Psychosomatic Pains of America

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Deadliest mass shooting in modern American history leaves 59 dead, 515 wounded

The massacre occurred in America’s most predatory city, Las Vegas, portending deadly waves of social seismicity to befall the nation.

A gunman opened fire into a capacity crowd of about 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel on Sunday night.

The Route 91 Harvest Festival was being held at the Las Vegas Village and Festival Grounds, with the gunman firing from Mandalay Bay casino.

Police identified the shooter as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada. He was found dead in his hotel room.

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Seismic Swarm Continues in Nevada

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225 Shocks swarm area between Hawthorne, NV and Bridgeport, CA

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Significant Seismic Cluster Strikes near Hawthorne, Nevada

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3 Significant shocks rock California – Nevada border

Earthquake Details

• Magnitude:  5.7ml
  Location: 38.375°N 118.904°W [ 29km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada]
  Depth: 8.2 km
  Time: 2016-12-28 08:18:00 (UTC)

• Magnitude: 5.7ml
  Location: 38.392°N 118.899°W [28km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada]
  Depth: 12.0 km
  Time: 2016-12-28 08:22:12 (UTC)

• Magnitude: 5.5ml
  Location: 38.377°N 118.896°W [ 26km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada]
  Depth: 8.6 km
  Time: 2016-12-28 09:13:47 (UTC)

Aftershocks: 45 (All sizes)
Source: USGS/EHP

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Earthquakes Strike Guatemala, Alaska, Montana, Nevada

M5.7 quake strikes SW of Guatemala City

Magnitude: 5.7Mw [EMSC]
Location: 14.22 N ; 91.44 W
Depth: 100km [77.5km USGS/EHP]
Date/ time: 2016-06-15 13:46:58.7 UTC
Distances:

• 110 km SW of Guatemala City, Guatemala [pop: 994,938]
• 35 km S of Mazatenango, Guatemala [ pop: 44,132 ]
• 11 km SW of Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate, Guatemala [pop: 18,189]

Alaska
M5.1 – 39km SW of Adak, Alaska
Location: 51.611°N 177.033°W
Depth: 48.2 km
Time: 2016-06-14 17:13:26 UTC

Montana
M4.0 – 52km W of West Yellowstone, Montana
Location: 44.733°N 111.765°W
Depth: 9.7km
Time: 2016-06-14 14:35:28 UTC

Nevada
M3.7 – 17km SSE of Gabbs, Nevada
Location: 38.721°N 117.842°W
Depth: 9.9 km
Time: 2016-06-15 10:12:24 UTC

Other Significant Seismicity

Afghanistan
M5.0 – 43km W of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
Location: 36.097°N 70.301°E
Depth: 112.1 km
Time: 2016-06-15 09:02:16 UTC

Indonesia
M5.6 – 194km ESE of Enarotali, Indonesia
Location: 4.606°S 137.965°E
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2016-06-14 22:09:26 UTC

Japan
M5.6 – 171km SSE of Naze, Japan
Location: 26.948°N 130.188°E
Depth: 6.0 km
Time: 2016-06-14 15:01:56 UTC

Vanuatu
M5.2 – 66km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
Location: 13.428°S 167.147°E
Depth: 222.4 km
Time: 2016-06-15 13:31:17 UTC

Crop Disasters Declared for Counties in 3 U.S. States

Drought destroys crops in 13 counties across three U.S. states

Drought Disaster Emergency Designations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated a total of 13 counties across three states—Idaho, Nevada and Oregon—as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those areas are:

• Idaho.  Ada, Adams, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls and Washington counties.

• Nevada. Elko and Humboldt counties.

• Oregon. Baker and Malheur counties.

Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on one or more crops.

ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas, as listed above, include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.

iii. Some counties may have been designated as crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.

iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.

Crop Disaster Designations – 2016

• Drought Disaster Declared for Counties in Arizona, California May 23, 2016
• Drought Disasters Declared for Counties in Oregon, California, Nevada, Hawaii May 13, 2016
• Drought Disaster Declared for Counties in Arizona, California May 7, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Texas, Utah, Oklahoma, Nevada and Hawaii April 22, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Montana; Wildfire Emergencies in Kansas, Oklahoma
• Crop Disasters Declared in North Carolina March 31, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Puerto Rico March 26, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Florida, Georgia  March 18, 2016
• Multiple Crop Disasters Declared in Nine U.S. States March 4, 2016

• Multiple Crop Disasters Hit Eight U.S. States February 29, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Montana February 25, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in the U.S. States of North Carolina and Virginia February 11, 2016

• Crop Disasters Declared in Two U.S. States February 5, 2016
• Extreme Weather Events Destroy Crops in Georgia & the Carolinas January 24, 2016
• Multiple Crop Disasters Declared in Three U.S. States January 9, 2016
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

 

Drought Disasters Declared for Counties in Oregon, California, Nevada, Hawaii

Drought destroys crops in seven counties across four U.S. states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated a total of six counties in Oregon, California and Nevada as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those areas are:

Oregon. Lake, Klamath, Harney and Deschutes counties.

California. Modoc County.

Nevada. Washoe County

In a separate declaration USDA has also designated Kauai County in Hawaii as a crop disaster area due to drought.

Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on one or more crops.

ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas, as listed above, include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.

iii. Some counties may have been designated as crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.

iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.

Crop Disaster Designations – 2016

• Drought Disaster Declared for Counties in Arizona, California May 7, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Texas, Utah, Oklahoma, Nevada and Hawaii April 22, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Montana; Wildfire Emergencies in Kansas, Oklahoma
• Crop Disasters Declared in North Carolina March 31, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Puerto Rico March 26, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Florida, Georgia  March 18, 2016
• Multiple Crop Disasters Declared in Nine U.S. States March 4, 2016

• Multiple Crop Disasters Hit Eight U.S. States February 29, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in Montana February 25, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in the U.S. States of North Carolina and Virginia February 11, 2016

• Crop Disasters Declared in Two U.S. States February 5, 2016
• Extreme Weather Events Destroy Crops in Georgia & the Carolinas January 24, 2016
• Multiple Crop Disasters Declared in Three U.S. States January 9, 2016
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

 

Earthquakes Strike near Hawthorne, Nevada

RCM

M4.3  strikes 23km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude: 4.3Mw
Time: 2016-03-21 07:37:10 (UTC)
Distances:

• 22km (14mi) ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada
• 127km (79mi) ESE of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
• 143km (89mi) ESE of Carson City, Nevada

Aftershocks:

• 3.3 23km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada 2016-03-21 13:18:10 UTC depth=6.3km
• 3.3 23km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada 2016-03-21 10:46:49 UTC depth=6.8km

U.S. Seismicity Events Today Included :

• M 4.6 – 13km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii
  Location: 19.848°N 155.703°W
  Depth: 31.8 km
  Time: 2016-03-20 16:43:59 UTC

• M 2.9 – 7km NW of Contoocook, New Hampshire
  Location: 43.263°N, 71.781°W
  Depth: 6.8 km
  Time: 2016-03-21 13:18:23 UTC

• M 2.6 – 9km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri
  Location: 36.127°N, 89.728°W
  Depth: 9.1 km
  Time: 2016-03-20 17:23:04 UTC

Other events recorded in Alaska, California, Kansas & Oklahoma.

[Source: USGS/EHP]

Multiple Crop Disasters Hit Eight U.S. States

Multiple disasters destroy or damage crops in 130 counties across eight states

USDA has designated 29 counties across four states—Nevada, California, Idaho and Oregon—as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by drought that occurred from Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2015. Those counties are:

Nevada. Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine counties.

California. Alpine, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer and Sierra counties.

Idaho. Owyhee County.

Oregon. Harney, Lake and Malheur counties.

All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas on Feb. 17, 2016.

Crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by multiple disaster conditions

USDA has designated 101 counties across four states—North Dakota,  South Dakota,  Montana and Minnesota—as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by multiple disaster conditions.

Disaster Number 1: USDA has designated the following counties as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the combined effects of excessive heat, excessive rain, frost, excessive snow, drought, hail, flooding, high winds, lightning, weather-related insects and diseases that occurred from Jan. 1, 2015, and continues.

North Dakota. Benson, Burke, Burleigh, Cavalier, Divide, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Kidder, McHenry, McLean, Mountrail, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Renville, Sheridan, Steele, Towner, Traill, Walsh, Ward, Wells, and Williams counties.

Disaster Number 2: USDA has designated the following counties as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the combined effects of freeze, frost, and drought that occurred from March 1, 2015, through Oct. 1, 2015.

North Dakota. Benson, Billings, Burke, Cavalier, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, Foster, Golden Valley, Grant, Griggs, Hettinger, McKenzie, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Nelson, Ramsey, Slope, Stark, Towner, Walsh, Wells, and Williams continues.

Montana. Fallon, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Wibaux counties.

Disaster Number 3: USDA has designated the following counties as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the combined effects of drought, excessive heat, high winds and hail that occurred from March 15, 2015, through Oct. 30, 2015.

North Dakota. Benson, Billings, Burleigh, Dunn, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Golden Valley, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Nelson, Oliver, Pierce, Ramsey, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stutsman, Towner, Ward and Wells counties.

Montana. Fallon and Wibaux counties.

South Dakota. Campbell and Corson counties.

Disaster Number 4: USDA has designated the following counties as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that occurred from April 1, 2015, and continues.

North Dakota. Burleigh, Cavalier, Emmons, Grand Forks, Kidder, McLean, Morton, Nelson, Oliver, Pembina, Ramsey, Sheridan and Walsh counties.

Minnesota. Marshall County.

All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas on Feb. 24, 2016.

Links to previous disaster listings posted at

• Crop Disasters Declared in Montana February 25, 2016
• Crop Disasters Declared in the U.S. States of North Carolina and Virginia February 11, 2016

• Crop Disasters Declared in Two U.S. States February 5, 2016
• Extreme Weather Events Destroy Crops in Georgia & the Carolinas January 24, 2016
• Multiple Crop Disasters Declared in Three U.S. States January 9, 2016
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

 

Reno Rattled by Earthquakes

Coming to a city near you…

M4.4 quake strikes 12km S of Reno, Nevada

Centered at 39.429°N, 119.789°W the event occurred at a depth of 9.6km, reported USGS/EHP.

The event was one of a cluster of at least 8 earthquakes to strike the area starting at 06:22:36UTC on Wednesday (2015-12-23).

People reported feeling the earthquake throughout the city, from South Reno to Northwest Reno. The Nevada Seismological Laboratory recorded the epicenter at about 500m north of Steamboat Ditch, and 5km south of  Reno–Tahoe International Airport (west of I-580), said local media.

EQ Details
Magnitude: 4.4Mw
Location: 39.429°N, 119.789°W
Depth: 9.6km
Nearby Cities:

• 11km (7mi) S of Reno, Nevada
• 12km (7mi) SSW of Sparks, Nevada
• 18km (11mi) S of Sun Valley, Nevada
• 25km (16mi) SSW of Spanish Springs, Nevada
• 29km (18mi) N of Carson City, Nevada

Initial Cluster

• 2.5 11km SSE of Reno, Nevada 2015-12-23 08:29:20 UTC 8.5 km
• 3.1 10km SSE of Reno, Nevada 2015-12-23 07:05:36 UTC 9.5 km
• 2.9 11km SSE of Reno, Nevada 2015-12-23 06:59:05 UTC 8.1 km
• 2.8 11km SSE of Reno, Nevada 2015-12-23 06:58:15 UTC 9.5 km
• 4.4 12km S of Reno, Nevada 2015-12-23 06:46:07 UTC 9.6 km
• 3.1 11km S of Reno, Nevada 2015-12-23 06:45:49 UTC 9.8 km
• 3.0 11km SSE of Reno, Nevada 2015-12-23 06:36:30 UTC 9.4 km
• 3.2 11km SSE of Reno, Nevada 2015-12-23 06:22:36 UTC 9.8 km

Another Swarm of Volcanic-like Earthquakes Rattle NW Nevada

M4.6 strikes north of Bald Mountain, Nevada

Centered at 41.895°N, 119.636°W the quake occurred at a depth of about 10km, reported USGS/EHP.

The quake was one of at least 23 volcanic-like tremors of all sizes to strike the area in the 24 hours to posting.

A swarm of at least 55 shocks have occurred in the area over the past 7 days.

EQ Details
Magnitude: 4.6Mw
Location: 41.895°N 119.636°W
Depth: 10.1 km
Time: 2015-07-16 01:52:11 UTC
Nearby Cities:

• 48km (30mi) SE of Lakeview, Oregon
• 155km (96mi) ESE of Altamont, Oregon
• 159km (99mi) ESE of Klamath Falls, Oregon
• 176km (109mi) NNE of Susanville, California
• 303km (188mi) N of Carson City, Nevada

Crop Disasters Declared in Nevada, Utah

Drought destroys more crops in 11 areas across two states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 additional areas (10 counties and Carson City) across two states—Nevada and Utah—as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by ongoing drought.

Crop disasters have  occurred in the following areas:

• Nevada.  Storey, Lyon, Lincoln, Washoe counties and Carson City.
• Utah. Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Millard, Piute and Sevier counties.

Crop Disasters 2015

Beginning January 7, 2015 USDA has declared crop disasters in at least an 1,209 counties (and county-equivalent areas) across 20 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

Majority of the 2015 crop disaster designations so far are due to drought.

Crop Disasters 2014

In 2014, USDA declared crop disasters in at least 2,904 counties across 44 states. Most of the designations were due to drought.

Those states were:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings. See blog content.]

Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.

ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas, as listed above, include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.

iii. Some counties may have been designated as crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.

iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.

v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on May 27, 2015 and posted on their website as two separate declarations.

Related Links

• Crop Disasters Declared in 4 States  May 21, 2015
• Drought Destroys More Crops in CO, ID, OR, TX, UT May 14, 2015
• Drought Destroys more Crops in ID, NV, OR, UT May 7, 2015
• Federal Disasters
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

M4.8 Quake Strikes Nevada

Earthquake clusters strike Nevada,  California, Alaska, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Puerto Rico

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake, centered at 37.292°N, 114.655°W struck Nevada at a depth of 4.0 km (2.5 mi), USGS/EHP reported.

The quake, originally reported as a magnitude 5.4 event, was followed by dozens of smaller aftershocks, most of them occurring locally with several reported in neighboring states of California and Utah.

EQ Details
Magnitude: 4.8Mw
Location: 37.292°N, 114.655°W; Depth= 4.0 km
Time: 2015-05-22 @ 18:47:42UTC
Nearby Cities:

• 37km (23mi) SSW of Caliente, Nevada
• 75km (47mi) NW of Mesquite, Nevada
• 97km (60mi) WNW of Saint George, Utah
• 103km (64mi) W of Washington, Utah
• 130km (82mi) NNW of Las Vegas [FIRE-EARTH projection]
• 453km (281mi) SSW of Salt Lake City, Utah

1 Day, All Magnitudes Worldwide: 234 earthquakes – 218 earthquakes in map area – Download Updated: 2015-05-23 at 11:20:44UTC [USGS/EHP]

Drought Destroys more Crops in ID, NV, OR, UT

Crop disasters declared for 37 counties in four states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 37 additional counties across four  states—Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah—as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the drought.

The drought disaster designations are for the following areas:

• Idaho. Ada, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clark, Custer, Elmore, Gem, Jefferson, Lemhi, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Valley and Washington counties.
• Nevada. Pine, Elko, Eureka, Lincoln and Nye counties.
• Oregon. Malheur County.
• Utah. Juab (multiple designations), Millard (multiple designations), Tooele, Carbon, Emery, Sanpete, Sevier and Utah counties.

Crop Disasters 2015

Beginning January 7, 2015 USDA has declared crop disasters in at least an 1,135 counties across 20  states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

Majority of the 2015 crop disaster designations so far are due to drought.

Crop Disasters 2014

In 2014, USDA declared crop disasters in at least 2,904 counties across 44 states. Most of the designations were due to drought.

Those states were:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings. See blog content.]

Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.

ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas, as listed above, include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.

iii. Some counties may have been designated as crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.

iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.

v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on May 6, 2015 and posted on their website as three separate declarations.

Related Links

• Crop Disasters Declared in AZ, ID, NV, OR, UT April 23, 2015
• Federal Disasters
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

Crop Disasters Declared in AZ, ID, NV, OR, UT

Drought destroys more crops in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 37 additional counties across five states—Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah—as crop disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the drought.

The drought disaster designations are for the following areas:

• Arizona. Mohave County
• Idaho. Adams and Washington counties
• Nevada. Clark, Humboldt, Lincoln, Nye Washoe and White Pine counties.
• Oregon. Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Linn, Malheur, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties.
• Utah. Box, Carbon, Davis, Duchesne, Elder, Juab, Morgan Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele (multiple designations), Sanpete, Utah, and Wasatch counties.

Crop Disasters 2015

Beginning January 7, 2015 USDA has declared crop disasters in at least an 1,098 counties across 20  states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

Majority of the 2015 crop disaster designations so far are due to drought.

Crop Disasters 2014

In 2014, USDA declared crop disasters in at least 2,904 counties across 44 states. Most of the designations were due to drought.

Those states were:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings. See blog content.]

Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.

ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas, as listed above, include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.

iii. Some counties may have been designated as crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.

iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.

v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on April 22, 2015 and posted on their website as three separate declarations.

Related Links

• Crop Drought Disaster Continues to Spread in U.S. South, Midwest  April 16, 2015
• Drought Crop Disaster Declared in Texas April 12, 2015
• Drought Destroys Crops in CA, OR, ID, UT, AZ and NV April 9, 2015
• Federal Disasters
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

Earthquakes Strike Nevada, Taiwan, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

M4.7 Quake, aftershocks rattle Nevada

Centered at 37.145°N, 117.259°W the quake occurred at a depth of 18.1km, said USGS/EHP.

Other U.S. earthquakes:

• M4.6, 38km NE of Noatak, Alaska 2015-02-14 12:18:25UTC depth = 31.0km
• M2.8, 52km WNW of Beatty, Nevada 2015-02-14 04:53:29UTC, depth = 13.3 km
• M2.5, 52km WNW of Beatty, Nevada 2015-02-14 04:48:33UTC,  depth = 14.9km
• M2.7, 8km NE of Desert Hot Springs, California 2015-02-14 04:25:15UTC, depth = 0.6 km
• M3.0, 52km WNW of Beatty, Nevada 2015-02-14 03:34:0UTC, depth = 17.7 km
• M3.2, 52km WNW of Beatty, Nevada 2015-02-14 02:16:36UTC, depth = 14.7 km
• M2.6, 5km WNW of Freeland, Washington 2015-02-13 19:02:42UTC, depth = 59.5 km
• M3.8, 9km S of Caldwell, Kansas 2015-02-13 17:42:40UTC, depth = 7.0 km
• M2.8, 22km SE of Challis, Idaho 2015-02-13 13:37:19UTC, depth = 13.2 km

M7.1  Strikes  Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Event Time: 2015-02-13 18:59:12 (UTC)
Location: 52.669°N, 31.924°W; depth = 13.8 km

Aftershocks:

•  M4.7, Reykjanes Ridge 2015-02-13 21:25:18 UTC 10.0 km
• M5.2, Reykjanes Ridge 2015-02-13 19:33:10 UTC 14.2 km

Foreshocks:

•  M4.9, Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2015-02-13 18:58:06 UTC
• M5.3, Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2015-02-13 18:48:16 UTC 10.0 km

M 6.2 – 30km ESE of Taitung City, Taiwan

• Time: 2015-02-13 @ 20:06:31UTC
• Location:22.647°N, 121.413°E; depth = 24.6 km

 

Drought Disaster Declared in 12 States

UPDATED February 7, 2015

RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC DISASTERS
DROUGHT
MULTIPLE CROP DISASTERS
SCENARIOS  900, [500,] 444, 117, 111, 100, 067, 03, 02
.

Drought destroys or damages crops in 504 counties across 12 states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated a total of 504 countiesⁱⁱⁱ in 12 states as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by drought.

Those designations are for:

Arizona (20 counties/disaster designations), California (68 disaster designations, which cover ALL of the state’s 58 counties), Colorado (36), Idaho (9), Kansas (54), Nebraska (1), Nevada (28 designations, which cover ALL of the state’s 16 counties and Carson City), New Mexico (27), Oklahoma (77), Oregon (7), Texas (154) and Utah (22).

Crop Disasters 2015

Beginning January 7, 2015 USDA has declared crop disasters in at least 731 countiesⁱⁱⁱ across 14 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

All of the 2015 disaster designations so far are due to drought.

Crop Disasters 2014

In 2014, USDA declared crop disasters in at least 2,904 counties across 44 states. Most of the designations were due to drought.

Those states were:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings. See blog content.]

Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.

ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas, as listed above, include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.

iii. Some counties may have been designated as crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.

iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.

v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on February 4, 2015.

Related Links

• Drought Disaster Declared for VA, WV Counties January 30, 2015
• Crop Disasters Declared for 220 Counties in 3 States January 8, 2015
• Crop Disasters Declared in 3 States December 25, 2014
• Federal Disasters
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

New Earthquake Swarm Hits NW Nevada

Fresh quake cluster strikes SE of Lakeview, Oregon

Centered at 41.88°N, 119.63°W, the largest quake in the cluster, measuring magnitude 4.5Mw,  occurred at a depth of 8.9 km, said USGS/EHP.

EQ Details

• M3.0  ~ 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon depth=8.2 km, 2015-01-22 10:39:40 UTC
• M3.1 ~ 68km ESE of Lakeview, depth=8.5 km, Oregon 2015-01-22 10:18:43 UTC
• M3.4 ~ 66km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon, depth=8.2 km, 2015-01-22 09:49:05 UTC
• M2.6 ~ 67km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon, depth=7.0 km, 2015-01-22 09:35:49 UTC
• M4.5 ~ 77km SE of Lakeview, Oregon, depth=9.5 km, 2015-01-22 09:09:16 UTC
• M3.0 ~ 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon, 7.7 km, 2015-01-22 04:23:48 UTC
• M3.8 ~ 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon, depth= 8.9 km, 2015-01-22 02:05:14 UTC

Recent Earthquakes (U.S.)

• M4.4 Quake Strikes Near Soledad, California January 21, 2015
• Significant Quakes Strike California, Idaho Posted on January 4, 2015
• Earthquake Strikes S of San Pedro, California Posted on December 31, 2014
• Earthquakes Rattle N. Nevada Posted on December 11, 2014
• M4.2 Quake Strikes N. Nevada December 4, 2014
• FEWW Event Alert – UTAH December 2, 2014
• Significant Quake Strikes Arizona December 1, 2014
• Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma, Texas November 30, 2014
• Earthquakes Strike 11 U.S. States November 25, 2014
• Significant Quake Strikes Near Irving, Texas November 23, 2014
• Intense Seismicity Continues in N. Nevada November 13, 2014
• Nevada Quake Swarm Intensifies November 6, 2014
• Earthquake Swarm Rattles N. Nevada November 5, 2014

Earthquake Swarm Hits NW Nevada

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED SEISMICITY IN U.S.
SCENARIOS 700, [500,] 08, 07, 02
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Earthquakes strike north of Bald Mountain, NV

Another swarm of at least 15 earthquakes has rattled northwestern Nevada over the past 24 hours.

The quakes measured between 2.5 and 3.9Mw, reported USGS/EHP.

The two largest events today measured 3.9Mw occurring at depths of 10.2km and 6.8km, said the report.

The latest swarm brings the total number of events in the area to at least 73 over the past 30 days.

EQ location map. Source: USGS/EHP

The U.S. events include 30 out of 42 earthquakes globally, measuring ≥ 2.5Mw, over the past 24 hours, and three out of six significant earthquakes in 30 days.

Related Links

• M4.2 Quake Strikes N. Nevada December 4, 2014
• Significant Quake Strikes Arizona December 1, 2014
• Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma, Texas November 30, 2014
• Earthquakes Strike 11 U.S. States November 25, 2014
• Significant Quake Strikes Near Irving, Texas November 23, 2014
• Intense Seismicity Continues in N. Nevada November 13, 2014
• Nevada Quake Swarm Intensifies November 6, 2014
• Earthquake Swarm Rattles N. Nevada November 5, 2014

 

Earthquakes Rattle N. Nevada

HEIGHTENED U.S. SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARDS
SCENARIOS: 704, 703,  700, [500,] 09, 08, 07, 02
.

Swarm of 24 Earthquakes Hit NW Nevada

At least 24 earthquakes of all sizes have occurred in NW Nevada over the past 24 hours, according to the USGS/EHP.

The swarm included 10 events measuring ≥ 2.5Mw, with the largest shock registering 4.2Mw.

The latest swarm brings the total number of earthquakes measuring ≥ 2.5Mw in the area to 17 over the past seven days and 94 in the past 30 days, as of posting.

Details of the largest quake, as of posting

Magnitude: 4.2Mw
Depth: 5.2km
Location: 41.840°N 119.613°W [ 71km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon]
Time: 2014-12-10 13:50:58 UTC

Seismic Hot Spots  (December 2014 – March 2015)

Tune into FIRE-EARTH  special report Thursday DECEMBER 11, 2014 at the following times on FIRE-EARTH Channel:  17:32, 18:32, 20:32 and 22:32UTC.

Related Links

• M4.2 Quake Strikes N. Nevada December 4, 2014
• FEWW Event Alert – UTAH December 2, 2014
• Significant Quake Strikes Arizona December 1, 2014
• Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma, Texas November 30, 2014
• Earthquakes Strike 11 U.S. States November 25, 2014
• Significant Quake Strikes Near Irving, Texas November 23, 2014
• Intense Seismicity Continues in N. Nevada November 13, 2014
• Nevada Quake Swarm Intensifies November 6, 2014
• Earthquake Swarm Rattles N. Nevada November 5, 2014

M4.2 Quake Strikes N. Nevada

HEIGHTENED U.S. SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARDS
SCENARIOS: 704, 703,  700, [500,] 09, 08, 07, 02
.

The 218th quake strikes northern Nevada

Centered at 41.880°N, 119.636°W the quake occurred at a depth of 11.5km (7.1mi) about 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon, reported USGS/EHP.

The quake was the 218th quake measuring ≥ 2.5Mw to strike near Bald Mountain, East of Calcutta Lake, over the past 30 days.

At least 18 quakes of all magnitudes have struck the area over the past 24 hours.

EQ Details

Magnitude: 4.2Mw
Event Time: 2014-12-04 05:24:52 UTC
Location: 41.880°N 119.636°W depth=11.5km (7.1mi)
Nearby Cities

• 68km (42mi) ESE of Lakeview, Oregon
• 177km (110mi) E of Altamont, Oregon
• 181km (112mi) ESE of Klamath Falls, Oregon
• 183km (114mi) NNE of Susanville, California
• 301km (187mi) N of Carson City, Nevada

Seismic Hot Spots

About 88 percent of global earthquakes of all magnitude, 146 out of 166 events over the past 24 hours, have occurred across 9 U.S. sates—Alaska, Arizona, California, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Washington and Wyoming—as of posting.

The U.S. events include 17 out of 34 global earthquakes measuring ≥ 2.5Mw over the 24-hour period.

Related Links

• Significant Quake Strikes Arizona December 1, 2014
• Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma, Texas November 30, 2014
• Earthquakes Strike 11 U.S. States November 25, 2014
• Significant Quake Strikes Near Irving, Texas November 23, 2014
• Intense Seismicity Continues in N. Nevada November 13, 2014
• Nevada Quake Swarm Intensifies November 6, 2014
• Earthquake Swarm Rattles N. Nevada November 5, 2014

 

Earthquakes Strike 11 U.S. States

HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARDS
SCENARIOS 704, 703,  700, [500,] 09, 08, 07, 02
.

Multiple earthquakes strike 11 states, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

At least 188 earthquakes measuring up to magnitude 4.0Mw have struck 11 states, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands  over the past 24 hours.

The largest quake, as of posting, measured 4.0Mw, occurring 2km (1mi) SE of Medford, Oklahoma, according to USGS/EHP.

Earthquakes also struck Alaska, California, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

 Related Links

• Significant Quake Strikes Near Irving, Texas November 23, 2014

M4.8 Quake Strikes Southern Kansas

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 700, [500,] 08, 07, 02
.

Significant Kansas quake felt throughout the state, neighboring Oklahoma

Centered at 37.275°N, 97.616°W, about 52km (32mi) SSW of Wichita, Kansas, the quake occurred at a predictable shallow depth of 2.9km.

Local media have reported structural damage to buildings in Wichita.

EQ Details

Magnitude: 4.8Mw
Event Time: 2014-11-12 21:40:00 UTC
Location: 37.275°N, 97.616°W depth=2.9km (1.8mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 13km (8mi) S of Conway Springs, Kansas
• 39km (24mi) SW of Haysville, Kansas
• 42km (26mi) SW of Derby, Kansas
• 52km (32mi) SSW of Wichita, Kansas
• 200km (124mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Source: USGS/EHP

Intense Seismicity Continues in N. Nevada

Meantime, a magnitude 4.9 quake struck northern Nevada. The area has been rattled by at at least 32 additional shocks, with 17 quakes measuring ≥2.5Mw in the past 24 hours,  bringing the the total number of the quakes measuring  ≥2.5Mw near Bald Mountain to at least 174 since October 23, 2014.

EQ Details

Magnitude: 4.9Mw
Event Time: 2014-11-13 06:36:07 UTC
Location: 41.890°N 119.621°W depth=0.2km (0.2mi)
Nearby Cities

• 63km (39mi) ESE of Lakeview, Oregon
• 173km (107mi) E of Altamont, Oregon
• 177km (110mi) E of Klamath Falls, Oregon
• 184km (114mi) NNE of Susanville, California
• 304km (189mi) N of Carson City, Nevada

[NOTE: USGS/EHP has upgraded the reported magnitude of the above event from 4.5 to 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9Mw, as of posting at 07:10 UTC. Editor]

Four of the largest quakes in the ongoing seismicity so far measured 4.6 to 4.9Mw striking at shallow depths near Bald Mountain.

• 4.9Mw strikes 63km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon 2014-11-13 at 06:36:07 UTC at a depth of 0.2 km
• 4.7Mw strikes 67km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon 2014-11-07 at 08:05:54 UTC at a depth of 0.0 km
• 4.7Mw strikes 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon 2014-11-06 at 08:34:46 UTC at a depth of 5.3 km
• 4.6Mw strikes 63km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon 2014-11-05 at 07:23:04 UTC at a depth of 0.1 km

Nevada EQ Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP

Amended EQ Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP

Some 194 earthquakes of all magnitudes have struck the U.S. (includes Alaska and Hawaii) in the past 24 hours, according to the USGS data.

Related Links

• M4.1 Quake Strikes Near Perkins, Oklahoma November 10, 2014
• Nevada Quake Swarm Intensifies November 6, 2014
• Earthquake Swarm Rattles N. Nevada November 5, 2014

M4.1 Quake Strikes Near Perkins, Oklahoma

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 700, [500,] 08, 07, 02
.

Significant Quake Strikes 8km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma

Centered at 36.03°N, 97.09°W the quake occurred at a signature depth of 5km.

EQ Details [USGS/EHP]

Event Time: 2014-11-09 20:10:19 UTC
Location: 36.031°N 97.093°W depth=5.0km (3.1mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 8km (5mi) NW of Perkins, Oklahoma
• 9km (6mi) SSW of Stillwater
• 34km (21mi) ENE of Guthrie
• 54km (34mi) NE of Edmond
• 73km (45mi) NNE of Oklahoma City

Nevada Earthquakes

Meantime, intense low-medium seismicity continued in NW Nevada, with at least 252 shocks  ≤4.7Mw including 129 quakes measuring between 2.5 and 4.7Mw rattling the Bald Mountain area.

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 Related Links

• Nevada Quake Swarm Intensifies November 6, 2014
• Earthquake Swarm Rattles N. Nevada November 5, 2014

Major Disasters Declared in Arizona, Nevada

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC DISASTERS
MAJOR DISASTERS
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING
FEDERAL DISASTERS DECLARED
SCENARIOS 900, 477, 444, 111, 101, 097, 066, 027, 023
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Major Disasters Declared for Arizona, Nevada

The White House has declared federal disasters in Arizona and Nevada due to losses and damage caused by extreme weather and climatic events.

Arizona Major Disasters Caused by Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4203)

The White House has declared a major disaster exists in the State of Arizona in the area affected by severe storms and flooding during the period of September 7-9, 2014.

The worst affected areas are the counties of La Paz and Maricopa.

Nevada Major Disasters Caused by Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4202)

The White House has declared a major disaster exists also in the Nevada  in the area affected by severe storms and flooding during the period of September 7-9, 2014.

The worst affected areas are the Moapa Band of Paiutes Reservation.

The Federal Coordinating Officers for federal recovery operations in the affected area across both states said additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

Related Links

• Federal Disaster Declarations 2014
• Federal Disasters
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

Nevada Quake Swarm Intensifies

HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARD
SCENARIOS 09, 08, 07, 02
.

Quake cluster continues to strike northern Nevada

Northern Nevada has been rattled by a swarm of at least 129 quakes in the past 7 days, with about 58 of the shocks measuring magnitude 2.5 or greater, according to data provided by USGS/EHP.

The largest quake measured 4.7Mw, striking at a depth of 5.3km north of the Bald Mountain.

EQ Details

Event Time: 2014-11-06 08:34:46 UTC
Location: 41.904°N 119.656°W depth=5.3km (3.3mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 68km (42mi) ESE of Lakeview, Oregon
• 177km (110mi) ESE of Altamont, Oregon
• 181km (112mi) ESE of Klamath Falls, Oregon
• 182km (113mi) NNE of Susanville, California
• 300km (186mi) N of Carson City, Nevada

A magnitude 4.6 quake struck the cluster zone on November 5.

Related Links

• Earthquake Swarm Rattles N. Nevada November 5, 2014