| Monday 28th March 2005 |
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| Giant EQ hits Asia...Again! |
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Inside the Shadow Zone
The P-Wave shadow zone 103 and 140 degree lines cross Alaska and the US Midwest.
The following simultaneous readings have been noted: |
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Veniaminof (Alaska)
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Mount Spurr (Alaska)
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Yellowstone : Old Faithfull
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Crater Lake (USA)
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| Active Volcano's entering the charts today... |
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Location |
Region |
Alert Level |
| Ambrym |
16.25S 168.12E |
S.PACIFIC |
ALERT LEVEL 2 |
| Egon |
08.67S 122.45E |
INDONESIA |
ALERT LEVEL 3 |
| Karangetang |
02.78N 125.48E |
SANGIHE IS. |
ALERT LEVEL 3 |
| Krakatau |
06.10S 105.42E |
INDONESIA |
ALERT LEVEL 2 |
| Manam |
04.10S 145.06E |
NEW GUINEA |
ALERT LEVEL 2 |
| Mayon |
13.26N 123.69E |
PHILIPPINES |
ALERT LEVEL 2 |
| Rabaul |
04.27S 152.20E |
NEW BRITAIN |
ALERT LEVEL 2 |
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| The return of the 6+'s |
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20-03-2005 |
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| Jumbo Squid Beach Themselves |
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17-03-2005 |
At least 10 of the South American natives have been stranded in South Orange County since Saturday. The squid first appeared off the Southern California coast in January. Scientists at the Ocean Institute suspect they never left. Biologists say the squid normally feed out in the deep sea. Between 600 and 2000 feet would be where they find food.
They find it even more odd that they would land in a harbor where the water is shallow.
• Jumbo Squid Beach Themselves |
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| Whats up at the Cascades? |
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17-03-2005 |
| Lets look at some weird "seismic" activity inside the cascade range this week... |
3 Sisters
Mt. Rainier
St Helens |
Tom Dick & Harry
Mt. Baker |
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According to the "experts", Here are some possible causes:
a) Lava bubbling underneath the ground
b) Wind noise
c) Electrical Interference
d) All of the above |
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| Mexico's 'Fire Volcano' spews hot lava |
The volcano near the city of Colima, 430 miles northwest of Mexico City, unleashed a column of smoke and ash along with a flow of burning orange lava on Sept. 29. Since then, scientists have reported nearly daily eruptions from its 12,533-foot peak.
Eruption Video:
 
View: South Camera & North West Camera
• Mexico's 'Fire Volcano' spews hot lava
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| Double volcanic eruption in Eastern Russia |
Located in the Russian Far East, the Kamchatka Peninsula is a landscape covered with volcanoes, part of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'. Two stratovolcanoes, Kliuchevskoi and Shiveluch are currently erupting simultaneously.
This is NOT being reported in the US press despite the fact that Kamchatka is Alaska's next door neighbour!
• Double volcanic eruption in Eastern Russia
| Region: EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA |
| Date |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth |
Magnitude |
| 2005/03/08 09:06:18 |
53.43N |
161.84E |
51.0 |
4.5 |
| Source: USGS |
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| Mother Nature Throws us a Curve Ball : Klerksdorp/Johannesburg 5.0 |
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| St Helens Erupts |
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As of the 9th of March, the Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) reported that a small explosive event at Mt. St. Helens volcano began at approximately 5:25 p.m. PST one hour after a magnitude 2.0 volcanic earthquake was registered under the volcano.
• Mount St. Helens emits plume of steam, ash
• Eruption At Mt. St. Helens
• Big burst from St. Helens
• Mount St. Helens emits cloud of ash
• Mount St. Helens coughs up ash
• US volcano Mount St Helens erupts
• Scientists seek source of Mount St. Helens blast
• St. Helens assessed after blast
• Mount St. Helens: This time, its bark was worse than its bite
• Subtle tremor may hint of eruption
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| Unusual Headlines |
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20-03-2005 |
• Water-main breaks across Denver create traffic woes
"Shifting earth probably caused the 6-inch underground steel water main to sever..."
• Experts weigh super-volcano risks
"Geologists have called for a task force to be set up to consider emergency management in the event of a massive volcanic eruption." - Interesting timing on this one...
• Super volcanoes will chill the world someday
"The eruption of a super volcano "sooner or later" will chill the planet and threaten human civilization, British scientists say" - I think they are trying to tell us something...
• Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
"Scientists say the geologic record shows that it has blown, or erupted, every 600,000 years. It has not erupted now in 640,000 years and many believe it is not only overdue, it is getting ready to blow"
• Whale stranding cases 'increase'
"Whale, dolphin and porpoise strandings have doubled in the UK over the last 10 years to 782, according to a new study"
• Meteor Crater mystery solved
"The space rock that carved Meteor Crater in Arizona hit the planet much more slowly than astronomers once figured, but still 10 times faster than a rifle bullet"
• Flaming Object Seen In Night Sky
SEATTLE - A fireball streaked through the night sky across the western half of the Pacific Northwest on Saturday, startling people all the way from southern Oregon to the Seattle area.
Photo: http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/L_IMAGE.101688cd0b5.93.88.fa.7c.13319f451.jpg
• 17-03-2005: New Warning: U.S. Gulf Coast Faces High Tsunami Risk
"Scientists issued a fresh warning today: The northern Caribbean may be at a high risk for a major tsunami, based on historical records that date back to Columbus’ arrival in 1492."
• 17-03-2005: New Asian quake threat warning
"A build-up of stress on faults in Sumatra following the Indonesian earthquake is likely to trigger another large quake and perhaps a tsunami."
• 17-03-2005: Senate OKs oil drilling in Alaska's ANWR
WASHINGTON -- With a hard-fought Senate vote yesterday clearing the way, supporters of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge said survey teams could arrive on the harsh landscape within a year and leases for tapping its significant deposits of oil and natural gas could be sold as soon as 2007.
(Greed: 1, Environment: 0)
• 20-03-2005: Boom was, in fact, a boom
"Guess what? That sonic boom that rattled the bay area last week was ... a sonic boom."
• 20-03-2005: Quake amateurs shake skeptical pros
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| Washington wary as predators creep closer |
Another case of strange animal behaviour... "They're smart, adaptive, secretive and operate under the cover of darkness. Alert and wary, they've now been spotted less than five kilometres from the White House..."
• Washington wary as predators creep closer
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| Alaska : Activity Surges Again |
Seismic activity in the Cook Inlet and central regions of Alaska increased in frequency on Monday 7th. AEIC registered 28 EQ's in the magnitude range 1.9 to 3.6.
Links:
• Alaska Earthquake Information Centre |
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| Category 5 Cyclone Nears Australia |
Tropical cyclone Ingrid is gaining intensity as it heads slowly toward Australia's far north Queensland coast. Early today it was upgraded to a category five cyclone centered about 330 kilometres west northwest of Cooktown. Australia's Tropical Cyclone Warning center said the cyclone was drifting slowly west-northwest at about six kilometers (about 3 miles ) an hour and is expected to maintain that course over the next 24 hours.
Links:
• Category 5 Cyclone Nears Australia
• Cyclone bears down on NE Australia
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| The southern point of the Jean de Fuca plate just off the coast of Oregon has awakened for a second time in the last week. |
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| Mount Rainier, Spurr and the Seattle Fault Line Enter the Picture... |
Mt Rainier |
Mt Rainier |
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| Looks like another sleeping giant may be awakening... |
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| Region: Washington State |
| Date |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth |
Magnitude |
| 2005/03/13 03:37:47 |
47.26N |
122.86W |
11.0 |
3.3 |
| 2005/03/06 13:20:06 |
48.01N |
121.89W |
12.1 |
3.5 |
| Source: USGS |
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Links:
• Experts predict 1,600 could die in quake
• Volcano experts warn about unrest at Mount Spurr
• Tame temblor rattles Snohomish County
• Magnitude 3.5 quake shakes Granite Falls |
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| Mass stranding leaves dolphins dying in Florida |
Whale and Dolphin strandings have long been thought of as a precursor to changes under the sea. Dozens of dolphins have beached off the coast of Florida.
• Dolphins' Fatal Beaching Closely Followed Sub Exercises
• Mass stranding leaves dolphins dying in Florida
• US probes submarine link in dolphin case
• 70 dolphins strand selves off the Fla. Keys
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| Seafloor earthquakes signal eruption off Vancouver Island |
A scientific SWAT team from Seattle is sailing this afternoon for a spot off the coast of Vancouver Island, where they suspect an underwater eruption is under way.
The past 7 days have seen an alarming increase in seismic activity on the Jean de Fuca tectonic plate near Vancouver Island. The Juan de Fuca plate is a tectonic time bomb capable of producing earthquakes and tsunamis on par with the disaster that struck the Indian Ocean in December.
"SOSUS has detected more than 3,800 earthquakes in the first 96 hrs of the swarm"
"One of the biggest problems in trying to predict when the next big one will hit is not knowing how fast the two plates are moving..."
Links:
• Seafloor earthquakes signal eruption off Vancouver Island
• Deep Ocean Seismicity from Hydroacoustic Monitoring
• Earthquake swarm off coast prompts research cruise
• Human Hand behind earthquake and Tsunami? It is time for Indian Navy to investigate!
• It's Not Our Fault
• Scientists Expect Eruption Off Pacific Northwest
• Two tectonic plates appear to be pulling apart
• Scientists head out to Pacific to view undersea quake area
Update:
• No sign of undersea eruption
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De Fuca: South & North Ridge
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| Region: VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION |
| Date |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth |
Magnitude |
| 2005/03/11 15:28:25 |
50.49N |
128.18W |
10.0 |
4.6 |
| 2005/03/06 13:01:33 |
49.04N |
128.71W |
10.0 |
4.7 |
| 2005/03/01 21:34:29 | 48.30N | 128.84W | 10.0 | 5.1 |
| 2005/03/01 16:08:32 | 48.25N | 128.72W | 10.0 | 4.8 |
| 2005/03/01 00:32:25 | 48.33N | 128.79W | 10.0 | 5.1 |
| 2005/02/28 13:50:25 | 48.33N | 128.77W | 10.0 | 5.0 |
| 2005/02/28 13:23:50 | 48.38N | 128.46W | 10.0 | 4.5 |
| 2005/02/28 12:49:25 | 48.33N | 128.78W | 10.0 | 5.0 |
| 2005/02/27 20:46:43 | 48.29N | 127.70W | 10.0 | 3.7 |
| Source: USGS |
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| Comments |
Under water eruption in an area with no known volcanic activity means what exactly?
Has mother Nature found a new outlet to vent her frustration through?
Serious doubt has been cast on the ability of land based seismic monitors to accurately detect and pinpoint undersea quakes. |
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| Helens Webcam Comes to a Grinding Halt |
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St Helens West |
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04 March 10:53AM (PST)
Helens webcam has ceased to update since 04 March - Just as things were getting very interesting!
Her camera might not be functioning but the seismic sensors tell a story all of their own!
"The network failure which began last Friday still continues. There is no operating network connection between the Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam and the rest of the world. A technician dispatched yesterday located the apparent failure location some thirty miles from the VolcanoCam in a remote area. More technicians are going there this morning with additional equipment to specifically identify the problem and attempt to fix it."
As at 13:48 PST, 08-03-2005 the Helen webcam is functional again.
Links:
• Officials consider reopening volcano's Johnston Ridge observatory
• Mount St. Helens glacier gets a name but may be short-lived |
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