.5 2008/12/27 20:17:33 4
4.481 -110.362 0.7 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
3.6 2008/12/27 23:32:36 45.131 -120.951 16.4 OREGON
3.4 2008/12/27 05:04:35
40.114 -76.403 4.0 PENNSYLVANIA
4.5 2008/12/26 12:19:40
39.952 -120.877 3.0 *NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
4.3 2008/12/25 08:42:43
49.220 -128.267 10.0 *VANCOUVER ISLAND,
CANADA REGION
5.8 2008/12/25 08:12:00
49.132 -128.526 10.0 *VANCOUVER ISLAND,
CANADA REGION
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
4.5 2008/12/28 05:17:07
32.568 -115.543 10.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.0 2008/12/26 19:32:52
31.996 -116.203 6.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.4 2008/12/25 15:16:08
32.497 -115.523 21.5 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
3.2 2008/12/28 23:39:17
19.206 -155.453 8.9 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
4.4 2008/12/26 00:06:32
18.500 145.167 488.9 PAGAN REGION,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
3.0 2008/12/25 08:08:11
19.434 -155.622 2.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
Alaska
12/31 3M-0
12/30 3M-4, 4M-1 (NORTHERN ALASKA)
4.2 2008/12/30 13:54:41 66.424 -157.507 5.0 NORTHERN ALASKA
12/29 3M-3
12/28 3M-0, 4M-1 (CENTRAL ALASKA)
4.5 2008/12/28 07:13:10 62.354 -151.085 88.7 CENTRAL ALASKA
12/27 3M-7, 4M-2, 5M-1 (UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA)
4.0 2008/12/27 14:58:40
53.289 -163.459 40.6 UNIMAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
5.0 2008/12/27 14:50:32
53.716 -163.683 35.0 UNIMAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
4.6 2008/12/27 13:28:31
53.497 -163.469 35.0 UNIMAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
12/26
3M-3
12/25 3M-0
12/24 3M-0
12/23 3M-4
12/22 3M-4
12/21 3M-3
12/20 3M-1
12/19 3M-1
12/18 3M-1
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are shown in 3M- only, 4M quakes have *.)
3.4 2009/01/01 09:06:14
19.333 -65.796 56.6 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.0 2009/01/01 08:24:13
18.586 -64.922 18.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.1 2009/01/01 08:22:19
19.425 -65.680 61.6 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.1 2009/01/01 05:59:51
18.540 -64.373 44.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2009/01/01 05:37:28
19.040 -64.972 27.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
Week 12/25-12/31 3M-26, 4M-2 (DOM REP 3M-1, 4M-1; PR 3M-16; VIRG ISLS 3M-9)
12/31 3M-5, 4M-1 (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
REGION)
4.0 2008/12/31 07:34:39
19.800 -68.962 70.7 *DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
12/30 3M-2, 4M-1 (NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE)
4.8 2008/12/30 14:57:15
14.865 -44.868 10.0 *NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
12/29 3M-2
12/28 3M-2
12/27 3M-5
12/26 3M-6
12/25 3M-4
Week 12/18-12/24 3M-27, 4M-1, 5M-3 (DOM REP 3M-0, 5M-1; PR 3M-10, VIRG ISLS 3M-17)
Week 11/20-11/26 3M-52, 4M-2 (DOM REP 3M-3, MON PAS 3M-2, PR 3M-38, 4M-1, VIRG ISLS 3M-9)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
12/24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
5 3 1 1 2 0 1 10
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
CLEVELAND Chuginadak Island 52.825°N, 169.944°W; summit elev. 1730 m (persistent thermal anomaly)
KORYAKSKY Eastern Kamchatka 53.320°N, 158.688°E; summit elev. 3456 m (4 km)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3 km)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (7 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (7 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.8 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BAGANA Bougainville 6.140°S, 155.195°E; summit elev. 1750 m (2.4 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3.1 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; one
ocean entry for lava)
PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Reunion Island 21.231°S, 55.713°E; summit elev. 2632 m (low gas plumes,
lava)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (2.4 km)
SANTA MARIA Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3772 m (low)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (4.9 km)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (9 km)
The IG reported that during 23 and 25-29 December ash plumes from Tungurahua rose to altitudes of
6-9 km (19,700-29,500 ft) a.s.l. and drifted mostly S, SW, W, and NW. On 23 December incandescent
material rolled down Tungurahua's flanks and a possible pyroclastic flow traveled 700 m down the
NW flank. Ashfall was reported and explosions vibrated windows and the ground in areas to the SW.
During 24-29 December roaring and "cannon shot" noises were reported almost daily; windows and
the ground vibrated on 24, 28, and 30 December. A lahar traveled SW down the Mapayacu ravine on
27 December. Incandescence at the summit and ashfall in areas downwind were noted on 25, 26, 28,
and 29 December. Explosions ejected blocks that rolled 500 m down the flanks on 25 December, 1500
m on 29 December, and 800 m on 30 December. On 30 December heavy black ash fell in areas to the
SW.
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
December 2008
Apogee 26 17:51 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 27 12:24
January 2009
Equator SN 02 18:30
MidAP 03 09:16
Perihelion 04 15:??
MaxAP 05 08:23
N Limit 09 05:35
Perigee 10 10:53 P to A is 13 days
Full Moon 11 03:28
Equator NS 15 07:50
MaxPA 15 15:45
MidPA 15 21:56
S Limit 22 14:58
Apogee 23 00:12 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 26 07:56
Equator SN 29 23:52
MidAP 30 19:19
Donald, Editor
(Best reading is with full screen.)
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M 15 V8.2 1e0 0e0 0 0 0e1
KLIUCHEVSKOI volcano on Kamchatka in Russia on 12/15,18
SHIVELUCH in Central Kamchatka, Russia), on 12/18
T
16
0 1 1e0 1 0e1 2
W 17 V8.5 2 2e1e0e1e2e1e1
TUNGURAHUA volcano in Ecuador on 12/17
T 18MaxPAEqNS V8,8.5 0e0e0 0 0e0e1E1
6.0M 12/18 21:50 10.6 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
6.2M 12/18 21:19 19.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
F
19MidPA
e0
0e1e1e1e1e0e1
5.9M 12/19 08:31 10.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
S
20
1 0e0E0e1e0e0e1
6.5M 12/20 10:29 10.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU,
JAPAN
S 21Solstice &
nbsp; 1 0 1E0e0 0 0 0
6.0M 12/21 09:16 10.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU,
JAPAN
M
22
0 1 0 0e0e3 2 1
T
23
e2 3 1E2 2e2e3e2
6.2M 12/23 11:15 58.2 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
W
24
2 3 1E2 1 1e1 1
6.3M 12/24 09:11 10.0 TONGA REGION
T 25
e0E0e0e1e2 1e
5.9M 12/25 08:12 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
6.2M 12/25 03:20 207.5 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
F 26SLA
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km); Solstice-Winter Begins.
Moon:
NM-New Moon, Eq-Equator, NS-Going South, SL-Northern Limit, A-Apogee,
P-Perigee, MaxPA-Maximum speed toward apogee, Mid PA-Midway toward
apogee
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Christmas Quakes and Volcanic Snow
...Week ending December 25, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
THE DIGEST of the Week
37-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-7; South Pacific-11)
7-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
543-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada at 16:00 PST
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan
5.0 2008/12/25 12:39:33
41.879 144.337 37.7 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
5.2 2008/12/25 10:43:12 36.509 &nbs
p; 142.355 10.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Week 12/18-12/24 Japan 4M-5, 5M-6, 6M-2; Kurils 5M-1
5.0 2008/12/24 20:32:09
42.353 144.390 47.6 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
5.1 2008/12/23 20:57:20
36.485 142.379 9.2 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.0 2008/12/22 13:25:42
46.597 152.585 48.4 KURIL ISLANDS
6.0 2008/12/21 09:16:45
36.592 142.269 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.2 2008/12/20 19:13:38
36.697 142.002 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.3 2008/12/20 12:22:03 36.633 142.467 10.0 &n
bsp; OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.1 2008/12/20 10:48:24
36.586 142.390 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.5 2008/12/20 10:29:22
36.603 142.356 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.3 2008/12/18 06:47:11
38.421 143.011 14.5 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Italy/Greece/Turkey/Iran
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=55975
4.0
2008/12/25 03:08:29 44.691
10.410 10.0 NORTHERN ITALY
4.5 2008/12/22 15:08:13
28.210 57.140 40.4 SOUTHERN IRAN
4.2 2008/12/21 16:28:37
28.291 52.401 25.1 SOUTHERN IRAN
5.4 2008/12/17 21:57:45
39.291 15.485 260.7 SOUTHERN ITALY
5.1 2008/12/13 08:27:23 38.790 22.579 38.7
; GREECE
3--Volcanos with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km): Ecuador and Kamchatka (2), Siberia, Russia
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/]Weekly Volcano Reports from GVN and USGS
0/0--Sunspot No.(high/low): all week
0/0--Daily area of sunspots(largest/smallest): all week
0--X Class and M Class Solar Flares
http://www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html NOAA Solar Reports
and http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ graphic display
9--Planetary Geomagnetic Ap (high): 9 on 12/23
0 day--Kp's of 4 per 24 hours
3 days--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours: two on 12/23, one on 12/22,24
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/DGD.txt
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_SWEPAM_24h.html
EARTH this week:
FIVE INDEX of Global Earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude and greater
(LATEST FIRST)
MAG DATE
UTC-TIME LAT
LON DEPTH Region
y/m/d h:m:s
deg deg km
5.5 2008/12/25 18:12:08
5.309 124.242 434.0 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.0 2008/12/25 12:39:33
41.879 144.337 37.7 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
5.2 2008/12/25 10:43:12
36.509 142.355 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.9 2008/12/25 08:12:00
49.132 -128.526 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND,
CANADA REGION
6.2 2008/12/25 03:20:30
5.772 125.535 207.5 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.6 2008/12/25 00:10:51 -18.375 176.720 30.0 FIJI REGION
37 5.0
2008/12/24 20:32:09 42.353
144.390 47.6 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
5.2 2008/12/24 18:58:54
12.481 143.810 47.7 GUAM REGION
6.3 2008/12/24 09:11:35 -17.307 -171.893 10.0 TONGA REGION
5.0 2008/12/23 21:58:26
44.624 10.415 13.4 NORTHERN ITALY
5.1 2008/12/23 20:57:20
36.485 142.379 9.2 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.4 2008/12/23 17:51:49
2.406 128.656 77.0 HALMAHERA,
INDONESIA
5.3 2008/12/23 15:24:23 44.639 10.380 28.9 N
ORTHERN ITALY
6.2 2008/12/23 11:15:22
-6.383 154.935 58.2 BOUGAINVILLE
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.0 2008/12/23 00:44:30 -23.166 -174.740 28.6 TONGA REGION
5.3 2008/12/23 00:04:44 22.866 120.647 18.8 TAIWAN
5.0 2008/12/22 18:06:32 -17.314 -172.610 35.0 TONGA REGION
5.0 2008/12/22 13:25:42
46.597 152.585 48.4 KURIL ISLANDS
5.6 2008/12/21 13:47:54
4.851 95.090 68.0 NORTHERN SUMATRA,
INDONESIA
5.1 2008/12/21 13:21:47 -16.259 178.159 10.0 FIJI
6.0 2008/12/21 09:16:45
36.592 142.269 10.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.1 2008/12/20 22:40:18
-30.242 -178.559 35.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS,
NEW ZEALAND
5.7 2008/12/20 21:05:17
-31.228 -13.406 10.0 SOUTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.2 2008/12/20 19:13:38
36.697 142.002 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.5 2008/12/20 17:44:45
-2.747 139.002 38.1 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.3 2008/12/20 17:07:01
-31.569 -68.068 105.9 SAN JUAN,
ARGENTINA
5.3 2008/12/20 15:43:09
8.914 126.542 71.4 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES 5.3 2008/12/20
12:22:03 36.633 142.467
10.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.0 2008/12/20 11:29:37
-32.498 -71.914 35.0 OFFSHORE
VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.1 2008/12/20 10:48:24
36.586 142.390 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.5 2008/12/20 10:29:22
36.603 142.356 10.0 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.1 2008/12/20 06:10:30
-31.150 -177.756 10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
5.4 2008/12/19 22:33:21
-9.937 160.366 35.0 SOLOMON ISLANDS
5.2 2008/12/19 20:02:21 -9.967 160.465 46.6
; SOLOMON ISLANDS
5.0 2008/12/19 16:48:53
-32.538 -71.734 35.0 OFFSHORE
VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.1 2008/12/19 13:57:32
-32.513 -71.600 29.7 OFFSHORE
VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.7 2008/12/19 09:36:07
-32.424 -71.625 28.1 OFFSHORE
VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.9 2008/12/19 08:31:53
47.077 -27.290 10.0 NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.0 2008/12/19 08:06:11 1.267 126.879 57.8 MOLUCCA SEA
5.2 2008/12/19 07:30:10
-32.508 -71.737 33.2 OFFSHORE
VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.0 2008/12/19 00:35:02 20.264 146.250 62.5
; MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
5.1 2008/12/19 00:21:06
-38.254 176.092 184.9 NORTH ISLAND
OF NEW ZEALAND
6.0 2008/12/18 21:50:29
-32.484 -71.670 10.6 OFFSHORE
VALPARAISO, CHILE
6.2 2008/12/18 21:19:29
-32.421 -71.561 19.0 OFFSHORE
VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.4 2008/12/18 20:57:39
-23.426 -179.956 540.8 SOUTH OF THE FIJI
ISLANDS
5.1 2008/12/18 17:13:48
18.626 -69.370 106.3 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
5.5 2008/12/18 15:50:16 2.357 127.193 95.6 MOLUCCA SEA
5.3 2008/12/18 06:47:11 38.421 143.011 14.5 OFF THE EA
ST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.3 2008/12/18 03:20:05 -16.999 168.596 258.5 VANUATU
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
4.3 2008/12/25 08:42:43
49.220 -128.267 10.0 *VANCOUVER ISLAND,
CANADA REGION
5.9 2008/12/25
08:12:00 49.132 -128.526
10.0 *VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
4.0 2008/12/24 04:11:42
43.551 -126.974 10.0 *OFF THE COAST OF
OREGON
3.4 2008/12/22 18:15:57
36.673 -121.308 4.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/12/22 00:36:03
38.808 -122.790 1.3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/12/22 00:02:17
36.688 -121.320 6.3 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.7 2008/12/21 20:09:33 36.677 -121.304&nbs
p; 6.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/12/21 18:58:47
36.684 -121.314 6.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
4.1 2008/12/21 17:35:37
36.676 -121.301 6.9 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.5 2008/12/21 15:43:43 62.785 -149.557 98.4 CENTRAL ALASKA
3.0 2008/12/20 17:17:43
34.393 -118.744 13.2 GREATER LOS ANGELES
AREA, CALIFORNIA
4.3 2008/12/17 01:27:22
43.038 -126.483 10.0 *OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
4.0 2008/12/13 17:16:46
35.970 -117.323 2.0 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
4.4 2008/12/10 00:28:25
35.977 -117.312 3.1 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
3.4 2008/12/25 15:16:08
32.497 -115.523 21.5 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
4.2 2008/12/18 02:04:44
17.150 -97.650 68.5 OAXACA, MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
3.0 2008/12/25 08:08:11
19.434 -155.622 2.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
5.2 2008/12/24 18:58:54
12.481 143.810 47.7 GUAM REGION
3.4 2008/12/22 11:11:52
19.228 -156.157 25.2 HAWAII REGION,
HAWAII
5.0 2008/12/19 00:35:02
20.264 146.250 62.5 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.9 2008/12/1
8 03:46:03 19.079 145.439 173.1 MAUG ISLS REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.
Alaska
12/24 3M-0
12/23 3M-4
12/22 3M-4
12/21 3M-3
12/20 3M-1
12/19 3M-1
12/18 3M-1
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are shown in 3M- only, 4M quakes have *.)
3.0 2008/12/25 13:54:55
18.619 -65.800 77.5 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/12/25 02:37:33
19.453 -66.391 65.2 PUERTO RICO
REGION
12/24 3M-4
3.2 2008/12/24 23:19:10
19.372 -64.945 37.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
12/23 3M-2
3.0 2008/12/23 17:09:37
18.673 -65.058 26.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.0 2008/12/23 09:04:38
18.865 -64.581 4.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
12/22 3M-8
3.3 2008/12/22 22:45:23
18.853 -63.744 7.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.1 2008/12/22 06:56:21
19.176 -64.811 12.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.0 2008/12/22 05:28:21
19.026 -64.162 54.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2008/12/22 02:15:25
18.814 -64.402 52.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2008/12/22 01:13:09
19.920 -64.785 14.0 NORTH OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS
12/21 3M-0, 4M-1 (TRINIDAD REGION, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)
4.9 2008/12/21 12:55:41
10.842 -61.632 81.3 TRINIDAD
REGION, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
12/20 3M-3, 4M-0, 5M-1 (SOUTHERN MID-ATLA
NTIC RIDGE)
5.7 2008/12/20 21:05:17 -31.228 -13.406 10.0 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
3.1 2008/12/20 07:22:41
19.081 -66.840 36.9 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.1 2008/12/20 04:06:30
19.238 -66.505 91.3 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2008/12/20 01:46:51
19.475 -64.177 48.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
12/19 3M-9, 4M-0, 5M-1 (NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE)
3.4 2008/12/19 22:06:19
18.960 -65.341 79.5 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.1 2008/12/19 17:43:33
19.010 -65.141 25.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.4 2008/12/19 13
:50:16 19.623 -64.372 69.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.4 2008/12/19 11:36:21
19.465 -66.330 65.4 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/12/19 09:53:44
19.158 -64.779 8.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.1 2008/12/19 08:54:58
19.024 -66.787 24.8 PUERTO RICO
REGION
5.9 2008/12/19 08:31:53 47.077 -27.290 10.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
3.0 2008/12/19 07:58:47
18.901 -65.237 24.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2008/12/19 02:45:12
19.489 -64.189 29.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
&nb
sp; 3.0 2008/12/19 02:40:35
18.878 -65.240 29.1 PUERTO RICO
REGION
12/18 3M-7, 4M-0, 5M-1 (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
3.4 2008/12/18 19:44:51
19.006 -65.209 31.5 PUERTO RICO
REGION
5.2 2008/12/18 17:13:48
18.643 -69.380 104.6 * DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3.3 2008/12/18 08:33:54
19.214 -64.688 44.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.1 2008/12/18 08:13:26
19.395 -65.074 73.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.3 2008/12/18 08:33:54
19.214 -64.688 44.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.1 2008/12/18 06:26:29 19.060 -64.861&
nbsp; 6.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.2 2008/12/18 03:38:17
19.009 -65.173 30.3 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/12/18 03:06:32
18.956 -65.242 8.1 PUERTO RICO
REGION
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08
September
4 8 8 9 7
4 12 7 10 13 18
15 8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H 16 with two 7M's
December 0 6 13 7
3 2 16 11 7 11 17
21H 15 11 14 (13)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (183)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
12/17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
5 1 3 2 2 4 9 5
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (2.5 km)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (8 km)
KVERT
reported that seismic activity at Kliuchevskoi was above background
levels during 12-19 December. Strombolian activity was noted on 12, 13,
14, and 16 December, and lava effusion on the NW flank continued.
Gas-and-steam plumes containing ash rose to an altitude of 8 km (26,200
ft) a.s.l. during 12-14 and 18 December. Analysis of satellite imagery
revealed a large daily thermal anomaly in the crater. Ash plumes rose
to altitudes of 4-8 km (13,100-26,200 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 500 km E,
NE, and SE during 12-14 and 16-18 December.
Based on analysis
of satellite imagery, the Tokyo VAAC reported that on 21 December a
possible eruption produced a plume to an altitude of 5.2 km (17,000 ft)
a.s.l. The plumes drifted N. Ash emissions continued the next day. An
eruption on 23 December produced an ash plume to an altitude of 5.2 km
(17,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted NE.
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (8.5 km)
KVERT
reported that seismic activity at Shiveluch was above background levels
during 12-19 December. Based on interpretations of seismic data, ash
plumes rose to an altitude of 4.5 km (14,800 ft) a.s.l. Visual
observations of weak gas-and-steam emissions were noted during 12-14
and 18 December. Analysis of satellite imagery revealed a daily thermal
anomaly on the lava dome. The Level of Concern Color Code remained at
Orange.
Based on
information from KVERT and analysis of satellite imagery, the Tokyo
VAAC reported that during 21-22 December eruptions produced plumes to
altitudes of 5.8-8.5 km (19,000-28,000 ft) a.s.l.
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.5 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BAGANA Bougainville 6.140°S, 155.195°E; summit elev. 1750 m (3 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (2.1 km)
LLAIMA Central Chile 38.692°S, 71.729°W; summit elev. 3125 m (3.6 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; one ocean entry for lava)
MACHIN Colombia 4.48°N, 75.392°W; summit elev. 2650+ m (seismic crisis)
MANAM Northeast of New Guinea (SW Pacific) 4.080°S, 145.037°E; summit elev. 1807 m (3 km)
MASAYA Nicaragua 11.984°N, 86.161°W; summit elev. 635 m (6.1 km)
PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Reunion Island 21.231°S, 55.713°E; summit elev. 2632 m (lava only)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (3 km)
SANTA MARIA Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3772 m (5.8 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (4.3 km; lava into sea at one point)
MVO
reported that during 12-19 December activity from Soufrière Hills lava
dome was characterized by increased lava extrusion, ash venting,
rockfalls, and pyroclastic flows. Frequent pulses of ash rose from
multiple places on the NW face of the lava dome and from a low on the
dome behind Gages Mountain (as seen from Salem). On 13 December a
pyroclastic flow traveled E down the Tar River Valley and reached the
sea. Nighttime incandescence from the NW face was present during 16-19
December. Frequent rockfalls and several small pyroclastic flows
descended Gages Valley. The largest pyroclastic flow, on 17 December,
produced an ash cloud that rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft)
a.s.l. On 18 December, observations of the lava dome confirmed
significant growth on the SW flank. Photographs showed that most of the
growth h
ad taken place since 8 December; lava was filling in the area between
the lava dome and Chance's Peak. Initial calculations suggested that
the dome grew at a rate of 1 cubic meter per second during this time.
Two small pyroclastic flows descended Galway's Valley on 19 December.
Based on analysis
of satellite imagery and information from MVO, the Washington VAAC
reported that during 19-23 December ash plumes drifted W, WSW, SW, and
S. Thermal anomalies were detected on satellite imagery on 19 and 21
December. A pilot observed an ash plume at an altitude of 4.3 km
(14,000 ft) a.s.l. on 20 December.
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (11 km)
The
IG reported that during 17-23 December steam-and-ash plumes from
Tungurahua rose to altitudes of 6-11 km (19,700-36,100 ft) a.s.l. and
drifted in multiple directions. Roaring noises were reported daily and
ash fell in areas downwind (mostly to the SW) during 18-21 December.
Nighttime incandescence was noted during 17 and 21-23 December. On 21
December, explosions vibrated the ground. The following day sounds
resembling rolling blocks were reported, and incandescent blocks
traveled 500 m down the flanks. On 23 December vibrations rattled
windows in Guadalupe, about 11 km N.
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
December 2008 Moon Data
Equator 06 12:28
MidAP 06 22:18
MaxAP 07 18:19
Full Moon 12 16:39
N Limit 12 18:37
Perigee 12 21:38 P to A is 14 days
MaxPA 18 00:31
Equator 18 23:43
MidPA 19 09:08
Solstice 21 12:04
S Limit 26 07:59
Apogee 26 17:51 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 27 12:24
January 09
Equator SN 02 18:30
MidAP 03 09:16
Perihelion 04 15:??
MaxAP 05 08:23
N Limit 09 05:35
Perigee 10 10:53 P to A is 13 days
Full Moon 11 03:28
Equator NS 15 07:50
MaxPA 15 15:45
MidPA 15 21:56
S Limit 22 14:58
Apogee 23 00:12 A to P is 15 days
New Moon 26 07:56
Equator SN 29 23:52
MidAP 30 19:19
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M
08
e0 1e1 1e2 3E2 0
6.3M 12/08 18:39 10.0 SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE
T
09
e0e0E0 0 0e0e0e0
6.0M 12/09 17:29 228.6 VANUATU
6.8M 12/09 06:23 13.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
W
10
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
&
amp;
nbsp;
6.0M 12/10 21:45 5.0 CENTRAL MONGOLIA
6.0M 12/10 13:15 85.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
T
11
1e1 1 1 1e1e0E1
5.9M 12/11 21:40 143.8 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
F 12NMNLP 1 0 0e1 1 1 0 1
S
13
1 1e0 0 0 0 0e0
S 14 &nb
sp;&n bsp; 1e0 0e0 0 0e0 0
M 15
V8.2
1e0 0e0 0 0 0e1
KLIUCHEVSKOI volcano on Kamchatka in Russia on 12 15
T
16
0 1 1e0 1 0e1 2
W 17 V8.5 2 2e1e0e1e2e1e1
TUNGURAHUA volcano in Ecuador on 12/17
T
18MaxPA
0e0e0 0
0e0
Japan
Week 12/11-12/17 Japan 4M-6, 5M-3; Kurils 4M-1
5.3 2008/12/18 06:47:11
38.421 143.011 14.5 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.3 2008/12/14 20:29:32
39.099 144.482 31.2 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.0 2008/12/11 05:35:18
27.396 128.023 67.1 RYUKYU ISLANDS,
JAPAN
Week 12/4-12/11 Japan 4M-3, 5M-2; Kurils 4M-1, 5M-1
Week 11/27-12/3 Japan 5M-1; Kamchatka 5M-1
Week 11/20-11/26 Japan 4M-2. 5M-1; Kamckatka 4M-1, 7M-1
7.3 2008/11/24 09:02:58
54.182 154.310 487.5 SEA OF OKHOTSK
5.1 2008/12/18 17:13:48
18.626 -69.370 106.3 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
5.5 2008/12/18 15:50:16 2.357 127.193 95.6 MOLUCCA SEA
5.3 2008/12/18 06:47:11
38.421 143.011 14.5 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.3 2008/12/18 03:20:05 -16.999 168.596 258.5 VANUATU
27
5.4 2008/12/17 21:57:45
39.291 15.485 260.7 SOUTHERN ITALY
5.3 2008/12/17 20:34:01
-36.944 177.325 114.8 OFF EAST
COAST OF NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
5.2 2008/12/17 16:06:58
-6.066 103.490 35.0 SOUTHWEST OF
SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.2 2008/12/17 13:48:01
6.801 94.818 148.0 NICOBAR ISLANDS,
INDIA REGION
5.8 2008/12/17 10:56:00 -17.789 -178.393 529.7 FIJI REGION
5.0 2008/12/17 08:10:00
-7.244 147.767 58.1 EASTERN NEW
GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.1 2008/12/16 20:31:54 -31.229 &a
mp;n bsp; -176.649 10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
5.0 2008/12/16 10:19:40 -16.403 67.163 10.0 MID-INDIAN RIDGE
5.4 2008/12/15 21:18:08
-3.252 100.852 54.3 KEPULAUAN
MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
5.0 2008/12/15 10:32:40 -14.003 166.398 56.7 VANUATU
5.0 2008/12/15 09:52:53 -14.137 166.487 71.1 VANUATU
5.0 2008/12/15 05:17:53
-26.098 -177.223 93.4 SOUTH OF THE FIJI
ISLANDS
5.5 2008/12/14 20:36:30
-60.123 -18.780 10.0 EAST OF THE
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
5.3 2008/12/14 20:29:32 39.099 144.482
31.2& nbsp; OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.0 2008/12/14 09:43:11
-7.297 30.074 10.0 LAKE TANGANYIKA
REGION, CONGO-TANZANIA
5.0 2008/12/14 05:13:08
-58.813 -26.051 77.9 SOUTH SANDWICH
ISLANDS REGION
5.3 2008/12/13 22:37:26 -14.190 166.441 50.5 VANUATU
5.2 2008/12/13 19:00:37
-3.112 129.782 44.9 SERAM,
INDONESIA
5.4 2008/12/13 08:59:42
-49.003 123.489 10.0 WESTERN
INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
5.9 2008/12/13 08:45:36
-48.942 123.319 10.0 WESTERN
INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
5.1 2008/12/13 08:27:23 38.790
22.579 38.7 GREECE
5.1 2008/12/12 11:55:30
-31.096 -176.870 10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
5.1 2008/12/12 10:46:18
-31.101 -176.838 10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
5.9 2008/12/11 21:40:54
0.112 123.435 143.8 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.1 2008/12/11 20:57:24
-5.922 105.159 14.4 SUNDA STRAIT,
INDONESIA
5.2 2008/12/11 20:55:01
-5.891 105.308 15.6 SUNDA STRAIT,
INDONESIA
5.5 2008/12/11 17:06:10
-3.587 100.778 35.0 KEPULAUAN
MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
5.0 2008/12/11 05:35:18 27.396
128.023 67.1 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
4.3 2008/12/17 01:27:22
43.038 -126.483 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF
OREGON
3.6 2008/12/16 12:42:16
32.950 -80.197 5.0 SOUTH CAROLINA
3.1 2008/12/16 01:03:08
35.980 -117.314 3.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/12/15 04:24:24
38.831 -122.803 2.2 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/12/14 17:41:06
35.992 -117.304 3.3 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.4 2008/12/14 11:27:08
35.974 -117.329 2.3 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.2 2008/12/14 11:23:17
35.978 -117.322 2.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
&
nbsp; 4.0 2008/12/13 17:16:46
35.970 -117.323 2.0 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
4.4 2008/12/10 00:28:25
35.977 -117.312 3.1 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
4.2 2008/12/18 02:04:44
17.150 -97.650 68.5 OAXACA, MEXICO
4.4 2008/12/15 14:27:12
17.429 -96.542 57.0 OAXACA, MEXICO
3.2 2008/12/15 03:53:03
31.788 -116.182 6.9 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.2 2008/12/14 09:29:19
32.498 -115.512 16.7 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
4.1 2008/12/14 08:41:26
32.510 -115.512 18.9 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.3 2008/12/14 04:43:54
32.507 -115.514 19.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
4.0 2008/12/13 19:28:21
31.303 -116.911 6.0 OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
4.9 2008/12/18 03:46:03
19.079 145.439 173.1 MAUG ISLS
REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.
4.7 2008/12/17 10:10:55
20.663 145.113 63.4 MAUG ISLANDS
REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.
3.1 2008/12/16 02:05:36
19.433 -155.267 1.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
3.3 2008/12/14 17:15:51
19.361 -155.406 13.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
Alaska
3.7 2008/12/18 00:35:41
56.413 -153.857 30.4 KODIAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
12/17 3M=1, 4M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.4 2008/12/17 04:15:25
51.199 -177.429 11.6 *ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
12/16 3M-4, 4M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.0 2008/12/16 08:13:03
52.217 -173.957 71.5 *ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
12/15 3M-2, 4M-1 (RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.5 2008/12/15 15:48:20
51.548 178.514 68.8 *RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
12/14 3M-4
12/13 3M-1, 4M-1 (KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA)
4.4
2008/12/13 19:55:44 60.849 -150.731 35.7 *KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
12/12 3M-2
12/11 3M-0
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are shown in 3M- only, 4M quakes have *.)
5.1 2008/12/18 17:13:48
18.626 -69.370 106.3 *DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
3.3 2008/12/18 08:33:54
19.214 -64.688 44.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.1 2008/12/18 08:13:26
19.395 -65.074 73.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.3 2008/12/18 08:33:54
19.214 -64.688 44.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.1 2008/12/18 06:26:29
19.060 -64.861 6.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2008/12/18 03:38:17
19.009 -65.173 30.3 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/12/18 03:06:32
18.956 -65.242 8.1 PUERTO RICO
REGION
12/17 3M-15
3.0 2008/12/17 20:14:07
19.082 -65.136 36.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.5 2008/12/17 15:40:55
19.416 -63.957 113.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
12/16 3M-2
3.3 2008/12/16 15:03:06
19.126 -64.495 39.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
12/15 3M-1
3.3 2008/12/15 00:17:26
18.352 -68.023 94.0 MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
12/14 3M-1
3.5 2008/12/14 17:23:10
18.610 -64.239 39.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
12/13 &am
p;nb sp; 3M-0, 4M-1 (CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE)
4.7 2008/12/13 17:21:14
8.071 -37.910 10.0 *CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
12/12 3M-4
12/12 3M-4
3.3 2008/12/12 02:41:09
18.153 -68.399 126.7 MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
12/11 3M-4
3.2 2008/12/11 05:29:03
19.125 -64.815 24.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.3 2008/12/11 02:06:56
19.450 -65.135 25.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
Week 11/20-11/26 3M-52, 4M-2 (DOM REP 3M-3, MON PAS 3M-2, PR 3M-38, 4M-1, VIRG ISLS 3M-9)
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08
September
4 8 8 9 7
4 12 7 10 13 18
15 8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H 16 with two 7M's
December 0 6 13 7
3 2 16 11 7 11 17
21H 15 11 14 (6)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (176)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
12/10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
13 12 14 0 0 0 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
2 3 2 1 0 1 4 5
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (2.8 km)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (8.2 km)
KVERT
reported that seismic activity at Kliuchevskoi was above background
levels during 5-12 December. Strombolian activity ejected bombs 500 m
above the crater and lava effusion on the NW flank continued. Phreatic
bursts occurred where the lava flow front contacted the Erman Glacier.
On 6 and 9 December, ashfall was reported in Klyuchi, about 30 km to
the NE. Analysis of satellite imagery revealed a large daily thermal
anomaly in the crater. Gas-and-steam plumes containing small amounts of
ash rose to altitudes of 5-6 km (16,400-19,700 ft) a.s.l. and drifted
more than 300 km E. During 8-10 December, ash plumes rose to altitudes
of 7.5-8 km (24,600-26,200 ft) a.s.l. and drifted about 700 km E. The
Level of Concern Color Code remained Orange.
Based
on information from KVERT and analysis of satellite imagery, the Tokyo
VAAC reported that during 13-15 December eruptions ash produced plumes
to altitudes of 5.2-8.2 km (17,000-27,000 ft) a.s.l. Plumes drifted E
and NE.
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (5 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.8 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BAGANA Bougainville 6.140°S, 155.195°E; summit elev. 1750 m (3 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3.1 km)
COLIMA México 19.514°N, 103.62°W; summit elev. 3850 m (5.8 km)
DUKONO Halmahera 1.68°N, 127.88°E; summit elev. 1335 m (3 km)
FUEGO Guatemala 14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763 m (5 km)
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4276 m (6.7 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low white plume; lava into ocean at one entry)
MANAM Northeast of New Guinea (SW Pacific) 4.080°S, 145.037°E; summit elev. 1807 m (3 km)
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W; summit elev. 5364 m (6.9 km)
PACAYA Guatemala 14.381°N, 90.601°W; summit elev. 2552 m (low)
PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Reunion Island 21.231°S, 55.713°E; summit elev. 2632 m (seismic crisis with lava)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (3 km)
SANGAY Ecuador 2.002°S, 78.341°W; summit elev. 5230 m (low)
SANTA MARIA Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3772 m (5.8 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (5.2 km)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (8.5 km)
The
IG reported that activity from Tungurahua on 15 December was
characterized by increased seismicity, ash emissions, and the ejection
of incandescent blocks. Ash plumes rose to an altitude of 6 km (19,700
ft) a.s.l. and drifted NE. Ashfall was reported 6 km NNE in Runtún.
Observers at the Tungurahua Observatory (OVT) in Guadalupe, 11 km N,
saw incandescent blocks ejected from the summit fall onto the W flank.
Later that night, ash plumes rose to altitudes of 7 km (23,000 ft)
a.s.l. and incandescence was seen at the summit. Emissions with
variable ash content were seen on 16 December. On 17 December an ash
plume rose to 8.5 km.
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
December 2008
Equator 06 12:28
MidAP 06 22:18
MaxAP 07 18:19
Full Moon 12 16:39
N Limit 12 18:37
Perigee 12 21:38 P to A is 14 days
MaxPA 18 00:31
Equator 18 23:43
Mid/A 19 09:08
Solstice 21 12:04
S Limit 26 07:59
Apogee 26 17:51
New Moon 27 12:24
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M
01
0 0 0e0 0 0e0 0
T
02
0e0 0 0e0e0 0 0
W
03
0 1 1e0 1 2 1e2
T
04
1e3 1 2 2e1 0e1
F
05
1 1 2 4 2 3 2e1
S 06EqSNMidAP e2e3 3E3 0 2 1 0
6.4M 12/06
10:55 408.3 BANDA SEA
S 07MaxAP 0 2e1 3e0e2 1e1
M
08
e0 1e1 1e2 3E2 0
6.3M 12/08 18:39 10.0 SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE
T
09
e0e0E0 0 0e0e0e0
6.0M 12/09 17:29 228.6 VANUATU
6.8M 12/09 06:23 13.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
W 10
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
6.0M 12/10 13:15 85.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
T
11
1e1 1 1 1e1e0E
6.0M 12/11 21:40 143.8 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
F 12NMNLP
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: NM-New Moon, A-Apogee, P-Perigee, AP-Toward Perigee, Mid-Mid Point, Max-Maximum Velocity
Toward Earth, EqSN-Over Equator Going North, NL-Northern Limit
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Five 6M Quakes in South Pacific
...Week ending December 11, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
JEWEL of the Week
Photos: Lenticular Clouds Parade Over Mount Rainier (Thanks to Michele.)
http://www.komonews.com/weather/blog/35631614.html
THE DIGEST of the Week
29-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-2; South Pacific-6)
6-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
472-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan
5.0 2008/12/11 05:35:18
27.396 128.023 67.1 RYUKYU ISLANDS,
JAPAN
Week 12/4-12/11 Japan 4M-3, 5M-2; Kurils 4M-1, 5M-1
5.0 2008/12
/08 02:58:11 49.023 156.171 47.5 KURIL ISLANDS
5.5 2008/12/05 20:03:13
38.616 142.675 35.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.2 2008/12/04 03:10:54
38.555 142.840 10.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Week 11/27-12/3 Japan 5M-1; Kamchatka 5M-1
5.7 2008/12/03 23:16:55
38.549 142.851 14.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.2 2008/12/03 11:37:05
53.072 159.574 44.2 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
Week 11/20-11/26 Japan 4M-2. 5M-1; Kamckatka 4M-1, 7M-1
7.3 2008/11/24 09:02:58
54.182 154.310 487.5 SEA OF OKHOTSK
&n
bsp; 5.2 2008/11/21 15:44:50
43.174 145.734 58.5 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
Italy/Greece/Turkey/Iran
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=55975
3.9
2008/12/10 01:55:00 34.254
26.118 17.0 CRETE, GREECE
5.1 2008/12/09 15:09:24
26.800 55.680 14.1 SOUTHERN IRAN
5.3 2008/12/08 14:41:48
26.954 55.921 35.0 SOUTHERN IRAN
5.4 2008/12/07 13:36:21
26.957 55.874 10.0 SOUTHERN IRAN
4.3 2008/12/07 09:55:00 37.418 21.063 10.0 &n
bsp; SOUTHERN GREECE
6.0
2008/12/11 21:40:54 0.112
123.435 143.8 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.1 2008/12/11 20:57:24
-5.922 105.159 14.4 SUNDA STRAIT,
INDONESIA
5.2 2008/12/11 20:55:01
-5.891 105.308 15.6 SUNDA STRAIT,
INDONESIA
5.5 2008/12/11 17:06:10
-3.587 100.778 35.0 KEPULAUAN
MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
5.0 2008/12/11 05:35:18
27.396 128.023 67.1 RYUKYU ISLANDS,
JAPAN
6.0
2008/12/10 13:15:39 -12.372 166.406
85.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
29 5.6 2008/12/09 22:52:38 30.468 67.364 10.0 PAKISTAN
5.1 2008/12/09 20:08:49 -20.212 -178.719 616.9 FIJI REGION
5.4 2008/12/09 18:53:09
32.522 105.410 9.4 SICHUAN-GANSU
BORDER REGION, CHINA
5.1 2008/12/09 18:51:14 -20.829 -178.871 584.7 FIJI REGION
6.0 2008/12/09 17:29:00 -16.015 168.141 228.6 VANUATU
5.6 2008/12/09 15:31:50
-2.774 139.340 47.3 NEAR THE NORTH
COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA <
BR> 5.1 2008/12/09 15:09:24
26.800 55.680 14.1 SOUTHERN IRAN
5.3 2008/12/09 09:29:23
-5.847 150.832 72.9 NEW BRITAIN
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
6.8 2008/12/09 06:23:59
-31.092 -176.965 13.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
5.2 2008/12/09 05:53:43 30.401 67.498 10.0 PAKISTAN
5.1 2008/12/09 05:33:15 1.209 126.897 80.5 MOLUCCA SEA
5.2 2008/12/09 03:06:58
-6.028 145.672 111.5 NEW GUINEA,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.2 2008/12/09 02:46:34 30.494 67.453 10.0 PAKISTAN
6.3 2008
/12/08 18:39:10 -53.029 106.874 10.0 SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE
5.3 2008/12/08 14:41:48
26.954 55.921 35.0 SOUTHERN IRAN
5.4 2008/12/08 08:59:08 29.882 82.027 10.0 NEPAL
5.0 2008/12/08 02:58:11
49.023 156.171 47.5 KURIL ISLANDS
5.6 2008/12/08 01:51:02
13.424 -44.814 10.0 NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.0 2008/12/07 23:49:58
4.617 93.363 35.0 OFF THE WEST
COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
5.3 2008/12/07 21:18:37
23.875 122.105 35.0 TAIWAN REGION
5.1 2008/12/07 15:49:56
; -29.997 -177.754 31.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
5.4 2008/12/07 13:36:21
26.957 55.874 10.0 SOUTHERN IRAN
5.8 2008/12/07 06:23:10
13.317 -44.891 10.0 NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
6.4 2008/12/06 10:55:27 -7.381 124.744 408.3 BANDA SEA
5.0 2008/12/06 10:48:04
0.541 120.559 37.4 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.0 2008/12/06 09:24:58
44.008 86.032 57.0 NORTHERN
XINJIANG, CHINA
5.1 2008/12/06 04:18:42
34.814 -116.421 5.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
5.1 2008/12/06 00:43:07 &nbs
p; 8.749 94.028 25.0 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
5.1 2008/12/05 23:24:37
8.756 94.117 28.1 NICOBAR ISLANDS,
INDIA REGION
5.1 2008/12/04 23:13:33
3.479 122.466 590.2 CELEBES SEA
5.5 2008/12/04 16:47:11
-21.255 -68.218 118.8 ANTOFAGASTA,
CHILE
5.2 2008/12/04 03:10:54
38.555 142.840 10.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.1
2008/12/10 09:40:19 34.142 -116.434
5.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.6
2008/12/10 00:29:25 34.177 -117.368
3.2 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
4.4 2008/12/10 00:28:25
35.977 -117.312 3.1 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/12/09 16:38:50
37.482 -121.807 4.7 SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA, CALIFORNIA
3.5 2008/12/09 16:25:47
37.481 -121.807 4.8 SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA, CALIFORNIA
3.4 2008/12/08 21:48:45
34.813 -116.420 3.7 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/12/09 03:41:07
36.212 -117.914 2.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/12/07 21:04:19 34.819 -116.414
4.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/12/07 20:13:20
35.977 -117.309 1.2 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.5 2008/12/07 15:39:01
33.881 -119.380 0.1 CHANNEL ISLANDS
REGION, CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/12/06 16:38:00 41.416 -116.349 16.0 NEVADA
5.1 2008/12/06 04:18:42
34.814 -116.421 5.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
4.4 2008/12/06 12:52:22
23.621 -108.801 10.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
3.5 2008/12/07 02:53:18
19.317 -155.222 8.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
3.0 2008/12/06 07:43:20
19.407 -155.277 0.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
4.8 2008/12/06 00:46:19
12.933 146.367 48.5 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
4.7 2008/12/04 08:39:09
17.926 146.724 84.6 ALAMAGAN REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Alaska
12/11 3M-0
12/10 3M-1
12/9 3M-6
12/8 3M-3, 4M-2 (SOUTH OF ALASKA, RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.4 2008/12/08 09:59:22
50.547 176.015 0.0 RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.0 2008/12/08 08:38:29 53.404 -161.499 0.2 SOUTH OF ALASKA
12/7 3M-0
12/6 3M-1
12/5 3M-1
12/4 3M-2
12/3 3M-3, 4M-1 (SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA)
4.3 2008/12/03 02:47:30
60.907 -138.106 10.0 SOUTHERN YUKON
TERRITORY, CANADA
12/2 3M-2
12/1 3M-1, 4M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.8&nb
sp; 2008/12/01 17:29:26 51.331
-179.095 48.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
11/30 3M-4
11/29 3M-3, 4M-1 (CENTRAL ALASKA)
4.8 2008/11/29 07:10:34 63.118 -149.640 97.2 CENTRAL ALASKA
11/28 3M-3
11/27 3M-1
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are shown in 3M- only, 4M quakes have *.)
3.0 2008/12/11 18:41:17
19.085 -66.881 11.6 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/12/11 05:29:03
19.125 -64.815 24.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.3 2008/12/11 02:06:56
19.450 -65.135 25.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.0 2008/12/11 00:21:19
19.328 -66.308 30.4 PUERTO RICO
REGION
12/10 3M-4
3.0 2008/12/10 15:50:10
18.907 -64.353 76.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
12/9 3M-8
3.0 2008/12/10 15:50:10 18.907 &n
bsp; -64.353 76.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.2 2008/12/09 18:34:52
18.159 -67.936 107.6 MONA PASSAGE,
PUERTO RICO
3.0 2008/12/09 08:24:19
18.474 -64.481 57.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.0 2008/12/09 05:44:18
18.274 -67.959 85.3 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
12/8 3M-5, 4M-0, 5M-1 (NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE)
3.2 2008/12/08 19:28:44
18.210 -67.607 27.1 MONA PASSAGE,
PUERTO RICO
3.2 2008/12/08 19:28:44
18.210 -67.607 27.1 MONA PASSAGE,
PUERTO RICO
3.3 2008/12/08 13:31:13 18.194 -67.853 111.7 MONA
PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
3.3 2008/12/08 05:27:30
19.244 -64.808 39.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
5.6 2008/12/08 01:51:02
13.424 -44.814 10.0 *NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
12/7 3M-8, 4M-1, 5M-1 (NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE)
3.3 2008/12/07 22:33:21
19.037 -64.669 54.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.4 2008/12/07 07:50:07
18.050 -68.000 103.7 MONA PASSAGE,
PUERTO RICO
4.9 2008/12/07 06:48:58
13.429 -44.803 10.0 *NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.8 2008/12/07 06:23:10
13.317 -44.891 10.0 *NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
3.0&nbs
p; 2008/12/07 05:29:53 18.585 -63.727 31.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.1 2008/12/07 02:28:54
19.223 -64.795 34.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
12/06 3M-10
12/05 3M-6
12/04 3M-5
3.0 2008/12/04 22:18:35
17.726 -64.325 98.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2008/12/04 21:14:11
18.915 -64.228 60.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
Week 11/20-11/26 3M-52, 4M-2 (DOM REP 3M-3, MON PAS 3M-2, PR 3M-38, 4M-1, VIRG ISLS 3M-9)
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
September 4
8 8 9 7 4
12 7 10 13 18 15
8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H 16 with two 7M's
December 0 6 13 7
3 2 16 11 7 11 17
21H 15 11 14 (6)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (176)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
12/3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 13
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
4 6 10 7 6 5 0 2
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (gas and steam
to 6.2 km)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3.7 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (5.8 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Is 12.278°N, 93.858°E; summit elev. 354 m (lava only)
The Darwin VAAC reported that during 7-8 December pilots observed lava flows on Barren Island;
ash plumes were not present. Thermal anomalies were detected on satellite imagery.
BATU TARA Komba Island (Indonesia) 7.792°S, 123.579°E; summit elev. 748 m (1.5 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (4.6 km)
COLIMA México 19.514°N, 103.62°W; summit elev. 3850 m (6.4 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; one
lava ocean entry)
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W; summit elev. 5364 m (gas plumes to 6 km)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (3 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (12.2 km)
MVO reported a total of four explosive events from the Soufrière Hills lava dome during 2-5
December. The first event was triggered by a small dome collapse on 2 December, occurred without
precursory seismicity, and was followed by a pyroclastic flow on the W flank. Resultant ash
plumes, accompanied by lightning strikes, rose to an altitude of 12.2 km (40,000 ft) a.s.l. and
drifted W. Explosions ejected incandescent blocks up to 1.6 km away from the dome that landed on
Gages Mountain (about 1 km WNW), leaving impact craters. The pyroclastic flow also generated
multiple pyroclastic surges that traveled S and N, setting fire to trees and bushes.
On 3 December another explosion scattered incandescent blocks all over the NW side of Gages
Mountain. The third eruptive event, forceful emissions of ash on 4 December, resulted in ash
plumes that rose to an altitude of 4.6 km (15,000 ft) a.s.l. The fourth explosive event occurred
on 5 December and ejected incandescent blocks that were deposited on the NW side of Gages
Mountain. A pyroclastic flow traveled to the W down Gages valley into Plymouth (about 5 km W) and
an ash plume drifted NW.
On 3, 4, and 5 December small, relatively slow moving pyroclastic flows traveled no more than 3.2
km down the Gages valley. In periods between the events, near-continuous emissions of ash-laden
steam were noted. The Hazard Level remained at 3.
According to the Washington VAAC, MVO reported eruptions on 6 December. Ash was seen on satellite
imagery expanding in multiple directions, then to the E, SE, and W.
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (7 km)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
November 2008 Moon Data
Apogee 29 16:56 A to P is 13 days
December 2008
Equator 06 12:28
MidAP 06 22:18
MaxAP 07 18:19
Full Moon 12 16:39
N Limit 12 18:37
Perigee 12 21:38 P to A is 14 days
MaxPA 18 00:31
Equator 18 23:43
Mid/A 19 09:08
Solstice 21 12:04
S Limit 26 07:59
Apogee 26 17:51
New Moon 27 12:24
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M
24
0 0 0E0 0 0 0 0
7.3M 11/24 09:02 487.5 SEA OF OKHOTSK
T
25
e3 3 3e2e3e2 2 2
W
26
2e3 2 1 1 1 1 2
T 27NM e3e2 1e1 2e0 2 2
F
28
e1 2e0e0e0 0e1 2
S 29A 0E0 1 1
1 0 0 1
6.0M 11/29 05:59 356.9 FIJI REGION
S
30
e1 0 0 0e0 0 0 0
M
01
0 0 0e0 0 0e0 0
T
02
0e0 0 0e0e0 0 0
W
03
0 1 1e0 1 2 1e2
T
04
1 3 1 2 2e1
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: NM-New Moon, A-Apogee,
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Quake Swarms in Central California and Puerto Rico Region
...Week ending December 4, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
THE DIGEST of the Week
20-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-2; South Pacific-4)
1-- Global quak
es of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
479-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada_eqs.php
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Week 11/27-12/4 Japan 4M-2 5M-2; Kurils 4M-1; Kamchatka 5M-1
5.2
2008/12/04 03:10:54 38.555
142.840 10.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.7 2008/12/03 23:16:55
38.549 142.851 14.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.2 2008/12/03 11:37:05
53.072 159.574 44.2 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
5.0 2008/11/28 19:45:22
32.497 141.182 35.0 IZU ISLANDS,
JAPAN REGION
Week 11/20-11/26 Japan 4M-2. 5M-1; Kamckatka 4M-1, 7M-1
7.3 2008/11/24 09:02:58
54.182 154.310 487.5 SEA OF OKHOTSK
5.2 2008/11/21 15:44:50 43.174 145.734 58.5 HOK
KAIDO, JAPAN REGION
20 5.7
2008/12/03 23:16:55 38.549
142.851 14.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.2 2008/12/03 11:37:05
53.072 159.574 44.2 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
5.0 2008/12/02 17:05:57 -20.313 169.712 163.3 VANUATU
5.9 2008/12/02 12:31:43
19.090 145.846 129.8 MAUG ISLANDS REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.
5.2 2008/12/02 03:16:52 23.304 121.580 17.2 TAIWAN
5.5 2008/12/01 20:21:35 -22.943 -175.221 38.6 TONGA REGION
5.0 2008/12/01 10:18:39 35.440 46.109&nb
sp; 10.0 IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
5.0 2008/11/30 12:04:56
19.168 145.354 212.8 MAUG ISLANDS REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.
5.3 2008/11/30 00:39:00
18.003 146.918 58.3 PAGAN REGION,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
6.0 2008/11/29 05:59:14 -18.679 -177.707 356.9 FIJI REGION
5.0 2008/11/28 19:45:22
32.497 141.182 35.0 IZU ISLANDS,
JAPAN REGION
5.8 2008/11/28 13:42:18
40.336 -126.981 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
5.1 2008/11/28 09:38:15
22.465 -45.034 10.0 NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.8 2008/11/28 08:50:48 &nbs
p; -4.745 101.739 27.0 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.2 2008/11/28 01:34:04 -22.551 -175.382 46.9 TONGA REGION
5.9 2008/11/27 17:31:33 -17.796 167.523 50.3 VANUATU
5.2 2008/11/27 09:17:48
-41.612 85.069 10.0 SOUTHEAST
INDIAN RIDGE
5.0 2008/11/27 03:04:58 -15.831 -73.493 77.0 SOUTHERN PERU
5.0 2008/11/27 01:04:08
13.494 120.747 90.7 MINDORO,
PHILIPPINES
5.0 2008/11/27 03:04:58 -15.831 -73.493 77.0 SOUTHERN PERU
5.0 2008/11/27 01:04:08 13.494 120.747 90.7
MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.2 2008/12/02 16:58:09
35.965 -117.323 2.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
4.1 2008/12/02 16:53:09
35.971 -117.325 2.6 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.7 2008/12/02 16:41:19
35.970 -117.322 2.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.4 2008/12/02 12:27:34
35.983 -117.305 3.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.8 2008/12/02 11:23:44
35.979 -117.309 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/12/02 10:19:07
35.980 -117.309 2.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/12/01 20:26:06
36.691 -121.315 3.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
&n
bsp; 3.2 2008/12/01 19:41:32
38.818 -122.809 3.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/11/30 22:38:11
35.976 -117.311 2.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/11/30 15:56:51
35.973 -117.310 3.2 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/11/30 15:56:51
35.973 -117.310 3.2 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/11/30 13:11:16
35.968 -117.321 2.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
4.1 2008/11/30 13:03:06
35.967 -117.327 2.6 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
4.1 2008/11/29 21:14:09
35.970 -117.327 3.2 *CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.2 2008/11/29 13:01:07 &nb
sp; 36.880 -121.616 6.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.2 2008/11/29 12:59:27
36.880 -121.617 6.4 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/11/29 11:04:50
35.742 -118.009 2.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/11/29 06:40:56
36.884 -121.619 6.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
5.8 2008/11/28 13:42:18
40.336 -126.981 10.0 * OFF THE COAST OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
3.0 2008/11/29 10:53:23
32.453 -115.303 13.2 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.0 2008/11/28 13:31:51
32.450 -115.314 28.9 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
4.7 2008/12/04 08:39:09
17.926 146.724 84.6 ALAMAGAN REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
5.9 2008/12/02 12:31:43
19.090 145.846 129.8 MAUG ISLANDS REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.
5.0 2008/11/30 12:04:56
19.168 145.354 212.8 MAUG ISLANDS REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.
5.3 2008/11/30 00:39:00 18.003 146.918 58.3&nbs
p; PAGAN REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
4.9 2008/11/28 09:53:08
12.787 143.431 111.6 GUAM REGION
Alaska
3.1 2008/12/04 20:16:45
51.554 -178.174 41.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
12/3 3M-3, 4M-1 (SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA)
4.3 2008/12/03 02:47:30
60.907 -138.106 10.0 SOUTHERN YUKON
TERRITORY, CANADA
12/2 3M-2
12/1 3M-1, 4M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.8 2008/12/01 17:29:26
51.331 -179.095 48.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
11/30 3M-4
11/29 3M-3, 4M-1 (CENTRAL ALASKA)
4.8 2008/11/29 07:10:34 63.118 -149.640 97.2 CENTRAL ALASKA
11/28 3M-3
11/27 3M-1
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are shown in 3M- only, 4M quakes have *.)
3.4 2008/12/04 11:24:49
19.092 -66.522 108.2 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2008/12/04 05:18:58
19.379 -66.406 49.7 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 2008/12/04 04:40:00
19.392 -66.358 46.8 PUERTO RICO
REGION
12/03 3M-3
12/02 3M-3, 4M-1 (*PUERTO RICO REGION)
3.4 2008/12/02 07:53:06
19.953 -64.326 62.0 NORTH OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS
4.0 2008/12/02 00:33:14
19.500 -66.357 35.0 *PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.6 2008/12/02 00:29:47 &nb
sp; 19.171 -64.152 65.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
12/01 3M-1
3.2 2008/12/01 01:38:42
18.957 -64.746 70.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/30 3M-5
3.2 2008/11/30 16:45:50
19.036 -64.701 73.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.1 2008/11/30 16:09:57
19.093 -64.882 34.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/29 3M-4
3.0 2008/11/29 14:05:20
19.133 -64.794 38.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.3 2008/11/29 07:44:27
18.791 -64.262 29.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.7 2008/11/29 01:44:20 18.181 -68.719 166.7
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
11/28 3M-8
3.2 2008/11/28 19:26:35
18.831 -64.764 99.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.7 2008/11/28 06:26:54
19.224 -63.324 69.5 ANGUILLA
REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS
11/27 3M-6
3.3 2008/11/27 20:28:33
19.564 -63.596 11.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.5 2008/11/27 02:17:09
19.732 -63.727 6.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
Week 11/20-11/26 3M-52, 4M-2 (DOM REP 3M-3, MON PAS 3M-2, PR 3M-38, 4M-1, VIRG ISLS 3M-9)
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 9
6 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
September 4
8 8 9 7 4
12 7 10 13 18 15
8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H 16 with two 7M's
December 0 6 13 7
3 2 16 11 7 11 17
21H 15 11 14 with two 7M's
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (170)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
11/26 27 28 29 30 12/1 2 3
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
8 7 4
2 1 0 0 4
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
AKAN Hokkaido 43.384°N, 144.013°E; summit elev. 1499 m (2 km)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (5.5 km)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (4.9 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BAGANA Bougainville 6.140°S, 155.195°E; summit elev. 1750 m (3 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3 km)
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4276 m (low)
KARANGETANG [API SIAU] Siau I 2.78°N, 125.40°E; summit elev. 1784 m (3 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low white plumes; elevated sulfur
dioxide; one ocean entry of lava)
MASAYA Nicaragua 11.984°N, 86.161°W; summit elev. 635 m (low)
PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Reunion Island 21.231°S, 55.713°E; summit elev. 2632 m (seismicity with
lava flow ponding)
POPOCATEPETL México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m (low)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (3 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (10.6 km)
MVO reported that during 21-28 November the activity level at the Soufrière Hills lava dome
remained low, and there was no evidence of lava extrusion. Rockfalls were detected by the seismic
network. The lava dome continued to emit steam vigorously from multiple places, including new
fumarolic areas on the W and S sides. Long-exposure photographs revealed several hot spots on the
dome. The vertical cliff face on the W side of the dome was cracked in several places and erosion
was evident at the base.
At approximately 2135 on 2 December, an explosion occurred on the W side of the lava dome without
any precursory seismicity. Large blocks were ejected up to 1 km from the dome and incandescent
blocks were scattered over the NW side of Gages Mountain (about 1 km WNW). A pyroclastic flow
traveled to the W down Gages valley into Plymouth (about 5 km W), and further to the sea.
Buildings in Plymouth caught fire and could be seen burning from Salem (about 4 km N of Plymouth)
for several hours afterwards. Ash plumes were accompanied by lightning strikes and drifted W. The
Hazard Level remained at 3.
Based on analysis of satellite imagery, the Washington VAAC reported that on 28 November a puff
of ash and steam drifted SW and S. Eruption details: eruption at 03/0135Z; Observered volcanic
ash cloud from surface to 10.6 km.
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (low)
UBINAS Perú 16.355°S, 70.903°W; summit elev. 5672 m (6.1 km)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
November 2008 Moon Data
Apogee 29 16:56 A to P is 13 days
December 2008
Equator 06 12:28
MidAP 06 22:18
MaxAP 07 18:19
Full Moon 12 16:39
N Limit 12 18:37
Perigee 12 21:38 P to A is 14 days
MaxPA 18 00:31
Equator 18 23:43
Mid/A 19 09:08
Solstice 21 12:04
S Limit 26 07:59
Apogee 26 17:51
New Moon 27 12:24
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
S
16
4 4 1 0e1E0e0e1
7.3M 11/16
17:02 26.1 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
M
17
2 1e0e0e0 0 0 0
T
18
e0e0 0e0e0 0 0 0
W 19MaxPA e0 0E0 0 0e1e1 0
6.2M 11/19
06:11 48.2 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER
REGION
T 20
0 1 0 0 0 1e1 1
F 21EqNSMidPA 0 0E0 0 0e0 0e0
6.0M 11/21 07:05 115.2 SOLOMON ISLANDS
S
22
0 0 0 0 0E1E0e0
6.3M 11/22
16:01 55.9 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY
ISLANDS
6.3M 11/22
16:01 4.7 SOUTHERN SUMATRA,
INDONESIA
6.2M 11/22
18:49 10.0 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
S
23
1 2e0e0 0 1 1e0
M 24 &n
bsp; 0 0 0E0 0 0 0 0
7.3M 11/24 09:02 487.5 SEA OF OKHOTSK
T
25
e3 3 3e2e3e2 2 2
W
26
2e3 2 1 1 1 1 2
T 27NM e3e
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: NM-New Moon, A-Apogee, P-Perigee, PA-Toward Apogee, Mid-Mid Point, Max-Maximum Velocity
Toward Earth, EqNS-Over Equator Going South, NL-Southern Limit
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
7.3M Quake in Sea of Okhotsk
...Week ending November 27, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News are on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)
THE DIGEST of the Week
20-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-; South Pacific-)
5-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
543-- Past week quake total f
or California and Nevada
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan/Kurils/Kamchtka
Week 11/20-11/26 Japan 4M-2. 5M-1; Kamckatka 4M-1, 7M-1
7.3 2008/11/24 09:02:58
54.182 154.310 487.5 SEA OF OKHOTSK
5.2 2008/11/21 15:44:50
43.174 145.734 58.5 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
20 5.3 2008/11/26 04:02:09 -20.485 169.206 50.3 VANUATU
5.0 2008/11/25 15:05:38 -21.905 33.324 10.0 MOZAMBIQUE
5.4 2008/11/25 12:40:12
17.986 146.891 70.3 ALAMAGAN REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
5.0 2008/11/25 10:21:23
7.705 123.994 24.9 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.6 2008/11/25 01:36:31
-30.273 -177.866 35.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS,
NEW ZEALAND
7.3 2008/11/24 09:02:58
54.182 154.310 487.5 SEA OF OKHOTSK
5.3 2008/11/23 21:19:42 -36.162 -72.664 31.2
BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.2 2008/11/23 11:57:49
-4.650 153.045 74.1 NEW IRELAND
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.1 2008/11/23 09:05:18
19.355 -66.279 10.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
5.3 2008/11/23 08:58:18
-22.454 171.294 39.6 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.1 2008/11/23 07:53:45 -20.251 -175.570 170.0 TONGA
5.7 2008/11/22 23:06:48 -37.164 -94.814 10.0 WEST CHILE RISE
5.0 2008/11/22 22:05:56
-4.654 101.185 10.0 SOUTHERN
SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.1 2008/11/22 20:25:52
-9.056 -75.578 43.2 CENTRAL PERU
<
BR> 6.2 2008/11/22 18:49:44
-1.140 -13.896 10.0 NORTH OF
ASCENSION ISLAND
5.5 2008/11/22 17:22:35
-22.389 171.289 56.0 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.8 2008/11/22 17:22:36
-22.537 170.980 34.0 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.7 2008/11/22 16:11:48
-4.406 101.518 10.0 SOUTHERN
SUMATRA, INDONESIA
6.3 2008/11/22 16:01:40
-22.519 171.235 55.9 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
6.3 2008/11/22 16:01:01
-4.188 101.010 4.7 SOUTHERN
SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.0 2008/11/21 23:07:44 -24.178 -69.197 47.0
ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
5.2 2008/11/21 15:44:50
43.174 145.734 58.5 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
6.0 2008/11/21 07:05:35
-8.916 159.550 115.2 SOLOMON
ISLANDS
5.0 2008/11/21 06:58:29
-55.531 -26.067 35.0 SOUTH SANDWICH
ISLANDS REGION
5.0 2008/11/20 19:23:01
32.387 -115.320 37.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.1 2008/11/26 19:00:49
33.856 -117.703 8.4 GREATER LOS ANGELES
AREA, CALIFORNIA
3.9 2008/11/25 04:11:36
35.972 -117.329 0.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/11/23 19:39:41
33.083 -116.232 1.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.4 2008/11/23 14:44:05
35.826 -120.383 7.3 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.6 2008/11/22 16:19:08 41.332 -114.426 16.0 NEVADA
3.2 2008/11/21 20:28:42 40.504 -115.765 16.0 NEVADA
3.0 2008/11/21 15:02:26
38.766 -122.724 1.5 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3
.2 2008/11/20 21:17:22 34.003 -116.912 17.4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
4.1 2008/11/17 12:35:42
33.500 -116.861 12.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
4.4 2008/11/16 05:43:16
40.318 -124.606 19.5 OFFSHORE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
4.2 2008/11/15 10:52:53
47.740 -69.540 5.0 ST. LAWRENCE
VALLEY REG, QUEBEC, CANADA
5.3 2008/11/14 01:48:37
43.494 -127.399 10.0 OFF THE COAST
OF OREGON
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
4.5 2008/11/24 08:33:45
17.746 -102.587 35.0 OFFSHORE MICHOACAN,
MEXICO
4.6 2008/11/24 07:04:38
13.836 -93.010 29.8 OFF THE COAST
OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
4.8 2008/11/23 18:06:42
17.376 -93.671 193.3 VERACRUZ,
MEXICO
4.3 2008/11/23 09:34:32
18.461 -106.162 35.0 OFF THE COAST OF
JALISCO, MEXICO
3.4 2008/11/21 02:07:49
32.355 -115.307 6.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.3 2008/11/20 20:43:24
32.369 -115.356 6.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
5.0
; 2008/11/20 19:23:01 32.387 -115.320 37.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
4.7 2008/11/25 19:38:00
18.030 146.970 74.2 PAGAN REGION,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
5.4 2008/11/25 12:40:12
17.986 146.891 70.3 ALAMAGAN REG.,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
3.0 2008/11/25 02:40:12
19.276 -155.435 10.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
Alaska
3.3 2008/11/26 16:25:44
60.209 -153.256 100.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
3.1 2008/11/26 08:27:15
54.510 -161.506 46.5 ALASKA PENINSULA
3.9 2008/11/26 07:29:13 63.150 -151.513 11.2 CENTRAL ALASKA
3.4 2008/11/26 03:54:58
51.423 -178.454 37.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
11/25 3M-1
11/24 3M-1, 4M-1 (ORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA)
4.1 2008/11/24 22:49:52
65.504 -134.163 4.5 NORTHERN YUKON
TERRITORY, CANADA
11/23 3M-1
11/22 3M-2
11/21 3M-3, 4M-1 (SOUTHERN ALASKA)
4.2 2008/11/2
1 06:04:00 59.723 -153.789 152.8 SOUTHERN ALASKA
11/20 3M-3, 4M-1 (NORTHERN ALASKA)
4.1 2008/11/20 11:34:09 69.107 -144.789 28.1 NORTHERN ALASKA
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are shown in 3M- only, 4M quakes have *.)
3.3 2008/11/26 17:04:33
19.466 -66.374 63.4 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/11/26 17:04:32
19.558 -66.445 40.1 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.1 2008/11/26 16:11:13
18.073 -64.781 127.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.7 2008/11/26 09:47:06
18.348 -68.813 125.0 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
3.1 2008/11/26 06:05:03
19.394 -66.260 57.4 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.0 2008/11/26 00:13:36 18.887
-65.238 32.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
11/25 3M-9, 4M-1 (SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE)
3.1 2008/11/25 15:53:04
18.991 -67.824 14.6 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
3.1 2008/11/25 10:59:44
18.839 -64.249 16.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.3 2008/11/25 05:55:20
18.179 -67.297 21.1 MONA PASSAGE,
PUERTO RICO
4.9 2008/11/25 01:19:48
-46.755 -10.699 10.0 SOUTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
11/24 3M-14
3.2 2008/11/24 05:29:02
18.549 -64.201 81.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/23 3M-19, 4M-1 (*PUERTO RICO REGI
ON)
3.2 2008/11/23 22:29:10
18.932 -64.180 65.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2008/11/23 19:58:05
19.087 -64.385 43.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.3 2008/11/23 19:45:26
19.108 -64.361 44.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2008/11/23 14:55:32
18.946 -64.257 85.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.3 2008/11/23 14:35:37
19.036 -64.260 60.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
4.8 2008/11/23 09:05:18
19.355 -66.279 10.0 *PUERTO RICO
REGION
11/22 3M-0
11/21 3M-1
3.0 2008/11/21 12:42:05
18.479 -63.970 40.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
11/20 3M-3
3.2 2008/11/20 00:36:03
18.050 -68.066 87.0 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
3.1 2008/11/20 00:36:02
18.238 -68.030 108.5 MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08
September
4 8 8 9 7
4 12 7 10 13 18
15 8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H(15 with two 7M's)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (169)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
11/19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
1 2 1
1 3 0 10 8
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (5.3 km)
ETNA Sicily (Italy) 37.734°N, 15.004°E; summit elev. 3330 m (low, gas)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (6 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.5 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BAGANA Bougainville 6.140°S, 155.195°E; summit elev. 1750 m (3 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3.1 km)
DALAFFILLA Northeastern Africa 13.792°N, 40.55°E; summit elev. 613 m (low)
DUKONO Halmahera 1.68°N, 127.88°E; summit elev. 1335 m (3 km)
FUEGO Guatemala 14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763 m (4.6 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; one lava
ocean entry)
MANAM Northeast of New Guinea (SW Pacific) 4.080°S, 145.037°E; summit elev. 1807 m (3 km)
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W; summit elev. 5364 m (15.4 km)
INGEOMINAS reported an eruption of Nevado del Huila at 2145 on 20 November that destroyed part of
a new lava dome that had formed during the previous months. The Alert Level was raised to Red (on
a 4-color scale where Red is the highest level). According to the Washington VAAC, two
gas-and-ash plumes rose to altitudes of 12.4-15.4 km (40,700-50,500 ft) a.s.l. and drifted W and
SE. Hot material erupted at the summit melted areas of the surrounding glacier and caused lahars
in the Bellavista and Páez rivers. Lahars in the Páez River damaged infrastructure and destroyed
homes, and residents of Taravira, Tóez, and La Estrella reported abundant ashfall and noises
associated with both the eruption and the lahar. There may have been as many as 10 fatalities and
10 others were missing, and several populations were left without means of communication. By the
time of a report at 0230 on 21 November, the seismicity had decreased. During an overflight,
scientists observed a 400-m-dimater crater in the SW area of Pico Central. A lava dome inside the
crater was degassing. Intense fumarolic activity was noted from the W end of a crack generated in
April 2007. The next day, the Alert Level was lowered back to Orange because seismicity had
returned to background levels. INGEOMINAS continued to receive reports of sulfur odors and
continuous gas emissions from the summit.
According to news reports, the lahars damaged or destroyed about 70 homes and several bridges,
and displaced many families. Hundreds of people were evacuated.
PACAYA Guatemala 14.381°N, 90.601°W; summit elev. 2552 m (low)
POPOCATEPETL México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m (low)
REVENTADOR Ecuador 0.077°S, 77.656°W; summit elev. 3562 m (low)
SAN CRISTOBAL Nicaragua 12.702°N, 87.004°W; summit elev. 1745 m (low)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (3 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (low)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
November 2008 Moon Data
S Limit 01 20:54
Apogee 02 04:56 A to P is 12 days
MaxAP 09
02:53
EquatorSN 09 04:31
MidAP 09 08:03
Full Moon 13 06:19
Perigee 14 10:00 P to A is 15 days
N Limit 15 08:18
MaxPA 19 14:03
Equator 21 18:18
MidPA 21 23:10
New Moon 27 16:56
S Limit 29 02:38
Apogee 29 16:56 A to P is 13 days
December 2008
Equator 06 12:28
MidAP 06 22:18
MaxAP 07 18:19
Full Moon 12 16:39
N Limit 12 18:37
Perigee 12 21:38 P to A is 14 days
MaxPA 18 00:31
Equator 18 23:43
Mid/A 19 09:08
Solstice 21 12:04
S Limit 26 07:59
Apogee 26 17:51
New Moon 27 12:24
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M
10
E1e2e1e1 1 1 0 0
6.3M 11/10
01:22 10.0 NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
T
11
e0 1 0 1e0 0 0e0
W
12
e0 0 1 1e1 0 0 1
T
13FM
1 0 0e0 0e0 0 0
F
14P
e0 0 0 0 0 0 0e1
S
15NL
2e2 0 1 2 2 2e2<
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S 16 4 4 1 0e1E0e0e1
7.3M 11/16
17:02 26.1 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
M
17
2 1e0e0e0 0 0 0
T
18
e0e0 0e0e0 0 0 0
W 19MaxPA e0 0E0 0 0e1e10
6.2M 11/19
06:11 48.2 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER
REGION
T 20
; 0 1 0 0 0 e
F 21EqNSMidPA
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: FM-Full Moon, A-Apogee, P-Perigee, PA-Toward Apogee, Mid-Mid Point, Max-Maximum Velocity
THE DIGEST of the Week
34-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-1; South Pacific-11)
2-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
541-- Past week quake total for California and Nevada
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Week 11/13-11/19 Japan 4M-1 5M-1; Kamchatka 4M-2
5.1 2008/11/19 19:25:44
36.071 141.492 35.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
4.8 2008/11/19 08:25:03
53.124 159.651 63.3 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
4.5 2008/11/15 19:11:26
60.768 165.671 18.8 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
4
.5 2008/11/14 19:14:56
42.337 143.134 65.9 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
REGION
34
5.7 2008/11/19 20:38:59 -22.160
-179.724 596.1 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
5.1 2008/11/19 19:25:44
36.071 141.492 35.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.4 2008/11/19 17:14:20
8.648 93.633 41.3 NICOBAR ISLANDS,
INDIA REGION
5.0 2008/11/19 15:20:58
47.347 -27.396 10.0 NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.3 2008/11/19 07:49:53
-7.759 -74.357 144.9 NORTHERN PERU
6.2 2008/11/19 06:11:23
8.295 -82.928 48.2 PANAMA-COSTA
RICA BORDER REGION
5.0 2008/11/19 00:54:46 -5.048&
amp; nbsp; 143.618 115.8 NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.4 2008/11/18 14:38:50 -18.890 169.582 54.1 VANUATU
5.5 2008/11/18 14:03:17 -18.892 169.479 53.5 VANUATU
5.0 2008/11/18 12:46:03 -19.196 169.064 10.0 VANUATU
5.1 2008/11/18 11:12:23 -19.002 169.517 38.2 VANUATU
5.3 2008/11/18 04:52:52 79.747 -115.310 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.1 2008/11/18 04:10:36 79.763 -115.704 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.6 2008/11/18 03:59:49 79.681 -115.326 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.0 20
08/11 /18 00:58:00 12.337 -88.053 65.7 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
5.1 2008/11/17 13:40:11 79.698 -115.453 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.3 2008/11/17 13:16:35 -16.823 171.989 37.8 VANUATU REGION
5.5 2008/11/17 12:55:23 79.656 -116.072 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.0 2008/11/17 11:31:53
-11.504 166.095 85.6 SANTA CRUZ
ISLANDS
5.3 2008/11/17 06:00:59 -5.678 128.786 307.4 BANDA SEA
5.1 2008/11/16 22:33:47
1.367 122.263 10.0 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.5 2008/11/16 18:20:29 1.13
6 ; 121.800 10.0 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.6 2008/11/16 17:34:35
1.312 122.146 10.0 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
7.3 2008/11/16 17:02:32
1.289 122.102 26.1 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.7 2008/11/16 12:20:35
10.842 91.722 11.7 ANDAMAN ISLANDS,
INDIA REGION
5.7 2008/11/15 23:03:18
13.049 -88.937 49.0 OFFSHORE EL
SALVADOR
5.1 2008/11/15 21:58:31 -18.978 168.525 69.7 VANUATU
5.0 2008/11/15 04:03:26
51.456 -175.005 42.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.6 2008/11/14 22:5
3:02 -21.608 170.544 162.9 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.1 2008/11/14 02:43:54
-53.825 8.584 10.0 BOUVET ISLAND
REGION
5.9 2008/11/14 02:05:09
-53.734 8.681 10.0 BOUVET ISLAND
REGION
5.4 2008/11/13 16:02:09
-56.951 -140.520 10.0 PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC
RIDGE
5.6 2008/11/13 15:10:16
-55.950 -27.341 79.5 SOUTH SANDWICH
ISLANDS REGION
5.0 2008/11/13 11:07:23
-6.405 26.929 10.0 DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
5.0 2008/11/13 10:31:35 -21.761 -178.132 369.5 FIJI REGION
5.3 2008/11/13 09:49:54
10. 843 -86.139 72.9 OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.8 2008/11/17 17:41:36
33.501 -116.865 10.3 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.6 2008/11/17 14:27:29
36.013 -120.877 12.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/11/17 13:47:16
40.367 -115.955 16.0 NEVADA
4.1 2008/11/17 12:35:42
33.500 -116.861 12.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/11/16 17:31:13
38.914 -114.760 0.0
NEVADA
3.3 2008/11/16 15:54:31 45.127 -120.941 16.5 OREGON
4.4 2008/11/16 05:43:16
40.318 -124.606 19.5 OFFSHORE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
3.5 2008/11/15 17:50:41
35.525 -120.805 4.0 CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA
4.2 2008/11/15 10:52:53
47.740 -69.540 5.0 ST. LAWRENCE
VALLEY REG, QUEBEC, CANADA
3.5 2008/11/15 09:52:51
34.448 -119.006 28.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/11/15 05:23:21
41.073 -114.467 16.0 NEVADA
3.1 2008/11/14 23:53:41
37.161 -115.709 8.3
NEVADA
3.3 2008/11/14 02:49:53
36.699 -121.334 5.2 CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA
5.3 2008/11/14 01:48:37
43.494 -127.399 10.0 OFF THE COAST
OF OREGON
3.2 2008/11/13 18:24:10
36.799 -121.532 7.9 CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/11/13 07:42:08
39.547 -119.941 5.4
NEVADA
3.4 2008/11/13 05:03:54
40.453 -125.330 23.1 OFFSHORE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
5.0 2008/11/20 19:23:01
32.387 -115.320 37.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.4 2008/11/20 08:44:00
32.380 -115.348 6.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.0 2008/11/20 05:05:13
32.385 -115.348 6.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
3.7 2008/11/20 00:18:35
32.368 -115.345 6.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
4.6 2008/11/19 10:23:25
14.607 -92.612 58.0 OFFSHORE
CHIAPAS, MEXICO
4.2 2008/11/15 09:02:47
25.805 -110.157 10.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
4.7 2008/11/13 18:43:15
; 24.207 -109.074 10.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
4.4 2008/11/17 02:11:22
21.560 143.037 323.0 MARIANA
ISLANDS REGION
4.6 2008/11/13 07:35:45
18.364 145.264 365.5 PAGAN REGION,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Alaska
4.1 2008/11/20 11:34:09 69.107 -144.789 28.1 NORTHERN ALASKA
3.4 2008/11/20 02:30:22
60.874 -152.760 145.8 SOUTHERN ALASKA
3.3 2008/11/20 01:26:22 62.823 -150.540 100.0 CENTRAL ALASKA
11/19 3M-0
11/18 3M-7, 4M-2, 5M-3 (ARCTIC OCEAN)
4.7 2008/11/18 07:05:13 79.776 &
;nbs p; -114.689 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
4.8 2008/11/18 05:37:28 79.733 -114.958 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.3 2008/11/18 04:52:52 79.747 -115.310 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.1 2008/11/18 04:10:36 79.763 -115.704 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.6 2008/11/18 03:59:49 79.681 -115.326 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
11/17 3M-8, 4M-2, 5M-1 (ARCTIC OCEAN)
4.7 2008/11/17 17:17:05 79.697 -115.448 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
5.1 2008/11/17 13:40:11 79.698 -115.453 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
4.7 2008/11/17 13:16:52 79.512 -115.585 10.0
ARCTI C OCEAN
5.5 2008/11/17 12:55:23 79.656 -116.072 10.0 ARCTIC OCEAN
11/16 3M-4
11/15 3M-7, 4M-2, 5M-1 (NORTHERN ALASKA x2, ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.8 2008/11/15 14:23:30 66.501 -157.680 10.0 NORTHERN ALASKA
4.5 2008/11/15 14:22:41 66.056 -156.615 10.0 NORTHERN ALASKA
5.0 2008/11/15 04:03:26
51.456 -175.005 42.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
11/14 3M-2, 4M-1 (RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.8 2008/11/14 22:38:42
51.159 178.392 10.0 RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
11/13 3M-6
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are shown in 3M-'s only, 4M quakes have *.)
3.2 2008/11/20 00:36:03
18.050 -68.066 87.0 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
3.1 2008/11/20 00:36:02
18.238 -68.030 108.5 MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3.0 2008/11/20 00:17:42
19.567 -66.220 36.5 PUERTO RICO
REGION
Week 11-13-11/19 3M-47 4M-2 (DOM REP 3M-4; MON PAS *4M-1; PR 3M-35, *4M-1; VIRG ISLS 3M-8)
11/19 3M-3
11/18 3M-5
3.1 2008/11/18 14:05:01
18.567 -64.694 105.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/17 3M-6
3.3 2008/11/17 21:05:02
18.853 -67.990 58.0 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
3.0 2008/11/17 11:55:26
19.661 -68.117 46.2 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
3.3 2008/11/17 07:40:30
18.668 -65.055 115.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/16 3M-6
3.3 2008/11/16 18:11:39
19.016 -64.781 73.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.0 2008/11/16 17:14:15 19.115 -64.778 73.6 VIRGI
N ISLANDS REGION
3.4 2008/11/16 11:16:50
19.904 -64.792 50.4 NORTH OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS
3.0 2008/11/16 10:52:53
17.867 -68.110 45.0 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
11/15 3M-8, 4M-1 (MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
4.2 2008/11/15 11:58:32
18.547 -68.343 157.5 *MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3.4 2008/11/15 08:45:13
19.202 -64.882 8.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/14 3M-9
3.1 2008/11/14 04:19:09
17.970 -64.143 20.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/13 3M-10, 4M-1 (*PUERTO RICO REGION)
3.3 2008/11/13 23:42:34 18.911 -64.778&n
bsp; 71.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
4.7 2008/11/13 14:53:01
19.480 -66.354 15.3 *PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2008/11/13 08:22:57
18.668 -68.408 83.3 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
Week 11/6-12 3M-76 4M-1 (DOM REP 3M-2, MON PAS 3M-3, PR 3M-62 *4M-1, VIRG ISLS 3M-9)
Week 10/30-11/5 3M-66, 4M-1 (DOM REP 3M-1, MON PAS 3M-1, PR 3M-59, VIRG ISLS 3M-5, LEE ISL 4M-1)
Week 10/23-10/29 3M-28, 4M-1 (includes DOM REP 3M-1; MON PAS 3M-2; PR 3M-6; CUBA 4M-1)
6.1
2008/10/11 10:40:16 19.282
-64.832 25.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08
September
4 8 8 9 7
4 12 7 10 13 18
15 8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H(10 with one 7M)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (164)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
11/12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
21 16 12 11 11 11 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
2 1 1
6 8 2 1
1
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
AKAN Hokkaido 43.384°N, 144.013°E; summit elev. 1499 m (low)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3.8 km)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (gas to 5.l km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (6.8 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (2.1 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BARREN ISLAND Andaman Is 12.278°N, 93.858°E; summit elev. 354 m (2.4 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3.7 km)
DALAFFILLA Northeastern Africa 13.792°N, 40.55°E; summit elev. 613 m (low)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; one lava
entry into ocean)
HVO reported that during 12-18 November lava flowed SE through a tube system from underneath
Kilauea's Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) and rootless shield complex, reaching the Waikupanaha
ocean entry. Incandescence and active surface flows were seen on and at the base of the pali
(fault scarp). Earthquakes were variously located beneath and to the S of the caldera, and along
the S-flank fault. Beneath Halema'uma'u crater daily earthquakes ranged from 20 to 40 (background
is about 40), but were too small to be located more precisely. The vent in Halema'uma'u crater
continued to produce a predominantly white plume that drifted mainly SW and deposited small
amounts of tephra. Night-time incandescence was seen at the base of the plume on the web camera
for the first time in about a month, and sounds resembling distant surf and rockfalls were heard
in the vicinity of the crater. The sulfur dioxide emission rate was 1,200 and 800 tonnes per day
on 14 and 17 November, respectively; the 2003-2007 rate average was 140 tonnes per day.
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W; summit elev. 5364 m (6.1 km, gas and ash)
POPOCATEPETL México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m (6.1 km)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (3 km)
REVENTADOR Ecuador 0.077°S, 77.656°W; summit elev. 3562 m (low)
SANTA MARIA Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3772 m (low)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Day Time UTC
November 2008 Moon Data
S Limit 01 20:54
Apogee 02 04:56 A to P is 12 days
MaxAP 09
02:53
EquatorSN 09 04:31
MidAP 09 08:03
Full Moon 13 06:19
Perigee 14 10:00 P to A is 15 days
N Limit 15 08:18
MaxPA 19 14:03
Equator 21 18:18
MidPA 21 23:10
New Moon 27 16:56
S Limit 29 02:38
Apogee 29 16:56 A to P is 13 days
December 2008
Equator 06 12:28
MidAP 06 22:18
MaxAP 07 18:19
Full Moon 12 16:39
N Limit 12 18:37
Perigee 12 21:38 P to A is 14 days
MaxPA 18 00:31
Equator 18 23:43
Mid/A 19 09:08
Solstice 21 12:04
S Limit 26 07:59
Apogee 26 17:51
New Moon 27 12:24
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
Reventador volcano in Ecuador 11/9
M
27
1e0 0 0 0 0e0e0
T
28NM
0e0 1 1 1 2 2E2
6.4M 10/28 23:09 15.0 PAKISTAN
6.0M 10/28
16:00 35.0 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
W 29 e2 2 4E1 2e2e3e3
6.4M 10/29 11:32 10.0 PAKISTAN
T 30 &n
bsp; e3 2 2 3 2E4 3e2
6.0M 10/30 15:15 10.0 CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
F
31
e1 3 2 1 1 1 1e2
S
01SL
E1e0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6.0M 11/01 01:13 10.0 BISMARCK SEA
S
02A
0e0 0 1E1e0 0 1
6.1M 11/02
13:48 51.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
M 03 &
nbsp; 0 0 0 0 0 0e0e0
T
04
1 0 0 0 0 0E0 0
6.3M 11/04 18:35 206.6 VANUATU
W
05
0e0 0 0 0e0 0 0
T
06
e0 0 0e0 0 1 0e1
F
07
0 1E2e2e2E1 2 4
6.2M 11/07 16:04 10.0 BANDA SEA
6.4M 11/07 07:19 60.2 VANUATU
S 08 &nb
sp; 4 3E3e4 3 1 1 1
6.0M 11/08 07:50 143.6 TONGA
S 09MaxAPEqSNMidAP V8 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 2
M
10
E1e2e1e1 1 1 0 0
6.3M 11/10 01:22 10.0 NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
T
11
e0 1 0 1e0 0 0e0
W
12
e0 0 1 1e1 0 0 1
T 13FM &
nbsp; 1 0 0e0 0e0
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon: FM-Full Moon, A-Apogee, P-Perigee, PA-Toward Apogee, Mid-Mid Point, Max-Maximum Velocity
Toward Earth, EqSN-Over Equator Going North, SL-Southern Limit
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
...Week ending November 13, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome. Just click on REPLY.)
THE DIGEST of the Week
22-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-1; South Pacific-9)
4-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
450-- Past week quake total for California and Nevada
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan/Kamchatka
4.7 2008/11/10 11:05:09 45.18
8 145.332 239.1 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
4.2 2008/11/09 10:50:51
46.867 147.013 322.6 NORTHWEST OF
THE KURIL ISLANDS
1--Volcanos with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km): Ecuador
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/]Weekly Volcano Reports from GVN and USGS
21/0--Sunspot No.(high/low): 21 on 11/12; 0 on 11/7-9
80/0--Daily area of sunspots(largest/smallest): 80 on 11/11,12, 0 on 11/7-9
0--X Class and M Class Solar Flares
http://www.sel.noaa.gov/today.html NOAA Solar Reports
and http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/
graphic display
14--Planetary Geomagnetic Ap (high): 14 on 11/8
3 days--Kp's of 4 per 24 hours: two on 11/8, one on 11/7,9
2 days--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours: three on 11/8, two on 11/9
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/DGD.txt
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_SWEPAM_24h.html
EARTH this week:
FIVE INDEX of Global Earthquakes of 5.0 magnitude and greater
(LATEST FIRST)
MAG DATE
UTC-TIME LAT
LON DEPTH Region
y/m/d h:m:s&nbs
p; deg deg km
5.6 2008/11/13 15:10:16
-55.950 -27.341 79.5 SOUTH SANDWICH
ISLANDS REGION
4.7 2008/11/13 14:53:01
19.480 -66.354 15.3 *PUERTO RICO
REGION
5.0 2008/11/13 11:07:23
-6.405 26.929 10.0 DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
5.0 2008/11/13 10:31:35 -21.761 -178.132 369.5 FIJI REGION
5.3 2008/11/13 09:49:54
10.843 -86.139 72.9 OFF THE COAST
OF COSTA RICA
22 5.2
2008/11/12 12:09:31 37.603
95.872 10.0 NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
5.2 2008/11/12 02:04:51
6.984 126.392 35.0 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.2 2008/11/12 02:04:51
6.984 126.392 35.0 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
5.0 2008/11/11 22:46:39
0.016 67.171 10.0 CARLSBERG RIDGE
5.4 2008/11/11 21:56:02
37.612 95.804 10.0 NORTHERN
QINGHAI, CHINA
5.2 2008/11/11 12:18:13
1.578 66.792 10.0 CARLSBERG RIDGE
5.0 2008/11/11 01:46:13 -4.189 102.155 67.4&nb
sp; SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.2 2008/11/10 09:52:01
-32.056 -179.189 111.1 SOUTH OF THE
KERMADEC ISLANDS
5.2 2008/11/10 08:58:41
-0.247 100.013 35.0 SOUTHERN
SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.1 2008/11/10 07:51:49 -17.877 -178.496 588.0 FIJI REGION
5.0 2008/11/10 03:47:24
37.676 95.687 10.0 NORTHERN
QINGHAI, CHINA
6.3 2008/11/10 01:22:01
37.619 95.847 10.0 NORTHERN
QINGHAI, CHINA
5.3 2008/11/08 09:15:52 -15.227 -174.201 136.9 TONGA
5.1 2008/11/08 08:45:58
56.815 123.029 21.7 SOUTHWESTERN
SAKH
A, RUSSIA
6.0 2008/11/08 07:50:02 -15.179 -174.304 143.6 TONGA
6.2 2008/11/07 16:04:17 -6.750 129.252 10.0 BANDA SEA
5.0 2008/11/07 12:07:29 -14.997 167.745 35.0 VANUATU
5.8 2008/11/07 09:40:05 -14.890 168.060 35.0 VANUATU
5.3 2008/11/07 08:37:51
12.357 144.053 35.0 GUAM REGION
5.3 2008/11/07 07:45:57 -15.002 167.994 35.0 VANUATU
5.4 2008/11/07 07:35:50 -14.956 167.928 35.0 VANUATU
6.4 2008/11/07 07:19:42 -14.902 168.028 60.2 &n
bsp; VANUATU
5.1 2008/11/06 22:44:43 -18.617 169.054 223.3 VANUATU
5.9 2008/11/06 09:11:02
-29.911 -176.955 10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
5.2 2008/11/06 07:46:01
12.992 124.532 45.6 SAMAR,
PHILIPPINES
5.2 2008/11/06 01:04:33
12.913 124.414 35.0 SAMAR,
PHILIPPINES
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.2
2008/11/13 18:24:10 36.799 -121.532
7.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/11/13 07:42:08 39.547 -119.941 5.4 NEVADA
3.4 2008/11/13 05:03:54
40.453 -125.330 23.1 OFFSHORE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/11/12 11:10:59
38.865 -122.838 1.8 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/11/10 19:56:25
37.432 -121.776 8.9 SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA, CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/11/08 11:31:54
33.490 -116.519 12.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/11/06 22:57:35
38.165 -121.951 21.2 NORTHERN CALIFORN
IA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
4.7 2008/11/13 18:43:15
24.207 -109.074 10.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
4.6 2008/11/13 07:35:45
18.364 145.264 365.5 PAGAN REGION,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
3.0 2008/11/12 14:31:22
19.200 -155.624 7.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII,
HAWAII
4.5 2008/11/10 22:22:22
19.020 145.336 241.7 MAUG ISLANDS
REG., NORTHERN MARIANA
ISL.
5.3 2008/11/07 08:37:51
12.357 144.053 35.0 GUAM REGION
Alaska
3.6 2008/11/13 18:48:41
52.696 179.246 100.0 RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.5 2008/11/13 12:50:14
51.340 -179.313 44.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
3.0 2008/11/13 04:46:27 62.832 -145.085 12.5 CENTRAL ALASKA
3.0 2008/11/13 03:41:45
51.536 -177.753 35.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
3.9 2008/11/13 01:41:05 63.126 -150.873 130.0 CENTRAL ALASKA
3.0 2008/11/13 01:04:06
; 54.185 -165.240 80.4 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
11/12 3M-6, 4M-1 (BERING SEA)
4.1 2008/11/12 07:27:01 54.471 -174.925 65.3 BERING SEA
11/11 3M-4
11/10 3M-6, 4M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.4 2008/11/10 12:40:39
50.932 -178.808 20.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
11/9 3M-2k 4M-1 (SOUTHERN ALASKA)
4.4 2008/11/09 23:36:57 60.030 -153.144 122.5
11/8 3M-4
11/7 3M-3
11/6 3M-4, 4M-1 (UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA)
4.2 2008/11/06 20:18:40
53.764 -164.578 27.7 UNIMAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
West Indies Listings
(3M Quakes in Puerto Rico Region are in the sum only, 4M quakes have *.)
4.7
2008/11/13 14:53:01 19.480
-66.354 15.3 *PUERTO RICO REGION
3.1 2008/11/13 09:55:28
19.356 -66.387 87.4 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2008/11/13 08:22:57
18.668 -68.408 83.3 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
3.0 2008/11/13 01:46:11
19.528 -66.457 25.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 2008/11/13 00:50:10
19.401 -66.293 46.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 2008/11/13 00:28:34
19.378 -66.289 72.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
11/12 3M-10
3.0 2008/11/12 16:41:19 18.952 &nbs
p; -64.677 77.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.0 2008/11/12 03:04:57
18.319 -67.368 25.4 MONA PASSAGE,
PUERTO RICO
11/11 3M-9
3.1 2008/11/11 00:51:29
19.159 -64.708 55.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/10 3M-8
3.4 2008/11/10 05:02:37
19.233 -64.794 96.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.7 2008/11/10 04:07:21
18.268 -68.258 142.3 MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
11/9 3M-18
3.2 2008/11/09 17:38:23
18.964 -64.296 37.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.2 2008/11/09 17:38:23 18.964 -64.296 37.5 VIRGIN ISL
ANDS REGION
3.3 2008/11/09 09:07:42
18.688 -64.165 44.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.3 2008/11/09 00:46:46
19.076 -67.876 74.8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
REGION
11/8 3M-11, 4M-1 (PUERTO RICO REGION)
3.3 2008/11/08 22:25:48
17.770 -68.374 52.0 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
3.1 2008/11/08 17:43:40
19.163 -64.869 7.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.0 2008/11/08 16:14:12
19.151 -64.803 35.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
4.2 2008/11/08 13:57:49
19.401 -66.354 28.8 *PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.8 2008/11/08 04:22:07 18.096&n
bsp; -68.441 178.6 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3.1 2008/11/08 02:41:03
19.103 -64.649 38.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/7 3M-10
11/6 3M-10
Week 10/30-11/5 3M-66, 4M-1 (DOM REP 3M-1, MON PAS 3M-1, PR 3M-59, VIRG ISLS 3M-5, LEE ISL 4M-1)
Week 10/23-10/29 3M-28, 4M-1 (includes DOM REP 3M-1; MON PAS 3M-2; PR 3M-6; CUBA 4M-1)
6.1
2008/10/11 10:40:16 19.282
-64.832 25.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08
July 2 10 12
7 5 9 8 9
10 5 15 11 9 11
15 14 with two 7M's
August 2 14 16 6
7 8 9 12 8
12 8 4 13 9 22H 16
September 4 8&nbs
p; 8 9 7 4
12 7 10 13 18 15
8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H (8)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (162)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
11/5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 11 0 0 0 16 18 21
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
0 1 8 14 12 3 1 2
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3.8 km)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (5.2 km)
REDOUBT Southwestern Alaska 60.485°N, 152.742°W; summit elev. 3108 m (low)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (5.8 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.8 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
BATU TARA Komba Island (Indonesia) 7.792°S, 123.579°E; summit elev. 748 m (1.5 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (2.4 km)
DALAFFILLA Northeastern Africa 13.792°N, 40.55°E; summit elev. 613 m (large sulfur dioxide cloud)
DUKONO Halmahera 1.68°N, 127.88°E; summit elev. 1335 m (2.4 km)
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4276 m (5.7 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; one
ocean entry for lava)
HVO reported that during 5-11 November lava flowed SE through a tube system from underneath
Kilauea's Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) and rootless shield complex, reaching the Waikupanaha
ocean entry. Thermal anomalies detected on satellite imagery indicated active surface flows. The
sulfur dioxide emission rate at Pu'u 'O'o was 2,000 tonnes per day on 7 November, near the
2005-2007 average background rate of 1,700 tonnes per day.
During the reporting period, Kilauea earthquakes were variously located beneath and to the S of
the caldera and along the S-flank fault. Beneath Halema'uma'u crater earthquakes ranged from 40
to 60 (background is about 40), but were too small to be located more precisely. The vent in
Halema'uma'u crater continued to produce a white plume that occasionally turned brown and drifted
mainly SW. Night-time incandescence was intermittently seen at the base of the plume, and sounds
resembling distant surf and rock clattering were heard in the vicinity of the crater. The sulfur
dioxide emission rate was 900 tonnes per day on 7 November. The 2003-2007 rate average was 140
tonnes per day.
MACHIN Colombia 4.48°N, 75.392°W; summit elev. 2650+ m (low, with seismic crisis)
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W; summit elev. 5364 m (low)
POPOCATEPETL México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m (low)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (2.2 km)
REVENTADOR Ecuador 0.077°S, 77.656°W; summit elev. 3562 m (7.6 km)
The IG reported that SOTE (Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano) personnel and residents near
Reventador observed incandescence in the crater on 7 November. The reports were confirmed by the
presence of thermal anomalies in satellite imagery. The next day, seismicity increased and a
steam-and-ash plume rose to an approximate altitude of 5.6 km (18,400 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SW.
Incandescent blocks were ejected from the inner crater to the S. Residents in El Chaco (about 35
km SE) and in the Quijos area heard strong explosions and saw steam plumes with low ash content.
A pilot reported that a steam plume with little ash content at an altitude of 7.6 km (25,000 ft)
a.s.l. drifted NW. On 9 November incandescent blocks were ejected 100 m into the air, and roaring
and "cannon shot" sounds were reported. Strombolian activity and two lava flows that descended
the N and S flanks of the central cone were observed using a permanent camera. Slight ashfall was
noted in Cayambe, about 55 km WNW. A thermal anomaly was detected by satellite imagery on 9 and
10 November. On 10 November, seismicity considerably decreased and gas emissions continued. The
lava flows continued to advance.
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (low)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
October 2008 Moon Data
Day Time UTC
Apogee 05 10:35 A to P is 12 days
S Limit 05 14:04
MaxAP 11 13:39
MidAP 12 16:52
Equator 12 19:02
Full Moon 14 20:04
Perigee 17 06:07 P to A is 16 days
N Limit 19 00:18
MaxPA 23 04:33
MidPA 25 13:11
Equator 25 13:39
New Moon 28 23:15
November 2008
S Limit 01 20:54
Apogee 02 04:56 A to P is 12 days
MaxAP 09
02:53
EquatorSN 09 04:31
MidAP 09 08:03
Full Moon 13 06:19
Perigee 14 10:00 P to A is 15 days
N Limit 15 08:18
MaxPA 19 14:03
Equator 21 18:18
MidPA 21 23:10
New Moon 27 16:56
S Limit 29 02:38
Apogee 29 16:56 A to P is 13 days
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M
27
1e0 0 0 0 0e0e0
T 28NM 0e0 1 1 1 2 2E2
6.4M 10/28 23:09 15.0 PAKISTAN
6.0M 10/28
16:00 35.0 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
W
29 e2
2 4E1 2e2e3e3
6.4M 10/29 11:32 10.0 PAKISTAN
T
30
e3 2 2 3 2E4 3e2
6.0M 10/30 15:15 10.0 CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
F
31
e1 3 2 1 1 1 1e2
S 01SL E1e0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6.0M 11/01 01:13 10.0 BISMARCK SEA
S
02A
0e0 0 1E1e0 0 1
6.1M 11/02
13:48 51.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
M
03
0 0 0 0 0 0e0e0
T 04 &
nbsp; 1 0 0 0 0 0E0 0
6.3M 11/04 18:35 206.6 VANUATU
W
05
0e0 0 0 0e0 0 0
T
06
e0 0 0E0 0 1 0
6.0M 11/06 09:11 10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon:
FM-Full Moon, A-Apogee, P-Perigee, PA-Toward Apogee, Mid-Mid Point,
Max-Maximum Velocity Toward Earth, EqNS-Over Equator Going South,
SL-Southern Limit
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Five 6M Quakes Around Pacific; 3M Quake Swarm N of Puerto Rico
...Week ending November 6, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome. Just click on REPLY.)
JEWELS of the Week
Article: Magnetic Portals Connect Sun and Earth
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/30oct_ftes.htm
The DIGEST of the Week
18-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-2; South Pacific-4)
5-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
522-- Past week quake total for California and Nevada
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan/Kamchatka
Week 10/30-11/5 Japan 4M-1; Kurils 4M-3, 5M-1; Kamchakta 4M-1, 5M-1
5.0 2008/11/03 21:40:07
51.537 159.421 35.7 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
5.3 2008/10/30 01:55:16
46.499 153.138 43.8 KURIL ISLANDS
Week 10/23-10/29 Japan 4M-4, 5M-1;, Kurils 4M-2, 5M-1; KOM ISLS 5M-1
6.0
2008/11/06 09:11:02 -29.911 -176.955
10.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
5.2 2008/11/06 07:46:01
12.992 124.532 45.6 SAMAR,
PHILIPPINES
5.2 2008/11/06 01:04:33
12.913 124.414 35.0 SAMAR,
PHILIPPINES
18 5.0
2008/11/05 15:33:03 5.922
-82.449 10.0 SOUTH OF PANAMA
5.3 2008/11/05 05:04:47
52.116 -170.567 36.0 FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
5.7 2008/11/05 03:41:43 -17.241 -174.428 187.4 TONGA
6.3 2008/11/04 18:35:45 -17.086 168.420 206.6 VANUATU
5.0 2008/11/03 21:40:07
51.537 159.421 35.7 OFF THE EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
5.1 2008/11/03 19:36:21 -16.286 -176.325 370.1 FIJI REGION
5.7 2008/11/03 19:22:02
1.201 97.281 35.0 NIAS REGION, INDO
NESIA
5.2 2008/11/02 15:01:00
-29.985 -177.044 44.9 KERMADEC ISLANDS,
NEW ZEALAND
6.1 2008/11/02 13:48:44
51.633 -174.379 51.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.1 2008/11/02 05:33:57
13.507 144.987 37.5 GUAM REGION
5.0 2008/11/01 04:07:56
-3.378 148.698 10.0 BISMARCK SEA
5.4 2008/11/01 01:34:27 -6.681 129.248 10.0 BANDA SEA
6.0 2008/11/01 01:13:11
-3.395 148.543 10.0 BISMARCK SEA
5.1 2008/10/31 23:59:53 30.564 67.534 10.0 PAKISTAN
5.0 2008/10
/31 23:26:40 51.478 -174.462 43.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.1 2008/10/31 22:10:36
51.709 -174.420 42.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.2 2008/10/31 00:00:00
52.100 -175.900 178.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.1 2008/10/30 22:38:12 1.392 126.993 96.9 MOLUCCA SEA
6.0 2008/10/30 15:15:41
-9.030 -108.258 10.0 CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC
RISE
5.3 2008/10/30 01:55:16
46.499 153.138 43.8 KURIL ISLANDS
5.3 2008/10/30 01:32:41
-24.055 -70.316 35.4 ANTOFAGASTA,
CHILE
6.4 2008/10/29 11:32:43 30.546 67.447 10.0 PAKISTAN
6.4 2008/10/28 23:09:58 30.653 67.323 15.0 PAKISTAN
6.0 2008/10/28 16:00:07
-3.576 145.865 35.0 NEAR NORTH
COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
6.2 2008/10/23 10:04:36
-2.611 145.640 10.0 ADMIRALTY
ISLANDS REG., PAPUA NEW GUINEA
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.3
2008/11/05 16:05:49 36.076 -120.171
14.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/11/04 09:44:26
36.079 -120.181 13.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.7 2008/11/03 13:14:12 42.821 -105.205 5.0 WYOMING
3.4 2008/11/03 13:14:12 42.821 -105.205 5.0 WYOMING
3.0 2008/11/02 13:59:02
37.385 -118.465 8.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/11/02 07:26:30
47.322 -71.234 32.1 SOUTHERN
QUEBEC, CANADA
3.1 2008/11/02 03:34:35
37.164 -121.555 5.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0
2008/10/31 05:01:55 32.836 -97.029 5.0 NORTHERN TEXAS
3.1 2008/10/30 17:09:39
33.539 -116.578 13.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/10/30 16:25:01 35.443 -97.118 5.0 OKLAHOMA
3.0 2008/10/30 14:43:51
32.759 -117.346 11.3 CHANNEL ISLANDS
REGION, CALIFORNIA
3.1 2008/10/30 08:41:00 66.304 -157.702 7.5 NORTHERN ALASKA
3.3 2008/10/30 06:49:38
33.064 -115.910 2.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.5 2008/10/30 03:52:43
33.053 -115.903 2.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.6 2008/10/30 03:49:45
33.057 -115.905 1.2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/10/30 03:48:12
33.063 -115.909 1.4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/10/30 03:27:37
33.069 -115.907 0.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/10/30 01:55:45
59.933 -153.261 124.4 SOUTHERN ALASKA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
3.8 2008/11/04 21:33:37
30.358 -113.972 6.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
5.1 2008/11/02 05:33:57
13.507 144.987 37.5 GUAM REGION
4.8 2008/11/01 09:23:14
18.434 147.173 62.4 MARIANA ISLANDS
REGION
Alaska
4.2 2008/11/06 20:18:40
53.764 -164.578 27.7 UNIMAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
3.4 2008/11/06 18:27:23 61.612 -142.582 1.7 SOUTHERN ALASKA
3.3 2008/11/06 16:17:53
51.383 -177.993 36.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALAS
KA
3.0 2008/11/06 03:25:06
51.606 -176.553 40.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
3.5 2008/11/06 01:45:19
56.909 -156.254 59.3 ALASKA PENINSULA
11/5 3M-3, 4M-0, 5M-1 (FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
5.3 2008/11/05 05:04:47
52.116 -170.567 36.0 FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
11/4 3M-11, 4M-1 (NORTHERN ALASKA)
4.0 2008/11/04 15:46:34 66.463 -157.964 0.2 NORTHERN ALASKA
11/3 3M-4, 4M-2 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.8 2008/11/03 14:52:43
51.593 -174.359 44.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.8 2008/11/03 06:01:0
4 51.642 -174.416 10.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
11/2 3M-12, 4M-3, 5M-0, 6M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.1 2008/11/02 13:55:19
51.531 -174.492 10.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
6.1 2008/11/02 13:48:44
51.633 -174.379 51.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.4 2008/11/02 13:39:59
51.695 -174.361 47.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.5 2008/11/02 01:45:51
51.452 -174.328 43.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
11/1 3M-12, 4M-2 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.9 2008/11/01 23:33:51 51.621 -174.2
86 37.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.2 2008/11/01 09:22:49
51.502 -174.395 38.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
10/31 3M-10, 4M-5, 5M-3 (ANDREANOF & FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
5.0 2008/10/31 23:26:40
51.478 -174.462 43.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.7 2008/10/31 23:05:08
51.396 -174.362 35.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.1 2008/10/31 22:10:36
51.709 -174.420 42.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.6 2008/10/31 17:08:16
52.029 -169.909 21.8 FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.1 2008/10/31 14:32:40 &nb
sp; 51.369 -174.288 18.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.4 2008/10/31 14:22:59
51.415 -174.354 50.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.3 2008/10/31 11:44:25
51.442 -174.333 11.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.2 2008/10/31 00:00:00
52.100 -175.900 178.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
10/30 3M-7
West Indies Listings
(All 3M Quakes this week are in Puerto Rico Region except as shown)
3.1 2008/11/06 10:42:53
19.517 -66.358 57.7 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/11/06 10:17:54
19.620 -66.378 49.3 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 2008/11/06 07:20:32
19.442 -66.307 90.8 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/11/06 05:39:24
19.662 -66.185 70.3 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 2008/11/06 05:34:23
19.183 -66.505 111.2 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 2008/11/06 03:50:07
19.310 -66.353 45.8 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/11/06 02:27:26 19.505&
nbsp; -66.358 30.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
3.3 2008/11/06 02:22:57
19.587 -66.417 41.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.1 2008/11/06 02:09:40
19.349 -66.229 49.1 PUERTO RICO
REGION
Week 10/30-11/5 3M-66, 4M-1 (DOM REP 3M-1, MON PAS 3M-1, PR 3M-59, VIRG ISLS 3M-5, LEE ISL 4M-1)
11/5 3M-14
11/4 3M-14
3.4 2008/11/04 08:53:10
19.255 -64.815 28.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
11/3 3M-20
3.1 2008/11/03 13:11:48
19.317 -67.971 75.6 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
11/2 3M-12, 4M-1 (SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS REG., LEEWARD ISL.)
3.5 2008/11/02 17:41:13 19.047&nb
sp; -64.023 59.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
4.8 2008/11/02 08:05:22
17.229 -62.419 10.0 SAINT KITTS AND
NEVIS REG., LEEWARD ISL.
11/1 3M-3
3.1 2008/11/01 04:18:29
19.026 -64.897 54.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.0 2008/11/01 00:48:28
18.424 -68.089 92.2 MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
10/31 3M-3
3.3 2008/10/31 08:59:11
19.222 -64.857 32.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
3.0 2008/10/31 02:36:47
18.758 -64.292 34.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
10/30 3M-0 (See Swarm in Southern California.)
Week 10/23-10/29 3M-28, 4M-1 (includes DOM REP 3M-1; MON PA
S 3M-2; PR 3M-6; CUBA 4M-1)
(Rest were in Virgin Islands.)
6.1 2008/10/11 10:40:16
19.282 -64.832 25.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR:
93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
July 2 10 12
7 5 9 8 9
10 5 15 11 9 11
15 14 with two 7M's
August 2 14 16 6
7 8 9 12 8
12 8 &nb
sp; 4 13 9 22H 16
September 4 8 8 9
7 4 12 7 10 13 18
15 8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 13
November 0 7 10 6
7 4 15 15 10 11 13
17 13 18 28H (4)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (158)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
10/29 30 31 11/1 2 3 4 5
0 13 16 16 17 18 14 11
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
11 11 6 1
2 1 1 0
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (low)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (4 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (5.2 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (1.8 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3.7 km)
COLIMA México 19.514°N, 103.62°W; summit elev. 3850 m (4.6 km)
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4276 m (white plumes to 6.8 km)
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W; summit elev. 5364 m (low)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; one ocean entry for lava)
HVO reported that during
29 October-4 November lava flowed SE through a tube system from
underneath Kilauea's Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) and rootless
shield complex, reaching the Waikupanaha ocean entry. Thermal anomalies
detected on satellite imagery indicated active surface flows,
especially in the abandoned Royal Gardens subdivision. Explosive
activity at the ocean entry was reported on 31 October and 1 November.
The sulfur dioxide emission rate at Pu'u 'O'o was 1,200 and 1,700
tonnes per day on 30 October and 3 November, respectively, half of the
background rate of the 2005-2007 average.
During the reporting
period, Kilauea earthquakes were variously located beneath and to the S
of the caldera and along the S-flank fault. Beneath Halema'uma'u crater
earthquakes ranged from 40 to 60 (background is about 40), but were too
small to be located more precisely. The vent in Halema'uma'u crater
continued to produce a predominantly white plume that drifted mainly
SW. Night-time incandescence was intermittently seen at the base of the
plume, and sounds resembling distant surf and rock clattering were
heard in the vicinity of the crater. The sulfur dioxide emission rate
was 500-700 tonnes per day during 29-31 October and 3 November. The
2003-2007 rate average was 140 tonnes per day.
MASAYA Nicaragua 11.984°N, 86.161°W; summit elev. 635 m (low)
PACAYA Guatemala 14.381°N, 90.601°W; summit elev. 2552 m (low)
PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Reunion Island 21.231°S, 55.713°E; summit elev. 2632 m (seismic crisis)
POPOCATEPETL México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m (low)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (2.3 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (low)
UBINAS Perú 16.355°S, 70.903°W; summit elev. 5672 m (6.7 km)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
November 2008
S Limit 01 20:54
Apogee 02 04:56 A to P is 12 days
MaxAP 09
02:53
Equator 09 04:31
MidAP 09 08:03
Full Moon 13 06:19
Perigee 14 10:00 P to A is 15 days
N Limit 15 08:18
MaxPA 19 14:03
Equator 21 18:18
MidPA 21 23:10
New Moon 27 16:56
S Limit 29 02:38
Apogee 29 16:56 A to P is 13 days
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M
20
2e0 0 0 1 1 0e1
T
21
1 2 0 1e1 1 0e1
W
22
e0e0 0 0E1 2 3 3
6.4M 10/22 12:55 227.4 TONGA
T 23MaxPA 1 1 2e0E0 1 0 0
6.2M 10/23
10:04 10.0 ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REG., PAPUA NEW GUINEA
F 24 &n
bsp; e0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
S 25MidPAEqNS 0 0e0 0 1 0e0 1
S
26
e0 2 1e1 1 1 0 1
M
27
1e0 0 0 0 0e0e0
T
28NM
0e0 1 1 1 2 2E2
6.4M 10/28 23:09 15.0 PAKISTAN
6.0M 10/28
16:00 35.0 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
W 29 e2 2 4E1 2e2e3e3
&
nbsp; 6.4M 10/29 11:32 10.0 PAKISTAN
T
30
e3 2 2 3 2 4
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon:
FM-Full Moon, A-Apogee, P-Perigee, PA-Toward Apogee, Mid-Mid Point,
Max-Maximum Velocity Toward Earth, EqNS-Over Equator Going South,
SL-Southern Limit
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Pakistan Two 6.4M Quakes
...Week ending October 30, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome. Just click on REPLY.)
JEWELS of the Week
THE DIGEST of the Week
18-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-2; South Pacific-5)
4-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
440-- Past week quake total for California and Nevada
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan/Kamchatka
Week 10/23-10/29 Japan 4M-4, 5M-1;, Kurils 4M-2, 5M-1; KOM ISLS 5M-1
5.3 2008/10/30 01:55:16
46.499 153.138 43.8 KURIL ISLANDS
5.0 2008/10/29 15:48:41
38.100 141.618 88.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.2 2008/10/27 21:26:07
54.342 169.118 12.3 KOMANDORSKIYE
OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION
5.3
2008/10/30 01:55:16 46.499
153.138 43.8 KURIL ISLANDS
5.3 2008/10/30 01:32:41
-24.055 -70.316 35.4 ANTOFAGASTA,
CHILE
18 5.2
2008/10/29 22:17:01 4.204
126.659 62.8 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.0 2008/10/29 18:12:05
14.601 -93.245 57.4 OFFSHORE
CHIAPAS, MEXICO
5.0 2008/10/29 15:48:41
38.100 141.618 88.0 NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.4 2008/10/29 11:32:43 30.546 67.447 10.0 PAKISTAN
5.7 2008/10/29 01:35:59
-9.015 -108.511 10.0 CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC
RISE
6.4 2008/10/28 23:09:58 30.653 67.323 15.0 PAKISTAN
5.2 2008/10/28 22:33:09 30.612 67.436
12.1 PAKISTAN
6.0 2008/10/28 16:00:07
-3.576 145.865 35.0 NEAR NORTH
COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
5.0 2008/10/28 04:16:05
12.664 120.137 40.0 MINDORO,
PHILIPPINES
5.0 2008/10/27 23:23:38 -16.572 176.730 22.0 FIJI REGION
5.2 2008/10/27 21:26:07
54.342 169.118 12.3 KOMANDORSKIYE
OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION
5.0 2008/10/27 20:25:28
19.092 121.238 20.3 BABUYAN ISLANDS
REGION, PHILIPPINES
5.2 2008/10/27 05:43:53 -14.670 167.125 148.8 VANUATU
5.0 2008/10/26 10:27:38 -3.668 100.730&nbs
p; 39.4 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
5.5 2008/10/26 09:08:38
-0.191 123.004 109.2 SULAWESI,
INDONESIA
5.6 2008/10/26 01:28:56
36.532 70.669 208.0 HINDU KUSH
REGION, AFGHANISTAN
5.0 2008/10/25 20:17:22
26.704 55.016 57.3 SOUTHERN IRAN
5.7 2008/10/25 19:24:53 -17.189 167.231 41.0 VANUATU
5.1 2008/10/25 07:21:24
-22.253 170.672 35.0 SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
5.1 2008/10/24 00:26:09
-26.576 -177.444 126.2 SOUTH OF THE FIJI
ISLANDS
6.2 2008/10/23 10:04:36 -2.611 145.640&nbs
p; 10.0 ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REG., PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.6 2008/10/23 09:21:15
5.975 125.862 123.8 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.1
2008/10/30 17:09:39 33.539 -116.578
13.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/10/30 14:43:51
32.759 -117.346 11.3 CHANNEL ISLANDS
REGION, CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/10/30 06:49:38
33.064 -115.909 2.4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.5 2008/10/30 03:52:43
33.063 -115.906 0.7 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.6 2008/10/30 03:49:45
33.063 -115.892 0.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/10/30 03:48:12
33.063 -115.904 0.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/10/30 03:27:37 33.069 -115.907 0.0 SOUTHERN CALI
FORNIA
3.0 2008/10/27 05:41:47 39.476 -119.442 0.0 NEVADA
3.8 2008/10/26 19:47:48 36.235 -114.554 10.8 NEVADA
3.5 2008/10/26 16:07:48
41.175 -124.202 16.1 OFFSHORE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
3.7 2008/10/26 15:53:26 36.273 -114.548 9.7 NEVADA
3.5 2008/10/26 16:07:48
41.175 -124.202 16.1 OFFSHORE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
3.6 2008/10/26 15:53:26 36.143 -114.659 0.0 NEVADA
4.9 2008/10/26 09:27:21
40.322 -124.637 18.5 OFFSHORE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
3.2 2008/10/24 23:35:50&
nbsp; 35.897 -116.758 4.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
4.0 2008/10/24 21:39:19
49.791 -130.009 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND,
CANADA REGION
3.0 2008/10/23 11:17:10
38.795 -122.763 1.8 NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
5.0 2008/10/29 18:12:05
14.601 -93.245 57.4 OFFSHORE
CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
none
Alaska
3.7 2008/10/30 17:44:54 66.445 -157.773 10.4 NORTHERN ALASKA
3.8 2008/10/30 16:06:45
53.005 -168.389 21.8 FOX ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.6 2008/10/30 14:12:12
51.111 -176.253 13.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
3.3 2008/10/30 08:41:06 66.225 -156.436 3.8 NORTHERN ALASKA
3.2 2008/10/30 03:38:12 63.302 -142.311 15.2
CENTRAL ALASKA
3.1 2008/10/30 01:55:46
59.964 -153.125 100.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
10/29 3M-2
10/28 3M-10, 4M-2 (NORTHERN ALASKA)
4.2 2008/10/28 14:36:51 66.351 -157.677 17.2 NORTHERN ALASKA
4.8 2008/10/28 14:30:12 66.346 -157.785 0.8 NORTHERN ALASKA
10/27 3M-7
10/26 3M-3
10/25 3M-3, 4M-1 (RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.1 2008/10/25 06:45:03
51.287 179.046 4.9 RAT ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
10/24 3M-2
10/23 3M-2
West Indies Listings (3M quakes are north of Virgin Islands, except as noted.)(Puerto Rico is 110 miles east to west.)
Week 10/23-10/29 3M-28, 4M-1 (includes DOM REP 3M-1; MON PAS 3M-2; PR 3M-6; CUBA 4M-1)
10/29 3M-3
3.7 2008/10/29 04:35:10
18.190 -68.561 141.9 MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
10/28 3M-4, 4M-1
4.9 2008/10/28 23:48:47 19.475 -78.825 1.0 CUBA REGION
3.2 2008/10/28 07:55:13
17.840 -67.300 139.0 PUERTO RICO
REGION
10/27 3M-4
3.3 2008/10/27 08:01:02
19.211 -65.181 9.6 PUERTO RICO
REGION
10/26 3M-4
3.4 2008/10/26 21:58:13 &n
bsp; 17.907 -68.366 71.4 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
3.0 2008/10/26 20:10:28
18.527 -67.227 82.8 PUERTO RICO
REGION
10/25 3M-5
3.0 2008/10/25 14:42:59
18.079 -68.129 74.2 MONA PASSAGE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
10/24 3M-5
3.0 2008/10/24 07:46:27
19.035 -65.248 31.8 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.1 2008/10/24 07:36:52
19.260 -65.641 39.6 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/10/24 07:33:22
18.912 -65.221 19.3 PUERTO RICO
REGION
10/23 3M-3
Week 10/16-10/22 3M-40 (includes DOM REP 3M-2; MON PAS 3M-2; PR 3M-8)
Week 10/9-10/15 3M-76, 4M-0, 5M-0,
6M-1; (includes DOM REP 3M-1, PR 3M-5)
6.1 2008/10/11 10:40:16
19.282 -64.832 25.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08
July 2 10 12
7 5 9 8 9
10 5 15 11 9 11
15 14 with two 7M's
August 2 14 16 6
7 8 9 12 8
12 8 4 13 9 22H 16
September 4 &
nbsp; 8 8 9 7 4
12 7 10 13 18 15
8 12 21H 15 with one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 (12)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (153)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
10/22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
5 3 2 1 4 1 4 11
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (low)
KUCHINOERABU-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 30.440°N, 130.219°E; summit elev. 657 m (low)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3.2 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (6.7 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (3 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (7.3 km)
COLIMA México 19.514°N, 103.62°W; summit elev. 3850 m (4.5 km)
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4276 m (5.5 km)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; high sulfur dioxide; one lava entry into ocean)
HVO reported that during
22-28 October lava flowed SE through a tube system from underneath
Kilauea's Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) and rootless shield complex,
reaching the Waikupanaha ocean entry. Lava flow production possibly
paused during 26-27 October. Multiple surface lava flows on the pali
were noted. On 23 October, a plume drifted above the County Viewing
Area near the ocean entry and rained acid droplets, causing a closure.
Explosions at the ocean entry were reported on 24 October. The sulfur
dioxide emission rate at Pu'u 'O'o was 1,000 tonnes per day on 23 and
24 October, half of the background rate of the 2005-2007 average. Weak
winds caused the viewing area to close again on 25 October.
During the reporting
period, Kilauea earthquakes were variously located beneath and to the S
of the caldera, along the S-flank faults, and along the SW rift zone.
Beneath Halema'uma'u crater earthquakes ranged from less than 30 per
day to 70 (background is about 40), but were too small to be located
more precisely. The vent in Halema'uma'u crater continued to produce a
predominantly white plume that drifted mainly SW. Night-time
incandescence was intermittently seen at the base of the plume, and
sounds resembling distant surf, rock clattering, and rock impacts were
heard in the vicinity of the crater. Weak winds resulted in poor air
quality at the summit during 21 and 25-28 October. During an overflight
on 24 October, HVO geologists used a FLIR (Forward Looking InfraRed)
camera to view the vent. The vent (about 80 m by 60 m) was wider than a
lower orifice (about 30 m by 15 m), but narrower than a chamber above
the orifice, resulting in a
n over-hanging vent rim prone to collapse. The sulfur dioxide emission
rate was 500-900 tonnes per day during 22-24 October. The 2003-2007
rate average was 140 tonnes per day.
NEVADO DEL HUILA Colombia 2.93°N, 76.03°W; summit elev. 5364 m (low)
POPOCATEPETL México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m (low)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (2.7 km)
SEMERU Eastern Java (Indonesia) 8.108°S, 112.92°E; summit elev. 3676 m (4.3 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
TUNGURAHUA Ecuador 1.467°S, 78.442°W; summit elev. 5023 m (low)
UBINAS Perú 16.355°S, 70.903°W; summit elev. 5672 m (6.7 km)
VILLARRICA Central Chile 39.42°S, 71.93°W; summit elev. 2847 m (3.3 km)
WHITE ISLAND New Zealand 37.52°S, 177.18°E; summit elev. 321 m (low)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
October 2008 Moon Data
Day Time UTC
Apogee 05 10:35 A to P is 12 days
S Limit 05 14:04
MaxAP 11 13:39
MidAP 12 16:52
Equator 12 19:02
Full Moon 14 20:04
Perigee 17 06:07 P to A is 16 days
N Limit 19 00:18
MaxPA 23 04:33
MidPA 25 13:11
Equator 25 13:39
New Moon 28 23:15
November 2008
S Limit 01 20:54
Apogee 02 04:56 A to P is 12 days
MaxAP 09
02:53
Equator 09 04:31
MidAP 09 08:03
Full Moon 13 06:19
Perigee 14 10:00 P to A is 15 days
N Limit 15 08:18
MaxPA 19 14:03
Equator 21 18:18
MidPA 21 23:10
New Moon 27 16:56
S Limit 29 02:38
Apogee 29 16:56 A to P is 13 days
Donald, Editor
The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
S
11MaxAP
1 2 3E4e6e7 5 2
6.1M 10/11 10:40 25.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
S 12MidAPEqNS 4 3 3 3 3 2E2 3
6.2M 10/12 20:55 356.0 CHUQUISACA, BOLIVIA
M
13
3 3e2e2e1e3 1 2
T 14FM e1 0 1 2 2e1e1 1
W
15
2 3 3 2e1 2 1 2
T 16 &nbs
p; 2 1 1 2 1 0E0e1
6.6M 10/16 19:41 24.0 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
F
17P
0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
S
18
e0 0 0 0 0 0e0 1
S
19NL
1E1 0 1e2 2 3 2
6.9M 10/19 05:10 32.3 TONGA
M
20
2e0 0 0 1 1 0e1
T 21 &nbs
p; 1 2 0 1e1 1 0e1
W
22
e0e0 0 0E1 2 3 3
6.4M 10/22 12:55 227.4 TONGA
T 23MaxPA 1 1 2e0E0
6.2M 10/23
10:04 10.0 ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REG., PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Symbols of Milestones
Sun: 4-Kp Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm
Earth: E-6M quake(s), e-5M quake(s), V8-volcanic eruption (km)
Moon:
FM-Full Moon, A-Apogee, P-Perigee, PA-Toward Apogee, Mid-Mid Point,
Max-Maximum Velocity Toward Earth, EqNS-Over Equator Going South,
SL-Southern Limit
The EA
RTH & SUN DIGEST
...Week ending October 23, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
Recent archives at Pinpoint-News on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome. Just click on REPLY.)
JEWELS of the Week
Web site: Updating Map of Virgin Islands Aftershocks
Chart: Last Hurricane and Big Earthquake
Omar became a hurricane south of Puerto Rico on 10/15 at 14:00 UTC, heading NNE.
6.1 2008/10/11 10:40:16
19.282 -64.832 25.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
THE DIGEST of the Week
13-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-1; South Pacific-6)
4-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (All starting previous DIGEST date)
426-- Past week quake total for California and Nevada
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan/Kamchatka
4.8 2008/10/23 06:31:28
27.960 142.330 35.0 BONIN ISLANDS,
JAPAN REGION
4.7 2008/10/23 05:32:43
43.244 146.751 60.9 KURIL ISLANDS
Week 10/16-10/22 Japan 4M-2, 5M-1; Kamchatka region 4M-1
6.2
2008/10/23 10:04:36 -2.611
145.640 10.0 ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REG., PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.6 2008/10/23 09:21:15
5.975 125.862 123.8 MINDANAO,
PHILIPPINES
6.4 2008/10/22 12:55:57 -18.384 -175.404 227.4 TONGA
13 5.0 2008/10/22 04:51:54
-7.271 154.840 105.5 BOUGAINVILLE
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.0 2008/10/22 03:52:24
-31.742 -177.311 48.2 KERMADEC ISLANDS
REGION
5.2 2008/10/22 00:39:30
28.951 129.738 33.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS,
JAPAN
5.1 2008/10/21 21:21:54
-10.419 -13.128 10.0 ASCENSION
ISLAND REGION
5.4 2008/10/21 13:00:49
-7.511 127.703 142.3 KEPULAUAN
BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
5.0 2008/10/20 23:15:46 -3.379 149.985
35.0 BISMARCK SEA
5.0 2008/10/20 05:01:06
17.683 -100.893 29.3 GUERRERO, MEXICO
5.9 2008/10/20 04:54:22
0.113 120.640 117.4 MINAHASA,
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.2 2008/10/20 03:39:17 -60.492 -51.442 10.0 SCOTIA SEA
5.8 2008/10/19 12:55:06 -21.942 -173.733 35.0 TONGA
6.9 2008/10/19 05:10:35 -21.814 -173.832 32.3 TONGA
5.0 2008/10/18 18:41:31
-6.122 104.648 65.6 SUNDA STRAIT,
INDONESIA
5.8 2008/10/18 00:54:41
-6.951 147.246 87.1 EASTERN NEW
GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.0&
nbsp; 2008/10/16 23:24:43
-3.736 150.430 35.0 NEW IRELAND
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
6.6 2008/10/16 19:41:26
14.443 -92.423 24.0 OFFSHORE
CHIAPAS, MEXICO
6.2
2008/10/12 20:55:42 -20.017 -64.939
356.0 CHUQUISACA, BOLIVIA
6.1 2008/10/11 10:40:16
19.282 -64.832 25.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
Baja/Gulf of California, Pacific Islands, Alaska and West Indies separate
3.0 2008/10/23 11:17:10
38.795 -122.763 1.8 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0 2008/10/20 08:26:18
46.435 -75.758 11.0 SOUTHERN
QUEBEC, CANADA
3.1 2008/10/19 04:07:07
35.894 -116.758 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/10/18 02:27:39 36.145 -114.581 10.0 ARIZONA
3.0 2008/10/17 03:05:11 36.199 -114.532 0.0 NEVADA
Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
3.3 2008/10/21 11:04:02
32.190 -115.329 12.7 BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
4.2 2008/10/17 02:54:01
15.195 -92.894 10.0 OFFSHORE
CHIAPAS, MEXICO
6.6 2008/10/16 19:41:26
14.443 -92.423 24.0 OFFSHORE
CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
none (but see Tonga in FIVE INDEX)
Alaska
3.8 2008/10/23 00:46:08
58.736 -151.549 56.3 KODIAK ISLAND
REGION, ALASKA
10/22 3M-3
10/21 3M-1, 4M-1 (NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.4 2008/10/21 02:02:08
52.539 174.237 15.7 NEAR ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
10/20 3M-1
10/19 3M-2
10/18 3N-2
10/17 3M-0
10/16 3M-2
West Indies Listings
(all Virgin Islands, except below)
3.0
2008/10/23 01:11:59 19.218
-64.742 37.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.4 2008/10/23 01:02:46
19.314 -64.690 86.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
Week 10/16-10/22 3M-40 (includes DOM REP 3M-2; MON PAS 3M-2; PR 3M-8)
10/22 3M-3
3.1 2008/10/22 01:56:53
18.258 -67.911 111.4 MONA PASSAGE,
PUERTO RICO
10/21 3M-6
3.1 2008/10/21 05:34:38
18.260 -67.694 103.5 MONA PASSAGE,
PUERTO RICO
10/20 3M-6
3.3 2008/10/20 09:38:04
17.848 -68.324 82.5 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
10/19 3M-6
10/18 3M-13
3.0 2008/10/18 17:51:21
18.970 -66.275 52.4 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 2008/10/18 15:28:13
19.508 -66.336 31.9 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.3 &
nbsp; 2008/10/18 10:33:24 19.541 -66.373 46.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
3.3 2008/10/18 10:33:24
19.541 -66.373 46.3 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2008/10/18 09:55:49
19.472 -66.381 35.6 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.4 2008/10/18 09:17:16
19.696 -66.376 42.8 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.2 2008/10/18 00:33:34
18.449 -67.833 107.3 DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC REGION
10/17 3M-6
3.3 2008/10/17 17:40:07
19.086 -66.795 24.8 PUERTO RICO
REGION
3.0 2008/10/17 02:28:06
18.947 -65.270 91.2 PUERTO RICO
REGION
10/16 3M-0
Week 10/9-10/15 3M-76, 4M-0, 5M-0, 6M-1; (includes DOM REP 3M-1, PR 3M-5)
10/15 3M-15
10/14 3M-7
10/13 3M-15
10/12 3M-26
10/11 3M-13, 4M-0, 5M-0, 6M-1 (VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION)
6.1 2008/10/11 10:40:16
19.282 -64.832 25.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGION
Week 10/2-10/8 DOM REP 3M-3; MON PAS 3M-1; PR 3M-3; VIRG ISLS 3M-1; BR VIRG ISLS 3M-1
5.2 2008/10/03 05:30:27
7.417 -37.507 10.0 CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.0 2008/10/03 05:26:22
7.446 -36.874 10.0 CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Note: Follow incoming hurricanes at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
MONTHLY PRELIMINARY COUNTS of Earthquakes of 6 or greater Magnitude in the World
Months over count of 20 marked with H. Number is corrected.
YEAR: 93 94 95 96 97
98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08
July 2 10 12
7 5 9 8 9
10 5 15 11 9 11
15 14 with two 7M's
August 2 14 16 6
7 8 9 12 8
12 8 4 13 9 22H 16
September 4 8 8 9
7 4 12 7 10 13 18
15 8 12 21H 15 w
ith one 7M
October 4 12 21H 9
6 3 4 8 11 21H 11
12 8 15 16 (9)
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (150)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
10/15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22
13 24 11 0 0 0 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
8 4 2 1 6 2 3 5
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
KLIUCHEVSKOI Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.057°N, 160.638°E; summit elev. 4835 m (low prior week)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3.1 km)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (6.7 km)
SUWANOSE-JIMA Ryukyu Islands (Japan) 29.635°N, 129.716°E; summit elev. 799 m (2.4 km)
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS south of 23°N (with highest plume)
SOPUTAN Sulawesi 1.108°N, 124.73°E; summit elev. 1784 m (3.3 km on 7 October)
BATU TARA Komba Island (Indonesia) 7.792°S, 123.579°E; summit elev. 748 m (2.4 km)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (4 km)
GALERAS Colombia 1.22°N, 77.37°W; summit elev. 4276 m (7.4 km, white tinged gray)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA)
19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (2 km; high sulfur
dioxide emission, one lava into ocean site)
HVO reported that during
15-21 October lava flowed SE through a tube system from underneath
Kilauea's Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) and rootless shield complex,
reaching the Waikupanaha ocean entry. Multiple surface lava flows on
the pali were noted; on 16 October a channelized 'a'a flow was active
in the Royal Gardens subdivision and a pahoehoe flow was seen on the W
side of the active flow field. Lava destroyed one of two remaining
intermittently occupied structures in the subdivision. The sulfur
dioxide emission rate at Pu'u 'O'o was 1,000 tonnes per day on 17
October, half of the background rate of the 2005-2007 average.
Explosions at the ocean entry were reported on 19 October.
During the reporting
period, Kilauea earthquakes were variously located beneath and to the S
of the caldera, and along the S-flank faults. Beneath Halema'uma'u
crater earthquakes ranged from 40 per day to more than 100 (background
is about 40), but were too small to be located more precisely. The vent
in Halema'uma'u crater continued to produce a predominantly white
plume, which was occasionally tinged brown in association with small
local earthquakes or vent rim collapses, that drifted mainly SW.
Night-time incandescence was intermittently seen at the base of the
plume. Two vent explosions occurred on 14
