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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits off Papua New Guinea


Yahoo! News
Wed, 09 May 2018 11:03 UTC
The quake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea
© USGSThe quake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which struck at a depth of 52 km (32 miles) about 97 km (60 miles) south of the town of Rabaul.

Source: Reuters
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Rare shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits off coast of Louisiana near New Orleans

Pam Wright
The Weather Channel
Mon, 07 May 2018 12:30 UTC
The quake struck in the Gulf of Mexico about 160 miles southeast of New Orleans.
The quake struck in the Gulf of Mexico about 160 miles southeast of New Orleans.
A rare magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Gulf of Mexico about 160 miles southeast of New Orleans.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit at a depth of 6 miles.

No damage or injuries have been reported.
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Earthquake at coal mine in Poland leaves 1 miner dead and 3 missing, shakes houses

Monika Scislowska
Global News
Sun, 06 May 2018 14:58 UTC
NoneFamilies waiting for a word about miners who have gone missing after a tremor at the Zofiowka coal mine in Jastrzebie-Zdroj in southern Poland
Families waiting for a word about miners who have gone missing after a tremor at the Zofiowka coal mine in Jastrzebie-Zdroj in southern Poland, on Saturday, May 5 , 2018. Seven miners went missing after the strongest ever tremor at the mine. Two of them were found hours later conscious but hurt, while rescuers continued their search for the other five missing miners.
Polish rescue workers on Sunday found the body of 38-year-old coal miner, the first fatality after an earthquake hit a coal mine in southern Poland.

Three other miners have been missing some 900 meters (2,950 feet) below ground since Saturday morning at the mine in the town of Jastrzebie-Zdroj, close to Poland's border with the Czech Republic. One of them has been located but was not rescued yet, a mining official said Sunday.

The head of the Jastrzebie Coal Company, Daniel Ozon, said the latest miner pulled out of the Zofiowka mine was pronounced dead after he had been trapped under some metal. He had worked for the company for 10 years.

More than 200 workers were involved in the rescue operation. Ozon said emergency workers were pumping air into the affected area to lower the level of methane gas before they can safely move ahead.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Are Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes related to cosmic ray increases?


Adapt 2030
Sat, 05 May 2018 16:08 UTC
Hawaii lava explosion
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
With the strongest quake and volcanic eruption in on Hawaii Island, you need to ask yourself it is correlated to solar activity or has something to do with the intensifying grand solar minimum. A 6.9 earthquake and explosive eruption at the Pu O'o vent is rare, but looking at the intensity ramp up of the magnetic wave cancelling on our Sun, well the we get into some interesting similarities. I provide a timeline for the grand solar minimum intensification and incredible images of the lava events on the island.


Comment: Cosmic rays found to be a trigger for explosive volcanic eruptions. Another factor to consider is the slowdown in Earth's rotation:

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Strong shallow 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits off the Philippines


Sputnik
Sat, 05 May 2018 08:56 UTC
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According to the latest reports by the US Geological Survey, an earthquake measuring 6.4 has struck off the coast of the Philippines.

The tremor was registered at 06:19 UTC (9:19 Moscow time). There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at a depth of 30 km (18 miles), about 50 km north-northwest of Pandan, on the island of Catanduanes, according to the USGS.

No tsunami warnings were issued.

Seismological centers have posted the information about the earthquake on Twitter. Social media users are tweeting alleged photos/videos of the earthquake.

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Powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake, strongest since 1975, hits Hawaii's Big Island near erupting volcano


RT
Fri, 04 May 2018 22:24 UTC
Hawaii Big Island
© USGS / Reuters
A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 6.9 has struck just off the Big Island of Hawaii as numerous smaller jolts, including a 5.4 tremor, shook the island in the past hours, amid ongoing volcanic eruption.

The US Geological Survey has upgraded the severity of the earthquake off the Big Island in Hawaii to a 6.9 on the Richter scale, roughly an hour after it was registered. According to the new USGS data, the extremely powerful tremor was registered 16km southwest of Leilani Estates, Hawaii, at a depth of 5.0 km.

The quake struck on the south flank of Kilauea Volcano at 12:33 local time and was followed by several aftershocks, according to the National Weather Service, as eruptions at the volcano continue. No Tsunami warning has been issued.

The tremor was the most powerful of a series of earthquakes that have been rocking the islands over the past days. No Tsunami warnings have been issued after the quake.


Comment: The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.9 was the largest Hawaii quake since the 1975 magnitude-7.1 earthquake, which killed two people. The two quakes were centred in almost exactly the same location. See also:

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Shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near the Easter Island region


Earthquakes Today
Wed, 02 May 2018 08:34 UTC
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A earthquake magnitude 6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, Easter Island region (0 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000dw7i. Unique identifier: us1000dw7i. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/05/18 / 2018-05-02 06:32:52 / May 2, 2018 @ 6:32 am.

The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 23.53 km (15 miles) below the earth's surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -111.7234° West, -24.0993° South, depth 23.53 km.

The 6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:32:52 / 11:32 pm (local time epicenter).
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Fears Hawaii's Kilauea volcano will erupt at any moment following 250 earthquakes in the region in 24 hours

Tim Collins
Daily Mail
Tue, 01 May 2018 14:28 UTC
A series of earthquakes and the collapse of the crater floor at Hawaii's most active volcano
A series of earthquakes and the collapse of the crater floor at Hawaii's most active volcano could trigger an eruption, officials have warned. The lava lake at the summit of Kīlauea is one of several persistent on Earth. This image shows how it appeared on the evening of April 11
A series of earthquakes and the collapse of the crater floor at Hawaii's most active volcano could trigger an eruption at any moment, officials have warned.

Lava may burst through the ground east of Kilauea, one of five volcanoes on the US state's largest island, experts say.

The warning follows 250 seismic readings over the past 24 hours, with similar activity recorded prior to previous eruptions in the area.

In mid-April, an observatory issued a volcano activity alert when scientists noticed the Puu Oo vent was inflating and becoming pressurised.

The crater floor of the vent has since collapsed, and an 'intrusion' of lava was sent into a new area of the volcano which spread throughout last night.

Underground magma, which now flows beneath a main road and close to the residential district of Puna, could cause fatalities if it blows.
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Powerful earthquake in Bárðarðarbunga, Iceland, one of Vatnajökull's monster volcanoes


Iceland Magazine
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:56 UTC
Ice cauldron in Bárðarbunga The volcano is hidden beneath the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier.
© Tómas GuðbjartssonIce cauldron in Bárðarbunga The volcano is hidden beneath the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier.
The monster volcano Bárðarbunga, one of the most active and powerful volcanoes in Iceland and Europe, trembled yesterday afternoon. A sharp 3.9 magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:13 on Sunday afternoon, followed by a handful of smaller quakes.

The volcano has been relatively calm in 2018, with only a handful of 3+ magnitude quakes. The relative calm comes at the heels of relatively high levels of activity in 2016 and 2017. Since the largest earthquake to hit Bárðarbunga at the end of January, a 4.9 magnitude quake.

A 3.9 magnitude quake is considered a significant seismic event, as any quake in an active volcano which is larger than 3 on the Richter scale is considered a powerful quake. Quakes larger than 4 in volcanoes are relatively rare.
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5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Iran


Tasnim News Agency
Wed, 02 May 2018 09:17 UTC
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A strong earthquake struck Iran's southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Wednesday morning.

The temblor, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, rocked the city of Sisakht at 8:38 A.M. local time.

The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was determined to be at 30. 835 degrees north latitude and 51.559 degrees east longitude.
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