Strong Earthquake Strikes SE of Guam

MBR – 092302

M6.4 Quake Occurs 197km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam

 

EQ Details

Magnitude: 6.4 mb
Location: 12.209°N, 146.214°E
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2018-09-23 05:52:11.510 (UTC)

[USGS]

Diagnostics

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“North Korea Finishes Preparation for Guam Strike – Embassy in Russia”

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North Korea Threatens US, S Korea With ‘Ruthless Retaliation’ Over Military Drills

The North Korean chargé d’affaires in Russia has told Sputnik News Agency that “Pyongyang has finished preparation for a strike on the US territory of Guam and is ready to carry it out in case of a ‘provocation.'”

“As you know, we have completed the preparation of the Guam strike. Everything will depend on whether the United States acts sensibly or not. If they do not do so, they will be shamed yet again on the Korean Peninsula in front of the whole world,” Jin Jong Hyop said.

Moratorium on Nuclear Tests

“A few years ago we have already come up with such a proposal to introduce a moratorium on nuclear tests if the United States were to cease military exercises. But then the United States responded to our proposal by launching even larger military drills,” Jin said.

“We will not in any way put out missiles and nuclear weapons on the negotiations table until the United States gives up its provocative policies and nuclear threats against our country,” he said.

More at https://sputniknews.com/asia/201708221056683283-north-korea-guam-strike-preparation-finished/

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Significant Earthquakes – July 29, 2015

M6.3 quake strikes SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska

Magnitude: 6.3Mw [USGS/EHP]
Location: 59.906°N, 153.150°W
Depth: 116.6 km
Time: 2015-07-29 at 02:35:59 UTC,
Distances:

• 68km (42mi) SSW of Redoubt Volcano
• 230km (143mi) SW of Anchorage, Alaska

M4.7 quake strikes 73km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Location: 52.361°N 169.387°W; depth=35.2km
Time:2015-07-29 07:41:07UTC

M4.9 quake strikes 10km W of Merizo Village, Guam
Location: 13.262°N 144.576°E; depth=89.7km
Time: 2015-07-29 03:51:07UTC

M5.9 quake strikes 29km S of Acandi, Colombia
Location: 8.237°N, 77.298°W; depth=10.0 km
Time: 2015-07-29 00:10:24 UTC

 

Major Disaster Declared in Guam

Guam Declared Federal Disaster Area

Guam Typhoon Dolphin (DR-4224)

The Disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the Territory of Guam in the area affected by Typhoon Dolphin during the period of May 13-16, 2015. 

Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area said additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the territory and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

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M6.7 Quake Strikes Guam

SEISMIC HAZARDS
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 070, 09, 08, 07
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Strong Quake Occurs 45km NW of Piti Village, Guam

Centered at 13.756°N, 144.397°E the quake struck at a depth of 136.7km (84.9mi) on September 17 at 06:14 UTC, reported USGS/EHP.

NO destructive tsunami was associated with this event.

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Global Disasters/ Significant Events – September 13, 2014

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC HAZARDS
NATIONAL DISASTER DECLARATION
STATES OF EMERGENCY
MAJOR CATASTROPHES
EXTREME RAIN EVENTS
SEVERE FLOODING
EARTHQUAKE
MASS EVACUATIONS
SCENARIOS 900, 444, 111, 078, 070, 066, 023, 09, 04, 02
.

Major Disaster Declared in Hawaii

The White House has declared a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii in the area affected by Tropical Storm ISELLE  during the period of August 7-9, 2014.

Tropical Storm ISELLE caused significant damage in the counties of Hawaii and Maui.

On September 5, the Hawai‘i County Mayor signed a state of emergency proclamation lava flow in the Wao Kele O Puna area extended to less than 1.5km from the edge of the Ka‘ohe Homesteads subdivision, said the mayor’s office.

Major Disaster Declared in California

The White House has declared a major disaster exists in the State of California in the area affected by an earthquake during the period of August 24 to September 7, 2014.

The quake caused significant damage in the counties of Napa and Solano.

Major Disaster Declared in Guam

The White House has declared a major disaster exists in the Territory of Guam in the area affected by Tropical Storm HALONG during the period of July 28-31, 2014.

State of Emergency Declared in Mississippi’s DeSoto County

Gov. Bryant has declared a state of emergency in Mississippi’s DeSoto County after a line of severe storms pounded the northern part of the state and Tennessee, said a report.

Residents at the Savannah Creek Apartments in Southaven, Miss., were evacuated by the U.S. Coast Guard using rafts, the report said.

Up to seven inches of rain fell over a 100-hour period inundating scores of homes and roads Thursday, with the the cities of Southaven and Horn Lake being the worst hit areas.

St. John Parish School Board Declares State of Emergency

The School Board in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, has declared a state of emergency after a deadly brain-eating amoeba was found in the water supply in August, said a report.

The amoeba is only dangerous if it gets into the nasal cavity, throught which it can reach the brain, according to Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

Death Toll Continues to Climb in Pakistan-India Floods

Extreme Rain Events and widespread flooding have killed at least 600 people in Pakistan and India, injuring hundreds more across the two countries, and affecting millions of others.

Meantime, Water levels in north Kashmir continued to rise, causing major concern, said Jammu & Kashmir chief minister on Saturday.

Crops over millions of hectares have been destroyed or damaged.

Significant Quakes Strike Philippines, Micronesia, New Caledonia

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 07, 08
.

 EQ Details

Magnitude: 5.7Mw
Event Time: 2014-05-16 00:40:15 UTC
Location: 22.477°S 173.065°E depth=7.7km (4.8mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 104km (65mi) E of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia

Magnitude: 6.2Mw
Event Time: 2014-05-15 10:16:41 UTC
Location: 9.376°N 122.068°E depth=14.0km (8.7mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 50km (31mi) WSW of Alim, Philippines
• 52km (32mi) WSW of Asia, Philippines
• 55km (34mi) SW of Sipalay, Philippines
• 80km (50mi) W of Bayawan, Philippines
• 590km (367mi) SSE of Manila, Philippines

Magnitude: 6.6Mw
Event Time: 2014-05-15 08:16:34 UTC
Location: 6.509°N 144.899°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 96km (60mi) SSE of Ifalik, Micronesia
• 757km (470mi) W of Weno, Micronesia
• 767km (477mi) S of Mangilao Village, Guam
• 771km (479mi) S of Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village, Guam
• 770km (478mi) S of Hagatna, Guam

EQ Location Map

Source: USGS/EHP

FRANCISCO Shifts Up Into Major Typhoon Gear

FRANCISCO strengthens into Cat 4B storm, could become a super typhoon

Packing sustained winds of about 230km/hr, FRANCISCO has intensified to a Cat 4B typhoon force, with a significant probability [P=74%] of further strengthening into a super typhoon, albeit briefly, with winds in excess of 250 km/h.

Typhoon FRANCISCO

Time: 06:00UTC – October 18, 2013
Movement: NW at 3km/hr
Position: Near 14.6ºN, 141.8E
Location: About 340km WNW (290 degrees) of Hagåtña, Guam, Mariana Islands
Max Sustained Winds: 230km/hr
Max Wind Gusts: 275km/hr
Significant Wave Height: ~ 10m
Source: FIRE-EARTH and others

FRANCISCO is expected to intensify to a Cat 5 Super Typhoon Force, before weakening as it moves toward Japan region. —FIRE-EARTH.

Typhoon FRANCISCO. VIS/IR satellite image (FIRE-EARTH Enhancement) recorded at 06:32UTC on October 18, 2013. Original image sourced from: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.
More details to follow…

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Typhoon FRANCISCO Inching Toward Japan

FRANCISCO, the 27th Typhoon of 2013

Typhoon FRANCISCO

Time: 06:00UTC – October 17, 2013
Movement: WSW (245 degrees) at 3km/hr
Position: Near 11.2ºN, 142.8E
Location: Near 370km SW of Hagåtña, Guam, Mariana Islands
Max Sustained Winds: 135km/hr
Max Wind Gusts: 165km/hr
Significant Wave Height: ~ 8m
Source: FIRE-EARTH and others

FRANCISCO is expected to intensify to a Cat 4C Typhoon force, before gradually weakening as it moves toward Japan region. —FIRE-EARTH.

Typhoon FRANCISCO. Visible/Shortwave IR (FIRE-EARTH Enhancement) satellite image recorded at 04:32UTC on October 17, 2013. The typhoon was located SSW of Guam. Original image sourced from: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.

Typhoon FRANCISCO with the projected path. IR satellite image (FIRE-EARTH Enhancement) recorded at 04:32UTC on October 17, 2013. Original image sourced from: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.

Typhoon Stats for NW Pacific

• The 60 year average (1951-2010) No of Typhoons: 20.9
• No of typhoons so far this year: 27
• Percent Increase: 29.2 [Calculated by FIRE-EARTH blog]

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NW Rota-1 Volcano Erupts

NW Rota-1 Submarine Volcano Located Near Guam Erupts

NW Rota-1, a submarine volcano located about 100km north of Guam in the Marianas Volcanic Arc is erupting.

Scientists and engineers have reportedly been collecting data on NW Rota-1 since early April,  Guam Pacific Daily News reported.

“They were aboard the R/V Thompson research vessel, which was docked briefly at Apra Harbor on Friday. They found the volcano erupting when they visited the area several days ago. The Marianas arc expedition is one of several scientific investigations put together by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory.” GuamPDN said.

NW Rota-1

Region:  Mariana Islands
Volcano Type:  Submarine volcano
Last Known Eruption: 2008
Summit Elevation:  -517 m    (-1,696 feet)
Latitude:  14.601°N  (14°36’4″N)
Longitude: 144.775°E  (144°46’31″E)
Source: GVP

A map showing part of the Northern Mariana Islands and vicinity (an area roughly midway between the main island of New Guinea on the S, and Tokyo, Japan on the N). The islands shown include Guam, Rota, Saipan, and others. The map emphasizes the location of the active submarine volcano NW Rota 1 and the currently quiet submarine caldera West Rota. After Embley and others, 2004; courtesy of the American Geophysical Union. Caption: GVP

A submarine volcano detected during a 2003 NOAA bathymetric survey of the Mariana Island arc was found to be hydrothermally active and named NW Rota-1. The basaltic to basaltic-andesite seamount rises to within 517 m of the sea surface SW of Esmeralda Bank and lies 64 km NW of Rota Island and about 100 km north of Guam. When Northwest Rota-1 was revisited in 2004, a minor submarine eruption from a vent named Brimstone Pit on the upper south flank about 40 m below the summit intermittently ejected a plume several hundred meters high containing ash, rock particles, and molten sulfur droplets that adhered to the surface of the remotely operated submersible vehicle. The active vent was funnel-shaped, about 20 m wide and 12 m deep. NW Rota-1 is large submarine volcano with prominent structural lineaments about a kilometer apart cutting across the summit of the edifice and down the NE and SW flanks. Courtesy of Bill Chadwick, 2006 (Oregon State University/NOAA). Caption: GVP.

Bathymetry of NW Rota 1 showing the location of Brimstone Pit, [March 2004]. Credit: Bob Embley, NOAA.

Glowing red lava jetting out of the vent at Northwest Rota-1 Brimstone Pit at depth of 560 m. Photo taken from the submersible Jason II, 29 April 2006. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program. Caption: GVP

Eruption at Brimstone Pit in Northwest Rota-1 at a depth of 560 m. Photo taken by the submersible Jason II, 29 April 2006. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program. Caption: GVP

“Our observations here are some of the first direct observations of an erupting submarine volcano ever,” wrote NOAA oceanographer Sharon Walker in an e-mail to the Pacific Daily News. “We have made several visits to this volcano since 2003, with the first confirmation of an active eruption during our 2004 visit.”

“The scientists analyzed samples of seawater around the volcano, measured the rock and deposits, and studied the microbe, shrimp, and limpet populations living atop NW Rota-1.” GPDN said.

“Studying the chemistry of these volcanoes can help provide a better understanding of how excessive amounts of carbon dioxide affect marine environments,” Walker added.

The NW Rota-1 summit is about 517 meters below the sea level.

“There have been no reports that I am aware of that this eruption has had any effect on Rota, Guam or any of the surrounding islands,” wrote Walker.

Walker and her colleagues observed “billowing clouds of yellow and white smoke” made of sulfur, carbon dioxide bubbles streaming out of the vent, and “ash and pebble-sized rocks raining out of the plume.”

More … http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090420/NEWS01/904200310/1002

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