major eruption is in progress at Tavurvur volcano, Rabaul caldera, in Papua New Guinea. The eruption started around 17:00 UTC on August 28, 2014 (03:00 local time on August 29). Darwin VAAC reported ash plume rising up to impressive 18.2 km! Aviation color code is on Red. Heavy ash fall is reported. Papuan media rightfully describe it as a major eruptive crisis - this powerful eruption is occurring in populated area and next to a city of Rabaul with nearly 20 000 people. Evacuations of some nearby villages are in progress. Kokopo, south of Tavurvur seems to have been particularly affected by ash fall. Rabaul has erupted several times throughout the 20th Century with its last eruption happening last year. During its major eruption in 1994 five people were killed and the local airport was destroyed. PNG authorities are yet to officially comment on whether this ongoing incident poses a similar threat. Tavurvur last appeared in GVPs weekly volcanic reports during the week of March 19 - 25, 2014: RVO reported that explosions from Rabaul calderas Tavurvur cone were detected during March 1 - 11, notably during March 1 and 6-11, and generated ash plumes that rose 1 km and drifted E and SE. Mild ash emissions on other days during March 1 - 15 also drifted E and SE. Gases from Tavurvur caused browning vegetation on Turangunan (South Daughter) since early January. Geologic summary The low-lying Rabaul caldera on the tip of the Gazelle Peninsula at the NE end of New Britain forms a broad sheltered harbor utilized by what was the islands largest city prior to a major eruption in 1994. The outer flanks of the 688-m-high asymmetrical pyroclastic shield volcano are formed by thick pyroclastic-flow deposits. The 8 x 14 km caldera is widely breached on the east, where its floor is flooded by Blanche Bay and was formed about 1400 years ago. An earlier caldera-forming eruption about 7100 years ago is now considered to have originated from Tavui caldera, offshore to the north. Three small stratovolcanoes lie outside the northern and NE caldera rims of Rabaul. Post-caldera eruptions built basaltic-to-dacitic pyroclastic cones on the caldera floor near the NE and western caldera walls. Several of these, including Vulcan cone, which was formed during a large eruption in 1878, have produced major explosive activity during historical time. A powerful explosive eruption in 1994 occurred simultaneously from Vulcan and Tavurvur volcanoes and forced the temporary abandonment of Rabaul city. (GVP) Featured image: Tavarvur volcano eruption on August 29, 2014. Credit: Shelley Hendel Tags: RABAUL, TAVURVUR Related articles Comments No comments yet. Why dont you post the first comment? Post a new comment Your name: * Your email address: * Comment text: * Post comment The image that appears on your comment is your Gravatar Latest headlines Major eruption in progress at Tavurvur volcano - Rabaul caldera, Papua New Guinea August 29, 2014 A major eruption is in progress at Tavurvur volcano, Rabaul caldera, in Papua New Guinea. The eruption started around 17:00 UTC on August 28, 2014 (03:00 local time on August 29). Darwin VAAC reported ash plume rising up to impressive 18.2 km! Aviation color code is on Red. Heavy ash fall is reported.Papuan media rightfully describe it as a major eruptive crisis - this powerful eruption is occurring in populated area and next to a city of Rabaul with nearly 20 000 people. Evacuations of some nearby villages are in progress. Kokopo, south of Tavurvur seems to have been particularly affected by ash fall. Rabaul has erupted several times throughout the 20th Century with its last eruption happening last year. During its Bárðarbunga volcano erupts - lava flows observed at surface, Iceland August 29, 2014 After nearly two weeks of seismic unrest lava flows from Bárðarbunga volcano were finally observed on the surface. The eruption started at around 00:02 UTC today on an old volcanic fissure on the Holuhraun lava field, between Bárðarbunga and Askja volcano, and peaked between 00:40 and 01:00 UTC. The active fissure was about 600 m in length.Intense earthquake swarm below Bárðarbunga began on August 16. Since then, vast amounts of magma have formed a sheet of freshly cooled rock, called a dyke, that stretches for about 45 kilometers north of Bárðarbunga.Evgenia Ilyinskaya, a volcanologist with the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh, said that the sheer volume of magma involved — perhaps some 0.4 cubic kilomet Sailing stones of Death Valley mystery solved August 29, 2014 Sailing stones, also called sliding rocks and moving rocks, refer to a geological phenomenon where rocks move and inscribe long tracks along a smooth valley floor without human or animal intervention. The engraved trails of rocks on the nearly flat, dry mud surface have been observed since 1940s and studied in various locations, including Little Bonnie Claire Playa in Nevada, and most notably Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California.Rock movement has been variously attributed to high winds, liquid water, ice, or ice flotation, but has not been previously observed in action - until now.In a paper published in the journal PLOS ONE on August 27, a team led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, paleobiologist Widespread natural methane seepage observed on the U.S. Atlantic Ocean margin August 29, 2014 According to a new study by researchers from Mississippi State University, the U.S. Geological Survey and other institutions, natural methane leakage from the seafloor is far more widespread on the U.S. Atlantic margin than previously thought. Until this research, only three seep areas had been identified beyond the edge of the continental shelf, which occurs at approximately 180 meters (590 feet) water depth between Florida and Maine on the U.S. Atlantic seafloor.Now, new results show that methane plumes identified in the water column between Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and Georges Bank, Massachusetts, are emanating from at least 570 seafloor cold seeps on the outer continental shelf and the continental slope. These areas between the coastline and the deep ocean, Breakthrough in light sources for new quantum technology August 29, 2014 Electronic circuits are based on electrons, but one of the most promising technologies for future quantum circuits are photonic circuits, i.e. circuits based on light (photons) instead of electrons. First, it is necessary to be able to create a stream of single photons and control their direction. Researchers around the world have made all sorts of attempts to achieve this control, but now scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute have succeeded in creating a steady stream of photons emitted one at a time and in a particular direction. The breakthrough has been published in the scientific journal Physical Review Letters.Photons and electrons behave very differently at the quantum level. A quantum is the smallest unit in the atomic world and photons are the basic units of light and e Active volcanoes in the world: August 20 - August 26, 2014 August 28, 2014 New activity/unrest was observed at 1 volcano from August 20 - August 26, 2014. Ongoing activity was observed at 20 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Bardarbunga, IcelandOngoing activity: Aira, Kyushu (Japan) | Bagana, Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) | Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia) | Dukono, Halmahera (Indonesia) | Fuego, Guatemala | Kilauea, Hawaiian Islands (USA) | Kuchinoerabujima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan) | Kusatsu-Shiranesan, Honshu (Japan) | Mayon, Luzon (Philippines) | Pacaya, Guatemala | Popocatepetl, Mexico | Reventador, Ecuador | Sabancaya, Peru | San Miguel, El Salvador | Santa Maria, Guatemala | Geomagnetic storm in progress, auroras visible at high latitudes August 28, 2014 Plasma cloud unleashed by M-class solar flare on August 22 reached our planed early Wednesday, August 27. Wind speeds increased from near 280 km/s to 340 km/s while density remained primarily between 5-10 p/cc (protons per cubic centimeter).Active to minor storm (G1) conditions are expected throughout the day with a chance for a major geomagnetic storm level (G2). CME effects are expected to wane by the end of the day, replaced by the arrival of a positive polarity CH/HSS on August 29. Unsettled to active conditions are expected on August 29. Quiet to unsettled conditions are forecast for August 30 ad the CH/HSS impacts subside.Potential impacts: area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude, weak power grid fluctuations can occur, minor impact o Telescopes uncover early construction phase of giant galaxy August 28, 2014 Astronomers have for the first time caught a glimpse of the earliest stages of massive galaxy construction. The building site, dubbed Sparky, is a dense galactic core blazing with the light of millions of newborn stars that are forming at a ferocious rate. The discovery was made possible through combined observations from NASAs Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, the W.M. Keck Observatory in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and the European Space Agencys Herschel space observatory..A fully developed elliptical galaxy is a gas-deficient gathering of ancient stars theorized to develop from the inside out, with a compact core marking its beginnings.Although only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, the tiny powerhouse galactic core already contains about twice as many stars Massive hurricane Marie affecting southern California coast August 27, 2014 Marie formed off of Mexicos southwestern coast at 03:00 UTC on August 22 consolidating into Tropical Depression 13-E and strengthened into a tropical storm by 09:00 UTC. Over the next two days Marie rapidly intensified and reached Category 4 hurricane status by 20:40 UTC on August 24 causing dangerous surf along the west coast of Mexico.Swells generated by this massive system will continue to affect much of the west coast of the Baja California, the extreme southern Gulf of California and southern California through Thursday, August 28. Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions are likely as a result of these swells as well as minor coastal flooding. National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted on August 25, Marie has an impressive concentric eyewall structure in Fukushima radiation is affecting the health of the entire global ecosystem, scientist says August 27, 2014 When the Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina took the microphone at the Foreign Correspondence Club in Japan, the global impact of Fukushima radiation became much clearer.Scientist Timothy A. Mousseau presented Fukushima Catastrophe and its Effects on Wildlife, before a room of press and correspondents, reporting the real-life damage that Fukushima fallout is having on the planets ecosystem. He gave dire news to Japan and compared the damage done by Fukushima to that of Chernobyl.Twenty-two minutes into the speech, Mousseau spoke on how the radiation is killing off birds. These next figures are really, really important, and this really was the motivation for speaking today, he said. These are the results from four yea Inside the South Napa M6.0 earthquake August 27, 2014 On August 24, 2014, the northern San Francisco Bay Area was struck by the largest earthquake to impact the Bay Area since the 1989 M6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake. South Napa M6.0 earthquake occurred west of mapped traces of the West Napa Fault, the most seismically active of the faults mapped between the longer Rodgers Creek Fault on the west and the Concord-Green Valley Fault to the east. USGS reported epicenter 6 km (4 miles) NW of American Canyon and 8 km (5 miles) SSW of Napa, California at depth of 11.3 km (7 miles).USGS shakemap (Credit: USGS)Strong M6.0 earthquake caused significant damage in south Napa County. Damage is localized in the region surrounding Napa due to the rupture directivity to the north-west. River valley sediments Intense rainfall, flooding warning up in Metro Manila and nearby provinces - Philippines August 26, 2014 Pagasa, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, issued intense rainfall warning over Metro Manila on Tuesday, August 26, as a low pressure area (LPA) persists over larger parts of Luzon.Pagasa raised an ‘orange’ level warning in Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna and Quezon and warned that floods may ensue over the said areas which would experience 15 to 30 millimeters or rain per hour or four to eight gallons of water per square meter.Zambales, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija are under a heavy rainfall warning.University of Santo Tomas, University of the East Manila, University of the East Caloocan and Perpetual Help College Manila suspended their classes due to anticipated floods.Residents Heavy rain, flash floods and landslides hit South Korea August 26, 2014 Parts of South Korea experienced huge amounts of rainfall and flooding on August 24 and 25, 2014. Heavy rain was brought by the same system that caused severe floods in Japan last week. At least 1 person was killed and four others were missing after a bus was swept away by floods near the southern city of Changwon yesterday. Four people were killed in Busan, the second largest South Korean city, after their car became flooded in a tunnel. Heavy rain also triggered landslides that demolished a senior citizens’ center, Yonhap reported.According to the same agency, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) decided to shut down the Gori-2 nuclear power plant after water entered the cooling part of the facility.As exces Tropical Storm Cristobal to become hurricane by Wednesday August 25, 2014 Tropical Storm Cristobal, the third tropical storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, formed from System 96L near southeastern Bahamas during Sunday morning, August 24, 2014. This system is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday. Tropical Storm Warnings were issued for Southeastern Bahamas, Including the Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay, the Inaguas, Mayaguana, the Ragged Islands, as well as the Turks and Caicos Islands, Central Bahamas, Including Cat Island, The Exumas, Long Island, Rum Cay, and San Salvador.At 15:00 UTC today Cristobal was centered about 120 miles (195 km) east-northeast of San Salvador Island, Bahamas, and 715 miles (1 150 km) southwest of Bermuda moving toward the north-northeast near 5 mph (7 Moderately strong solar flare reaching M3.9 erupted from Region 2146 August 25, 2014 After M2.0 at 15:11 UTC today Active Region 2146 erupted with another M-class solar flare. This latest event started at 20:06, peaked at 20:21 as M3.9 solar flare and ended at 20:29 UTC.As with previous event the majority of plasma cloud appears to be directed away from our planet.NOAA SWPC forecasters estimate 50% chance for M-class, and 10% chance for X-class solar flare in next two days.SunspotsThere are currently 8 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. Region 2151 developed a small trailer spot, but remained largely unchanged since the M5.9 flare yesterday. Other regions on the visible disk were either stable or in decay.Sunspots on August 25, 2014. Image credit: NASA SDO/HMI2141 - Alpha2142 - Beta2143 - Beta2146 - Beta2148 - Beta2149 - Bet Moderately strong M2.0 solar flare erupted from Region 2146 August 25, 2014 Moderately strong M2.0 solar flare erupted on August 25, 2014, from Active Region 2146 (beta). The event started at 14:46, peaked at 15:11 and ended at 15:31 UTC.A Type II (707 km/s), IV and Tenflare (170 sfu) radio emissions were associated with this event. Type IV emissions occur in association with major eruptions on the sun and are typically associated with strong Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) and solar radiation storms.It is possible that part of the plasma cloud is directed toward our planet. More information will be available after the analysis.NOAA SWPC forecasters estimate 50% chance for M-class, and 10% chance for X-class solar flare in next two days.Space Weather Message Code: ALTTP4Serial Number: 473Issue Time: 2014 Aug 25 1539 UTCALERT: Type IV Radio EmissionBegi Very strong and dangerous M6.9 earthquake hit central Peru August 24, 2014 A very strong earthquake measuring M6.9 (USGS) on the Richter scale struck central Peru on August 24, 2014, at 23:21 UTC (18:21 local time). USGS is reporting depth of 101 km (62.8 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 and depth of 60 km.Epicenter was located 42 km (26 miles) ENE of Tambo, 61 km (38 miles) E of Puquio, 108 km (67 miles) S of Andahuaylas and 471 km (293 miles) SE of Lima, PeruThere are 288 366 people living within 100 km and about 14 000 within 20 km radius.USGS issued green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist.Rece Powerful solar flare reaching M5.9 erupted from eastern limb August 24, 2014 A powerful solar flare measuring M5.9 at its peak time erupted from eastern limb of the Sun on August 24, 2014, at 12:17 UTC. The event started at 12:00, peaked at 12:17 and ended at 12:25 UTC.The source was new AR 2151 located on the south eastern limb. Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) produced by this eruption should not be Earth directed.A Type II (593 km/s) and Tenflare (409 sfu) radio emissions were associated with this event. Potential impacts: area of impact centered primarily on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth. Radio - limited blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for tens of minutes.Type II emissions occur in association with eruptions on the sun and typically indicate a CME is associated with a flare event.NOAA SWPC forecast Strong, shallow and extremely dangerous earthquake M6.0 hit San Francisco Bay Area, California August 24, 2014 A strong and shallow earthquake registered as M6.0 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco Bay Area, California - USA, on August 24, 2014, at 10:20 UTC (03:20 local time). USGS is reporting shallow depth of 10.8 km (6.7 miles)Epicenter was located 6 km (4 miles) NW of American Canyon, 9 km (6 miles) SSW of Napa, 13 km (8 miles) NNW of Vallejo, 14 km (9 miles) SE of Sonoma, and 82 km (51 miles) WSW of Sacramento, California.There are 7 688 843 people living within 100 km radius.USGS issued Green alert for shaking-related fatalities. There is a low likelihood of casualties.Red alert level was issued for economic losses. Extensive damage is probable and the disaster is likely widespread. Estimated economic losses are less th Very strong earthquake M6.4 hit Valparaiso, Chile August 23, 2014 A very strong earthquake measuring M6.6 on the Richter scale struck Valparaiso, Chile, on August 23, 2014, at 22:32 UTC (18:32 local time). Both USGS and EMSC report the same magnitude in their preliminary reports. USGS reports depth of 32 km (19.9 miles), EMSC is reporting depth of 40 km.CSN (Chile) initially reported M6.4 at depth of 41.7 km and later downgraded it to 6.2 (epicenter 37 km N of Valparaiso).According to USGS, epicenter was located 18 km (11 miles) WNW of Hacienda La Calera, 23 km (14 miles) NNW of Quillota, 31 km (19 miles) SSW of La Ligua and 108 km (67 miles) NW of Santiago, Chile.There are 2 093 658 people living within 100 km radius. This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affecte Bárðarbunga volcano eruption begins, aviation color code raised to red, Iceland August 23, 2014 According to Icelandic Met Office, a small lava-eruption has been detected under the Dyngjujökull glacier today, August 23, 2014. The aviation color code has been raised to red. It could be 0 - 20 hours before lava reaches the surface of the ice but it is also possible that the lava will not break through the ice.Overall assessment from the joint daily status report 230814 of the Icelandic Met Office and the University of Iceland, Institute of Earth Sciences:The aviation color code has been raised to red as the data is currently interpreted as a subglacial eruption. Both the thickness of the ice at the possible contact point (100-400 m) and the volume of lava in possible contact with ice are highly uncertain. It could be 0-20 hour A triple tropical tempest train: Tropical Storm/Hurricane Karina, tropical storms Lowell and Marie August 22, 2014 There are currently three tropical storms in the Eastern Pacific Ocean - Tropical Storm/Hurricane Karina, Tropical Storm Lowell and newly formed Tropical Storm Marie. Both Karina and Lowell will gradually weaken over the next couple of days. Marie, however, is expected to rapidly intensify and reach major hurricane status (Category 3 or greater on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale) by Monday, August 25. All of them were captured in infrared image at 09:00 UTC today by GOES-West satellite (below). All of them were tropical storms at the time.Tropical Storm Karina, Tropical Storm Lowell and newly formed Tropical Storm Marie on August 22, 2014. Image credit: NASA / GoddardTropical Storm & Huge earth crack opened up in Sonora, Mexico August 22, 2014 A one-kilometer long earth crack opened up on August 15, 2014, in Sonora, Mexico. The crack severed Highway 26 between the city of Hermosillo and the coast. At some points it is 5 meters wide and 8 meters deep.According to El Imparcial newspaper, it is still unknown what caused the crack but Municipal Civil Protection believes that it was triggered by an underground water stream. Some speculate that an earthquake at the San Andreas Fault last Sunday may have been the cause.Geological investigations are underway. Another crack was reported to have opened near Highway 4 in the same area.The following footage was recorded by aerial drone. If youd like to see close-up images visit El Imparcial photo gallery.Aerial drone footage. Credit: Hermosillo Desde Sudden, powerful explosion at Ubinas volcano, Peru August 22, 2014 A powerful and sudden explosion occurred at Ubinas volcano, Peru, on August 21, 2014. This latest strong eruption started at 20:36 UTC (15:36 local time). The explosion ejected blocks up to 2 km away from the volcano.The eruption was likely a vulcanian-type event, i.e. caused by the sudden release of pressure as viscous (sticky) and gas-rich magma had accumulated beneath a solid plug in the vent. It shows that the eruptive phase at the volcano continues and is capable of producing extremely dangerous explosions, VolcanoDiscovery reported.(3) En este enlace podrán ver el video de la explosión registrada en el volcán #Ubinas. https://t.co/mlrDINbcjk pic.twitter/iRVW3oyLmO— IGP (@igp_peru) August 21, 2014Video courtesy IGPINGEMMET reported that during Unexpectedly large amount of ozone-depleting compound present in Earths atmosphere August 22, 2014 New NASA research shows that Earths atmosphere contains an unexpectedly large amount of an ozone-depleting compound - Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) - from an unknown source decades after the compound was banned worldwide.Carbon tetrachloride was regulated in 1987 under the Montreal Protocol along with other chlorofluorocarbons that destroy ozone and contribute to the ozone hole over Antarctica. Between 2007 and 2012 all parties to the Montreal Protocol reported zero new CCl4 emissions. However, the new research shows worldwide emissions of CCl4 average 39 kilotons per year, approximately 30 percent of peak emissions prior to the international treaty going into effect.We are not supposed to be seeing this at all, said Qing Liang, an atmospheric scientist at NA Sunlight key to CO2 in Arctic, not microbes August 22, 2014 A new study by scientists from Oregon State University, published this week in journal Science, concludes that sunlight and not bacteria is the key to triggering the production of CO2 from material released by Arctic soils. The finding is particularly important, scientists say, because climate change could affect when and how permafrost is thawed, which begins the process of converting the organic carbon into CO2.“Arctic permafrost contains about half of all the organic carbon trapped in soil on the entire Earth – and equals an amount twice of that in the atmosphere,” said Byron Crump, an Oregon State University microbial ecologist and co-author on the Science study.“This represents a major change in thinking about how the carbon cycle works in the Ar Moderate M1.2 solar flare erupts from eastern limb August 22, 2014 After impulsive M3.2 solar flare on August 21 emerging Active Region 2149 erupted with another M-class solar flare early on August 22. This latest event started at 06:18, peaked at 06:28 as M1.2 and ended at 06:34 UTC.AR 2149 has beta magnetic configuration and is still not in position to send Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections. It is, however, signaling another small uptick in solar activity. This is fifth M-class solar flare in last 30 days.NOAA SWPC forecasters estimate 25% chance for M-class, and 1% chance for X-class solar flare in next two days.SunspotsThere are currently 7 numbered sunspot regions on the Sun. New Region 2149 (N12E77) was the most active region in last 24 hours. Region 2146 (N10E07, Cso/beta) continues to grow and was initially believed to Moderately strong M3.4 solar flare erupted from eastern limb August 21, 2014 Moderately strong solar flare reaching M3.4 at its peak time erupted on August 21, 2014. The event started 13:19, peaked at 13:31 and ended at 13:42 UTC. The source was new active region located on the eastern limb. If Coronal Mass Ejection was generated by this event it would likely be directed away from Earth.This region produced several C-class solar flares in last 24 hours and is likely to produce more.NOAA SWPC forecasters estimate 10% chance for M-class, and 1% chance for X-class solar flare in next two days.SunspotsThere are currently 7 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. Region 2146 (N10E14, Cso/beta) grew during in last 24 hours and was responsible for two notable events. The first was a C2/Sf flare at 20/2157 UTC. This event was accompanied b A shocking study - regional climate influenced by the Sun August 21, 2014 A new study from Lund University in Sweden has, for the first time, reconstructed solar activity during the last ice age and showed that the regional climate is influenced by the Sun.For the first time, a research team has been able to reconstruct the solar activity at the end of the last ice age, around 20 000 – 10 000 years ago, by analysing trace elements in ice cores in Greenland and cave formations from China.During the last glacial maximum, Sweden was covered in a thick ice sheet that stretched all the way down to northern Germany and sea levels were more than 100 metres lower than they are today, because the water was frozen in the extensive ice caps. 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Moderately strong solar flare reaching M3.9 erupted from Region 2146 August 25, 2014 Moderately strong M2.0 solar flare erupted from Region 2146 August 25, 2014 Powerful solar flare reaching M5.9 erupted from eastern limb August 24, 2014 Moderate M1.2 solar flare erupts from eastern limb August 22, 2014 Moderately strong M3.4 solar flare erupted from eastern limb August 21, 2014 Filament eruption creates canyon of fire, Earth directed CME August 16, 2014 View Space weather station » Recent earthquakes GFZ USGS 4.5+ EMSC 6+ Seismic activity M 5.2, NW Territories - Nunavut, Canada 2014-08-29 18:37:32 65.70 -122.71 10 km C M 5.3, New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 2014-08-29 13:14:10 -5.72 153.97 74 km M M 5.3, Iceland 2014-08-29 12:21:50 64.78 -17.27 10 km C M 4.0, Iceland 2014-08-29 11:15:01 64.66 -17.94 10 km A M 4.6, Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan 2014-08-29 07:35:06 36.90 141.23 10 km A M 4.6, Volcano Islands, Japan Region 2014-08-29 06:14:37 22.30 143.81 141 km M M 5.0, 197km ENE of Norman Wells, Canada 2014-08-29T19:02:01Z M 4.7, East of the Kuril Islands 2014-08-29T18:48:32Z M 5.1, 172km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea 2014-08-29T21:16:38Z M 5.2, 107km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland 2014-08-29T20:24:17Z M 4.9, 30km ESE of Iwaki, Japan 2014-08-29T15:42:18Z M 4.5, 220km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands 2014-08-29T14:19:48Z Inside the South Napa M6.0 earthquake August 27, 2014 Very strong and dangerous M6.9 earthquake hit central Peru August 24, 2014 Strong, shallow and extremely dangerous earthquake M6.0 hit San Francisco Bay Area, California August 24, 2014 Very strong earthquake M6.4 hit Valparaiso, Chile August 23, 2014 Around the world headlines Friday, August 29, 2014 Dr. Andrew Wakefield speaks out about CDC scientists admission of vaccine research fraud - video Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Low on fuel, rainfall satellite slowly spirals to its death in 2016 Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Extreme weather is linked to global warming, a new study suggests Ebola could sink Africas rising dreams Sunday, August 24, 2014 Extremely dangerous M6.0 quake California - Probability of a strong/damaging aftershock in the next 7 days is ~54% Numerous methane leaks found on Atlantic sea floor Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Experts: Plutonium and uranium flow into ocean from Fukushima Sunday, August 10, 2014 Live on Slooh: Mega-Moon Friday, August 08, 2014 Mysterious noises coming from Herðubreið volcano, Iceland Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Hundreds evacuated, 3 killed in East Europe floods See all headlines » Have an interesting story? Send us a tip or suggest a story: Send or write the full article here Latest articles Major eruption in progress at Tavurvur volcano - Rabaul caldera, Papua New Guinea August 29, 2014 Bárðarbunga volcano erupts - lava flows observed at surface, Iceland August 29, 2014 Sailing stones of Death Valley mystery solved August 29, 2014 Widespread natural methane seepage observed on the U.S. Atlantic Ocean margin August 29, 2014 Breakthrough in light sources for new quantum technology August 29, 2014 Active volcanoes in the world: August 20 - August 26, 2014 August 28, 2014 Geomagnetic storm in progress, auroras visible at high latitudes August 28, 2014 Telescopes uncover early construction phase of giant galaxy August 28, 2014 Massive hurricane Marie affecting southern California coast August 27, 2014 Inside the South Napa M6.0 earthquake August 27, 2014 Intense rainfall, flooding warning up in Metro Manila and nearby provinces - Philippines August 26, 2014 Heavy rain, flash floods and landslides hit South Korea August 26, 2014 Tropical Storm Cristobal to become hurricane by Wednesday August 25, 2014 Moderately strong solar flare reaching M3.9 erupted from Region 2146 August 25, 2014 Moderately strong M2.0 solar flare erupted from Region 2146 August 25, 2014 Very strong and dangerous M6.9 earthquake hit central Peru August 24, 2014 Powerful solar flare reaching M5.9 erupted from eastern limb August 24, 2014 Strong, shallow and extremely dangerous earthquake M6.0 hit San Francisco Bay Area, California August 24, 2014 Bárðarbunga volcano eruption begins, aviation color code raised to red, Iceland August 23, 2014 A triple tropical tempest train: Tropical Storm/Hurricane Karina, tropical storms Lowell and Marie August 22, 2014 Huge earth crack opened up in Sonora, Mexico August 22, 2014 Sudden, powerful explosion at Ubinas volcano, Peru August 22, 2014 Unexpectedly large amount of ozone-depleting compound present in Earths atmosphere August 22, 2014 Sunlight key to CO2 in Arctic, not microbes August 22, 2014 Moderate M1.2 solar flare erupts from eastern limb August 22, 2014 Moderately strong M3.4 solar flare erupted from eastern limb August 21, 2014 A shocking study - regional climate influenced by the Sun August 21, 2014 Minor variations in the ice sheet size sufficient to trigger abrupt climate changes August 21, 2014 Triple waterspout vortexes filmed off the coast of Beddingestrand, Sweden August 21, 2014 Active volcanoes in the world: August 13 - August 19, 2014 August 21, 2014 Record breaking rainfall causes deadly Hiroshima landslides, Japan August 20, 2014 Zooming in on star formation regions in the southern Milky Way August 20, 2014 Bárdarbunga volcano - intense earthquake swarm continues, Iceland August 20, 2014 Geomagnetic storm reached G2 levels, amazing auroras photographed from ISS August 20, 2014 Prof. Maeno warns Nishino-shima collapse may generate a tsunami August 19, 2014 Pacific Islands capital to be relocated due to coastal hazards and climate change August 19, 2014 Mysterious sea star wasting syndrome spreads to public aquariums in Washington State, killing hundreds of creatures August 18, 2014 Extremely dangerous M6.2 earthquake struck Iran-Iraq border region August 18, 2014 Two brightest planets in the Solar System converge August 17, 2014 Monsoon disasters - floods and landslides devastate Nepal August 16, 2014 Filament eruption creates canyon of fire, Earth directed CME August 16, 2014 Cuyama Valley groundwater depleted twice as fast than it naturally recharges, California August 16, 2014 Rosetta mission findings: no room for dirty snowballs August 16, 2014 Historic rainfall records broken - Eastern U.S. deluge in numbers August 15, 2014 Marine mystery disease along Pacific Coast baffles scientists August 15, 2014 Insight into one of the closest supernovas discovered in decades August 15, 2014 Stardusts payload holds first potential interstellar space particles August 14, 2014 Environmental disaster for years to come - Massive breach of toxic waste pond at Mount Polley Mine, Canada August 14, 2014 Humans Need Not Apply August 14, 2014 The sky is full of Perseids August 13, 2014 Active volcanoes in the world: August 6 - August 12, 2014 August 13, 2014 Colliding atmospheres - Mars vs Comet Siding Spring August 13, 2014 Pharmaceuticals and other chemicals widespread in water passing through landfill waste August 13, 2014 Red tide kills thousands of fish in Gulf of Mexico, poses a greater health threat August 12, 2014 Indias monsoon rains are changing - Heavy rain and extreme floods devastate Odisha, India (again) August 11, 2014 Water tractor beam created August 11, 2014 California sinking one foot each year from groundwater depletion August 11, 2014 On the frontiers of cyborg science. Step 1 - connecting the brain and electronics August 10, 2014 M6.1 earthquake registered off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan August 10, 2014 Ex-hurricane Bertha arrives to Europe August 09, 2014 Typhoon Halong to make landfall in southern Japan, grounds flights August 09, 2014 Record breaking temperatures cause largest wildfires in 40 years, Sweden August 09, 2014 Observations suggest frequent massive eruptions on Jupiter’s moon Io August 09, 2014 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Browse articles by date « Jul 2014Sep 2014 »August 2014 MonTueWedThuFriSatSun12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 News links SpaceWeather ReliefWeb GreenMedInfo SolarHam Universe Today EarthSky Earthquake Report TerraDaily More » Real-time monitoring NHSS - USGS Natural Hazards Support System NESDIS - NOAA - Home Pacific Tsunami Warning Center NWSFO - Experimental US storm reports UbAlert - Disaster alert network SolarHam Weather model - Global jet stream wind Neutron monitor - Moscow - Online cosmic rays More » Tools Cyclocane - cyclone and hurricane tracker SHERPA - SHaring of Earthquake Rupture Pictures Archives EOSDIS Worldview (Alpha) Time Converter - Time zone coverter iSWA - Space Weather Analysis System - Web App UNAVCO - Tectonic plate motion calculator JPL - Potentially hazardous NEO (Near earth objects) data and orbits SkyTools - Software for comet observing More »
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