Posted by feww on December 28, 2013
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES 2013
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes 31km NW of Frontera, Canary Islands, Spain
The earthquake, centered at 27.915°N, 18.271°W, about 31km NW of El Hierro, struck at a depth of about 23 km [ GEOFON Program reported depth as 10km.]
El Hierro (area: 280 km², Elevation 1,500; population: 14,000) is a steeply mountainous volcanic island, which emerged from the ocean about 1.2 million year ago following three successive explosive eruptions. The only recorded eruption on the island in recent times occurred in 1793, which lasted for more than 30 days and produced lava flows, after the Volcan de Lomo Negro vented.
Earthquake Location Map
Source: USGS/EHP. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH Blog.
Quake Details [USGS/EHP]
- Event Time: 2013-12-27 at 17:46UTC
- Location: 27.915°N 18.271°W; Depth=22.8km [18.19°W, 27.87°N; Depth: 10km GEOFON Program]
- Nearby Cities
- 31km (19mi) NW of Frontera, Spain
- 89km (55mi) SSW of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain
- 98km (61mi) SSW of Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain
- 148km (92mi) WSW of Santiago del Teide, Spain
- 507km (315mi) W of Laayoune / El Aaiun, Western Sahara
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Posted by feww on March 31, 2013
El Hierro moving east, experiencing uplift amid intense seismic activity
Intense seismicity and inflation at El Hierro suggest magma is intruding underneath the tiny volcanic island, the smallest of Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa (population ~ 10,000).
- Sharp increase in seismic activity in and around the tiny island (Area: ~ 278 km2) began on March 18, with the largest quake measuring 4.7 on Richter scale, which occurred on Friday.
- The majority of tremors are occurring at a depth of between 12 and 15 km.
- The latest geological activities have caused the island to move east and forced the ground to rise by 11 cm at Punta de Orchilla on the western tip of the island.
Map of El Hierro with recent quake epicenters
Image Credit: AVCAN. AVCAN.ORG was developed by Victor Tapia. Original idea, administration and all rights by Fernando Raja
Histogram of the recent earthquakes at El Hierro 18 -31 March, 2013. Note sharp increase in seismic activity since March 18, 2013. Image credit: AVCAN.
Latest Earthquake at El Hierro. Image credit: AVCAN.
Global Volcano Watch (Source: AVO; HVO; GVP)
New Activity/Unrest:
- Fuego, Guatemala (Lava fountains rising to 400 m above the crater reported on 20 March, causing 1.5 km long lava stream in the Ceniza drainage).
- Hekla, Southern Iceland
- Tungurahua, Ecuador
Ongoing Activity:
U.S. Volcanoes
- Kilauea, Hawaii (Hawaii) – Code ORANGE – WATCH
- Cleveland Volcano (Alaska) – Code YELLOW – ADVISORY
Kamchatka Peninsula
- Gorely – Code YELLOW
- Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) – Code ORANGE
- Kizimen, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) – Code ORANGE
- Tolbachik, Central Kamchatka (Russia) Code ORANGE
- Bezymianny – Code YELLOW
- Sheveluch Central Kamchatka (Russia) – Code ORANGE
Indonesia
- Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia)
- Lokon-Empung, Sulawesi
- Paluweh, Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)
Kurile Islands
- Snow – Code YELLOW
- Ivan Grozny – Code YELLOW
Other Volcanoes
- Bagana, Bougainville (PNG)
- Popocatépetl, México
- Sakura-jima, Kyushu (Japan)
- Santa María, Guatemala
Total: 21 volcanoes
Recent Volcano News
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Posted by feww on August 12, 2012
Disaster Calendar – 12 August 2012
SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,312 Days Left
[August 12, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,312 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…
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Soaring heat spurs more forest fires across Canary Islands forcing thousands to flee their homes
A new round of forest fires consumed hundreds of hectares on Tenerife and La Gomera islands, two of Spain’s Canary Islands, located off the coast of Africa.
- At least 4,000 people were evacuated.
- The new blazes have consumed a total of about 1,000 hectares on both island.
- Since last week, wildfires have consumed about 4,000 hectares on Canary Islands.
Other Global Disasters/ Significant Events
- East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Death toll from the two strong earthquakes that struck NW Iran on August 11 has climbed to about 300, with more than 5,000 people injured.
- The quakes affected about a 1,000 rural communities, destroying or severely damaging 150 villages.
- Many of the mountains villages are hard to reach by road.
- About 36,000 people were evacuated to emergency shelters, news media reported officials as saying.
- About 70 aftershocks have struck the area, as of posting.
- Texas, USA. Dallas County officials have declared a state of emergency due to rapid rise of West Nile virus infections.
- Dallas County has reported 181 infections, which have resulted in at least nine deaths.
- More than 431 human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in northern Texas with at least 12 fatalities attributed to the infections.
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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