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Earthquakes Increasing In Number And Intensity

May 16, 2014 by
A picture of the Earth with an earthquake crack going down the USA and S America

We’ve had another increase in earthquake intensity and tsunamis.

This was an active earthquake week, with a few small tsunamis thrown into the mix. The following quakes shook the Pacific Rim  and the Caribbean, 5/10 through 5/16, 2014:

  1. 5.6  Alaska  5/10
  2. 5.3  Off Oregon Coast  5/12
  3. 6.5  Southern East Pacific Rise  5/12
  4. 6.8  Panama  5/13
  5. 6.6  Yap  5/14
  6. 6.6  Yap  5/15
  7. 6.2  Philippines  5/15
  8. 5.7  New Caledonia  5/15
  9. 6.0 Antigua and Barbuda  5/16 –  local tsunami  Leeward Islands Caribbean Sea
  10. 5.0  Guadeloupe  5/16
  11. 5.5  Chile  5/16
  12. 5.0  Indonesia  5/16
  13. 5.1  Saint Helena
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It’s No Surprise That Volcanic Eruptions Are Increasing

April 17, 2014 by
A picture of Ecuador's Tungurhua volcano erupting.

Explosive activity is increasing at Ecuador’s Tungurhua volcano.

It comes as no surprise that volcanoes, worldwide, are now ramping up alongside the increase in large earthquakes these days.

Two new areas to watch are the increases in activity at the super-volcanoes under Yellowstone and New Zealand.

Maps of the ancient Craton boundary in the US and of the increase in earthquakes.

Earth activity is increasing along the ancient Craton boundary in the USA. This includes Yellowstone.

Current Activity

These volcanoes have been spewing, ashing, and out-gassing over the past few years, but explosive activity is on the rise:

  1. Santa Maria, Guatemala
  2. Pacaya, Guatemala
  3. San Miguel, El Salvador
  4. San Cristobal, Nicaragua
  5. Ubinas, Peru
  6. Tungurahua, Ecuador
  7. Reventador, Ecuador
  8. Shishaldin, USA
  9. Yellowstone, USA
  10. Popocatepeti, Mexico
  11. Copahue, Chile-Argentina

Map It

If you pin point the locations of the most recent earthquake activity on top of these volcano locations, you’ll see a pattern. As the Earth moves with greater magnitude, it releases magma flowing beneath the crust, and the magma and gas rise upward through the weaker pores in the crust – volcanoes.

We are witnessing this activity today. This can be a good thing, actually, because as long as the Earth releases internal pressure, the planet maintains its balance.

 

 

 

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Third Tsunami Watch Issued Within 24 Hours

April 11, 2014 by
USGS small Earth globe showing Nicaragua

Central America is continuing to experience some very large earthquakes.

After my last post merely hours ago, another tsunami watch has gone out – the third in 24 hours.

Latest Quakes

  1. 5.0  Visokoi Island (South Atlantic/Antarctica)
  2. 5.6  Papua New Guinea (Solomon Islands)
  3. 6.6 Nandaime, Nicaragua (on-ground)

Tsunami Watch

Luckily, a tsunami was not generated from this quake, primarily because the 6.6 quake occurred on the land, but high waves will be generated within the Pacific.

With the number of large quakes taking place within such a short time span, Hawaii, the Galapagos, and many Pacific Islands should expect high waves, strong rip currents, and some flooding.

 

 

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