2008 August 12 05:25:37 UTC
Medium scale quake felt in Peshawar
Magnitude 5.9 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2008 August 12 05:26:03 UTC
Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes off Vanuatu
Magnitude 5.1 - FIJI REGION
2008 August 12 06:09:05 UTC
2008 August 12 06:09:05 UTC
Magnitude 2.9 - NEVADA
2008 August 12 10:58:45 UTC
2008 August 12 10:58:45 UTC
Aleutian volcanos continue to cause problems
UNALASKA, AK (2008-08-12) The ash cloud from Kasatochi Volcano has drifted over 1650 miles into the flight paths of aircraft in Anchorage and caused more than 50 flight cancellations Sunday and Monday. The oval shaped ash cloud was 300 miles at its widest point and moving around 39,000 to 40,000 feet in the air. This is an old ash cloud emitted during the initial eruption last Thursday.
Alaska Volcano Observatory scientist Chris Waythomas says the ash might cause more delays over the next few days and that Kasatochi may not be through erupting."Our opinion is that it's still a restless volcano and it would not be a big surprise if we saw some more activity out at Kasatochi," he said.
NASA MODIS Image of the Day: August 13, 2008 - Kasatochi Volcano on the Aleutian Islands Erupts
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Magnitude 5.7 - CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
2008 August 13 01:32:45 UTC
Magnitude 2.2 - ALABAMA
2008 August 13 03:39:59 UTC
Magnitude 5.4 - NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
2008 August 13 08:35:02 UTC
2008 August 13 08:35:02 UTC
Magnitude 5.7 - NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
2008 August 13 18:30:57 UTC
2008 August 13 18:30:57 UTC
Magnitude 3.0 - OAHU REGION, HAWAII
2008 August 13 11:01:43 UTC
Small earthquake hits off Waianae Coast
Magnitude 4.6 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
2008 August 13 23:03:09 UTC
Temblores en Noreste; 4.6 en Nagua
Small earthquake shakes northern Israel
[3.2]
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Magnitude 5.6 - ANATAHAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
2008 August 14 00:06:39 UTC
Magnitude 4.4 - NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
2008 August 14 05:59:21 UTC
Magnitude 4.5 - NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
2008 August 14 09:29:13 UTC
Magnitude 4.9 - NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
2008 August 14 10:37:51 UTC
Magnitude 4.6 - GREENLAND SEA
2008 August 14 07:18:19 UTC
Magnitude 5.3 - KURIL ISLANDS
2008 August 14 11:10:29 UTC
Quake hits northern Japan
Magnitude 4.9 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
2008 August 14 17:16:20 UTC
Magnitude 5.5 - SOUTH OF PANAMA
2008 August 14 22:55:47 UTC
Earth moves for southern Costa Blanca
[Spain; 3.5]
Terremoto: scossa sismica tra Perugia e Macerata
[mainland Italy; 2.1]
Sicilia: la terra trema
[Sicily; 2.8]
Spike in activity at Chile's Chaiten volcano
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spewed a column of smoke 4 miles (6 kilometers) into the air and rained ash on a nearby village, in what geologists characterized Thursday as a brief spike in activity.
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Seismologists Unearth Answers To Mogul Swarm
Nation unprepared, quake expert says
Dave Rogers, professor of geological engineering at Missouri S&T, spoke about consequences resulting from a major earthquake in the central U.S. on Wednesday during the New Madrid Seismic Zone Conference held at S&T.
Rogers told the seminar audience how unprepared the country really is if an earthquake of 6.0 to 6.8 magnitude (which is expected) were to occur.
“We’re going to experience not only environmental problems and economic problems, but also an unprecedented public panic factor that will be hard to gauge,” said Rogers.
The US isn't the only nation concerned:
Istanbul vulnerable if big quake strikes - report
ISTANBUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake could kill up to 90,000 people if it struck Turkey's biggest city Istanbul, which has suffered devastating quakes in the past, a report published by the city's municipality said on Thursday.
Material damage is estimated to be some $40 billion if there is a quake of 7.7 magnitude, with the rescue operation covering one million people, according to the report produced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the city council.
Another 135,000 people could be badly injured and more than half a million could be left homeless, according to the scenario.
Istanbul, like many areas of Turkey, is close to a major fault line and has suffered major earthquakes in the past.
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