The Past Week SCORECARD:
Geomagnetism, Moon, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Mlstn EQs in Kp No.to right (LATEST LAST)
M 25NL 0 0 0 0E1 0e0 1
6.7M 8/25 13:22 35.0 WESTERN XIZANG
T 26P 1e0e0 0 2 1 1E2
6.4M 8/26 21:00 152.0 NORTHERN PERU
W 27 E1e2e0 0 1 1e0e1
6.3M 8/27 01:35 10.0 LAKE BAYKAL REGION, RUSSIA
T 28 e1 1e0 0E0 1 1e1
5.9M 8/28 12:37 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
6.3M 8/28 15:22 10.0 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
F 29 1 1 0e0 1 1 1 1
S 30NMEq 1 0E0e1e1 1 1 2
6.3M 8/30 06:54 56.0 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
S 31 e1 0e0 0 1 2e1 2
M 01MidMaxPA e1E1e0e0 1e2e2 2
6.0M 9/01 04:00 102.0 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
T 02 1 0 0e1 1 0e1 1
W 03 1 2 2E2e1 2 2e3
6.3M 9/03 11:25 547.4 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
T 04 6 6 4e4e4e3
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, PA-Toward Apogee, Mid-Mid Point, Max-Maximum Velocity Toward Earth, Eq-Over Equator, NL-Northern Limit
The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Vancouver Island Quake Swarm Slows; Four 6M Quakes
...Week ending September 4, 2008, at a Glance since 1999
(Data is preliminary and upgraded at the source as needed without notice.
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JEWELS of the Week
Website: www.spaceweather.com for volcanic sunsets
THE DIGEST of the Week
31-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-1; South Pacific-12; China-5)
4-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (Quakes in SCORECARD and FIVE Index.)
323-- Past week quake total for California and Nevada
Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index.
Japan/Kamchatka
Week 8/28-9/3 Japan 4M-8, 5M-1; Kurils 4M-1
China
Week 8/28-9/3 4M-3, 5M-5
Italy/Greece/Turkey/Iran
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=55975
5.3 2008/09/03 22:43:19 32.412 47.368 53.6 IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
5.0 2008/09/02 20:00:56 38.874 45.778 35.0 NORTHWESTERN IRAN
4.7 2008/08/30 00:43:16 3.717 63.519 10.0 CARLSBERG RIDGE
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): 0 continues
0/0--Daily area of sunspots(largest/smallest): 0 continues
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 9/4
0 days--Kp's of 4 per 24 hours
1 days--Kp's of 3 per 24 hours: one on 9/3
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 2008/09/04 16:09:57 -31.449 -177.946 55.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
5.1 2008/09/04 12:53:12 30.358 80.298 10.0 WESTERN XIZANG-INDIA BORDER REGION
5.6 2008/09/04 09:37:05 -12.075 167.054 278.4 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
5.1 2008/09/04 09:34:12 -12.059 166.718 164.0 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
31 5.3 2008/09/03 22:43:19 32.412 47.368 53.6 IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
5.2 2008/09/03 12:16:06 -10.440 161.302 139.4 SOLOMON ISLANDS
6.3 2008/09/03 11:25:13 -26.569 -63.181 547.4 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
5.4 2008/09/02 20:01:05 -15.370 -173.281 16.7 TONGA
5.0 2008/09/02 20:00:56 38.874 45.778 35.0 NORTHWESTERN IRAN
5.2 2008/09/02 18:41:41 -20.508 169.243 48.8 VANUATU
5.0 2008/09/02 11:28:12 -5.839 145.561 66.7 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.1 2008/09/02 11:00:04 -8.391 120.493 194.0 FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
5.1 2008/09/02 09:00:04 0.599 98.038 35.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
5.2 2008/09/01 20:53:27 29.830 139.490 368.0 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
5.7 2008/09/01 17:19:13 4.568 126.152 121.6 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.2 2008/09/01 11:01:18 -22.938 -174.866 46.3 TONGA REGION
5.5 2008/09/01 07:06:17 -15.268 -176.393 10.0 FIJI REGION
5.2 2008/09/01 06:14:27 -23.324 -179.917 555.8 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
5.1 2008/09/01 05:31:26 -15.305 -176.363 20.0 FIJI REGION
5.4 2008/09/01 04:24:33 37.420 68.925 10.0 TAJIKISTAN
6.0 2008/09/01 04:00:32 -25.375 -177.633 102.0 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
5.2 2008/09/01 01:21:49 -39.158 175.726 66.0 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
5.0 2008/08/31 20:58:31 -24.572 -115.708 10.0 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
5.6 2008/08/31 08:31:11 26.229 101.950 10.0 SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA
5.5 2008/08/31 01:15:26 -61.184 -67.715 10.0 DRAKE PASSAGE
5.0 2008/08/30 14:48:24 -7.035 155.852 81.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS
5.3 2008/08/30 12:46:48 42.717 83.885 10.0 NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
5.2 2008/08/30 12:04:52 12.985 124.320 41.3 SAMAR, PHILIPPINES
5.1 2008/08/30 10:34:06 -28.738 -177.342 53.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
5.7 2008/08/30 08:30:53 26.277 101.915 10.0 SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA
5.0 2008/08/30 07:45:09 11.049 91.700 10.0 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
6.3 2008/08/30 06:54:06 -6.194 147.256 56.0 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.0 2008/08/29 10:20:55 1.046 121.093 552.2 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.0 2008/08/29 09:43:16 30.670 83.264 10.0 WESTERN XIZANG
5.0 2008/08/28 23:56:50 -11.091 161.996 29.4 SOLOMON ISLANDS
6.2 2008/08/28 15:22:25 0.084 -17.313 10.0 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
5.9 2008/08/28 12:37:39 50.259 -129.365 100.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
5.0 2008/08/28 08:17:34 17.569 145.633 222.8 ALAMAGAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
5.2 2008/08/28 02:59:38 -8.623 119.266 154.4 FLORES REGION, 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
3.3 2008/09/04 08:42:03 34.009 -117.110 9.5 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
3.3 2008/09/03 18:04:01 33.189 -115.567 2.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.2 2008/09/03 11:53:51 41.668 -114.918 16.0 NEVADA
3.0 2008/09/01 18:39:44 33.161 -115.951 3.2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
4.1 2008/09/01 01:20:07 50.183 -129.796 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
4.0 2008/09/01 01:19:15 50.194 -129.660 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
3.4 2008/08/30 22:06:15 41.678 -111.130 0.4 UTAH
3.7 2008/08/30 17:46:15 50.294 -129.642 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
4.0 2008/08/29 20:16:33 50.184 -129.612 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
4.0 2008/08/28 20:36:44 49.323 -129.228 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
3.3 2008/08/28 19:26:28 37.535 -112.317 0.1 UTAH
4.1 2008/08/28 16:20:42 50.218 -129.497 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
3.8 2008/08/28 15:59:35 50.272 -129.673 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
3.9 2008/08/28 15:59:32 50.157 -130.087 10.0 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
4.1 2008/08/28 15:50:12 43.420 -127.123 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
Baja and Gulf of California, Chiapas
4.5 2008/08/27 12:08:36 14.835 -92.704 68.7 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
3.2 2008/09/01 16:54:10 19.741 -156.071 8.2 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
3.2 2008/09/01 16:54:12 19.677 -156.032 10.9 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
3.3 2008/08/28 11:52:30 19.276 -155.120 34.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
5.0 2008/08/28 08:17:34 17.569 145.633 222.8 ALAMAGAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Alaska
3.0 2008/09/04 18:00:22 53.537 -167.187 60.0 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.3 2008/09/04 17:55:53 53.072 -166.735 20.2 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.5 2008/09/04 10:15:08 51.441 -179.623 30.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
9/03 3M-1
9/02 3M-3
9/01 3M-2
8/31 3M-3, 4M-1 (ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA)
4.2 2008/08/31 13:19:48 51.126 -178.213 44.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
8/30 3M-0
8/29 3M-4
8/28 3M-2, 4M-1 (RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA)
4.4 2008/08/28 13:31:52 50.903 179.115 10.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
8/27 3M-2
West Indies Listings
Week 8/28/9/3 DOM REP 3M-1, 4M-1; MON PAS 3M-3; PR 3M-6; VIRG ISLS 3M-4; WIND ISLS 4M-1
4.7 2008/09/02 06:18:58 13.886 -60.296 24.1 SAINT LUCIA REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS
4.0 2008/09/01 18:11:48 18.708 -68.673 137.6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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.
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+Vancouver Island 5.9M
September 4 8 8 9 7 4 12 7 10 13 18 15 8 12 21H (2)
September 2007 had 4 7M's,1 8M
YR total 19 110 160 109 76 63 103 109 112 133 145 145 169 148 194 (128)
SUN past week:
Sunspot numbers, daily:
8/27 28 29 30 31 9/1 2 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Planetary geomagnetic A Index (24 hr Ap's)
3 2 3 3 3 4 3 7
VOLCANOS:
ASH AND GAS ERUPTIONS north of latitude 23°N (with highest plume)
CHIKURACHKI Paramushir Island 50.325°N, 155.458°E; summit elev. 1816 m (no plumes seen)
KARYMSKY Eastern Kamchatka 54.05°N, 159.45°E; summit elev. 1536 m (3 km)
KASATOCHI Andreanof Islands 52.177°N, 175.508°W; summit elev. 314 m (seismic activity less)
OKMOK Fox Islands 53.43°N, 168.13°W; summit elev. 1073 m (low steam plume)
SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) 56.653°N, 161.360°E; summit elev. 3283 m (low)
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 (low)
CHAITEN Southern Chile 42.833°S, 72.646°W; summit elev. 1122 m (3 km)
DUKONO Halmahera 1.68°N, 127.88°E; summit elev. 1335 m (low)
KILAUEA Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m (low; lava into ocean one entry)
HVO reported that during 27 August-2 September, lava flowed SE through a lava tube system from underneath Kilauea's Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) and rootless shield complex and reached the Waikupanaha ocean entry. On 31 August, students from the University of Hawaii at Hilo reported low-level explosive activity at Waikupanaha.
A high number of Kilauea's earthquakes were centered in various locations along the Koa'e fault system, beneath the summit, N of Kupaianaha, along the S-flank faults, and along the E and SW rift zones. Beneath Halema'uma'u crater, more than 40 and up to 400 small earthquakes per day (background 40) also occurred but were too small to be located more precisely. The vent in Halema'uma'u crater continued to produce a predominantly white plume with minor ash content that drifted mainly SW. The plume was occasionally tinged brown. Weak night-time incandescence was intermittently seen at the base of the plume, and rock impacts and muted rushing sounds were heard in the vicinity of the crater. During 26-27 August, multiple ash ejections were observed. On 27 August, the white plume was temporarily tinged brown and rose to a higher altitude following an explosive eruption (the fifth in 2008). Glass fragments and tephra up to 5 cm in diameter burned holes in a collection tarp placed near the
overlook. Analysis of photos captured over the previous month showed that the vent had lengthened by almost 50 percent along the edge of the crater floor. On 29 August, the collection bin contained Pele's hair , Pele's tears , and a variety of other shapes of glass fragments.
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 (4.6 km)
NYIRAGONGO Democratic Republic of Congo 1.52°S, 29.25°E; summit elev. 3470 m (thermal image only)
PITON DE LA FOURNAISE Reunion Island 21.231°S, 55.713°E; summit elev. 2632 m (seismic and deforming activity)
RABAUL New Britain 4.271°S, 152.203°E; summit elev. 688 m (low)
SEMERU Eastern Java (Indonesia) 8.108°S, 112.92°E; summit elev. 3676 m (4.6 km)
SOUFRIERE HILLS Montserrat 16.72°N, 62.18°W; summit elev. 915 m (low)
TAAL Luzon 14.002°N, 120.993°E; summit elev. 311 m (seismic only)
UBINAS Perú 16.355°S, 70.903°W; summit elev. 5672 m (6.1 km)
PROJECTIONS FOR MOON
Thanks to Stephen on Pinpoint-News
Note also quakes in China.
September 2008 Moon Data
Day Time UTC
Mid PA 01 05:11
Max PA 01 23:27
Apogee 07 14:59 A to P is 13 days
S Limit 08 06:13
Max AP 13 06:09
Mid AP 15 06:29
Full Moon 15 09:15
Equator 15 09:39
Perigee 20 03:18 P to A is 15 days
N Limit 21 18:28
Equinox 22 15:44
Mid PA 28 05:57
Equator 28 07:31
New Moon 29 08:13
Max PA 29 20:04
October 2008
Apogee 05 10:35
S Limit 05 14:04
Donald, Editor
