Earthquakes
EMSC Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia
Apr 03 23:42 PM
5.7 33.0 MAP
GEOFON Aru Islands Region, Indonesia
Apr 03 23:42 PM
5.4 10.0 MAP
USGS Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia
Apr 03 23:42 PM
5.7 10.1 MAP
USGS Southern Alaska
Apr 03 23:41 PM
3.4 185.2 MAP
USGS Alaska Peninsula
Apr 03 23:19 PM
2.9 79.7 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 22:18 PM
2.8 5.0 MAP
USGS Virgin Islands Region
Apr 03 22:12 PM
2.9 53.2 MAP
USGS Philippine Islands Region
Apr 03 20:41 PM
4.7 109.3 MAP
EMSC Philippine Islands Region
Apr 03 20:41 PM
4.7 100.0 MAP
EMSC Albania
Apr 03 20:23 PM
2.5 1.0 MAP
EMSC Central Turkey
Apr 03 20:08 PM
2.8 2.0 MAP
EMSC Near The Coast Of Western Turkey
Apr 03 19:59 PM
3.0 2.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 03 19:28 PM
2.5 7.0 MAP
USGS Mona Passage, Dominican Republic
Apr 03 19:24 PM
3.1 79.9 MAP
USGS Virginia
Apr 03 19:00 PM
2.5 6.3 MAP
USGS Virginia
Apr 03 19:00 PM
2.5 9.6 MAP
EMSC Turkey-iran Border Region
Apr 03 18:41 PM
2.9 5.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 03 18:24 PM
2.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC Southern Italy
Apr 03 18:09 PM
2.7 11.0 MAP
EMSC Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Apr 03 18:07 PM
4.5 14.0 MAP
USGS Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Apr 03 18:07 PM
4.5 14.3 MAP
GEONET Canterbury
Apr 03 17:05 PM
3.8 15.0 MAP
USGS South Of Alaska
Apr 03 16:56 PM
2.5 21.1 MAP
USGS Baja California, Mexico
Apr 03 16:49 PM
2.7 10.0 MAP
USGS Virgin Islands Region
Apr 03 16:24 PM
3.7 8.0 MAP
USGS Virgin Islands Region
Apr 03 16:24 PM
4.0 5.0 MAP
USGS Southern Alaska
Apr 03 15:29 PM
2.6 139.8 MAP
GEOFON South Of Fiji Islands
Apr 03 15:21 PM
4.7 389.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 15:20 PM
3.6 2.0 MAP
USGS Southern California
Apr 03 15:15 PM
3.5 1.9 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 13:39 PM
3.2 8.0 MAP
EMSC Near Coast Of Nicaragua
Apr 03 13:08 PM
4.5 47.0 MAP
USGS Near The Coast Of Nicaragua
Apr 03 13:08 PM
4.5 47.2 MAP
GEOFON Near Coast Of Nicaragua
Apr 03 13:08 PM
4.2 56.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 03 12:35 PM
2.5 13.0 MAP
USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 03 11:52 AM
5.0 28.1 MAP
EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 03 11:52 AM
5.0 28.0 MAP
GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 03 11:52 AM
5.0 26.0 MAP
EMSC Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia
Apr 03 11:27 AM
5.0 508.0 MAP
GEOFON Banda Sea
Apr 03 11:27 AM
5.0 480.0 MAP
USGS Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia
Apr 03 11:26 AM
5.0 477.4 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 03 11:02 AM
2.6 19.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 10:52 AM
2.8 6.0 MAP
EMSC France
Apr 03 10:47 AM
2.7 2.0 MAP
USGS Southern California
Apr 03 10:45 AM
2.7 11.7 MAP
EMSC New Ireland Region, P.n.g.
Apr 03 10:42 AM
5.2 117.0 MAP
USGS New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea
Apr 03 10:42 AM
5.1 109.5 MAP
GEOFON New Ireland Region, P.n.g.
Apr 03 10:42 AM
5.2 96.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 03 09:41 AM
2.7 6.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 03 09:29 AM
2.5 5.0 MAP
GEOFON Northern Peru
Apr 03 09:17 AM
4.6 10.0 MAP
USGS Northern Peru
Apr 03 09:17 AM
4.7 29.3 MAP
EMSC Northern Peru
Apr 03 09:17 AM
4.7 24.0 MAP
USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska
Apr 03 09:05 AM
2.5 42.9 MAP
USGS Alaska Peninsula
Apr 03 08:52 AM
2.8 101.1 MAP
EMSC Poland
Apr 03 08:13 AM
2.4 10.0 MAP
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece
Apr 03 07:50 AM
2.4 15.0 MAP
USGS Southern California
Apr 03 07:46 AM
2.7 3.3 MAP
EMSC Albania
Apr 03 07:46 AM
2.5 15.0 MAP
EMSC Oklahoma
Apr 03 07:33 AM
4.0 5.0 MAP
USGS Oklahoma
Apr 03 07:33 AM
4.0 4.9 MAP
EMSC Tarapaca, Chile
Apr 03 07:25 AM
5.3 117.0 MAP
USGS Tarapaca, Chile
Apr 03 07:25 AM
5.2 117.0 MAP
GEOFON Northern Chile
Apr 03 07:25 AM
5.2 105.0 MAP
USGS New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea
Apr 03 07:07 AM
4.8 112.9 MAP
EMSC New Ireland Region, P.n.g.
Apr 03 07:07 AM
4.8 113.0 MAP
EMSC Canary Islands, Spain Region
Apr 03 06:55 AM
2.5 12.0 MAP
EMSC Turkey-iran Border Region
Apr 03 06:07 AM
2.5 27.0 MAP
EMSC Central Turkey
Apr 03 05:48 AM
2.4 20.0 MAP
USGS Guerrero, Mexico
Apr 03 05:35 AM
4.7 42.8 MAP
EMSC Guerrero, Mexico
Apr 03 05:35 AM
4.8 40.0 MAP
GEOFON Near Coast Of Guerrero, Mexico
Apr 03 05:35 AM
4.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 04:39 AM
2.9 8.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 04:34 AM
3.0 5.0 MAP
EMSC Mindanao, Philippines
Apr 03 04:25 AM
5.1 80.0 MAP
USGS Mindanao, Philippines
Apr 03 04:25 AM
5.0 79.2 MAP
GEOFON Mindanao, Philippines
Apr 03 04:25 AM
5.1 10.0 MAP
EMSC Southern Iran
Apr 03 04:19 AM
3.5 26.0 MAP
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece
Apr 03 03:59 AM
2.7 8.0 MAP
EMSC France
Apr 03 03:39 AM
2.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 03:20 AM
2.6 2.0 MAP
GEOFON Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 03 03:12 AM
4.7 96.0 MAP
EMSC Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 03 03:12 AM
4.9 91.0 MAP
USGS Near The South Coast Of Honshu,
Japan Apr 03 03:12 AM
4.9 88.9 MAP
USGS Near The Coast Of Northern Peru
Apr 03 03:08 AM
5.4 74.5 MAP
EMSC Near Coast Of Northern Peru
Apr 03 03:08 AM
5.3 60.0 MAP
GEOFON Near Coast Of Northern Peru
Apr 03 03:08 AM
5.1 34.0 MAP
EMSC Switzerland
Apr 03 02:45 AM
2.5 5.0 MAP
GEOFON Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g.
Apr 03 02:39 AM
5.0 10.0 MAP
USGS Northern California
Apr 03 02:38 AM
2.8 21.1 MAP I
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece
Apr 03 02:18 AM
3.0 2.0 MAP
GEOFON Off Coast Of Central Chile
Apr 03 02:11 AM
5.1 52.0 MAP
EMSC Offshore Valparaiso, Chile
Apr 03 02:11 AM
5.1 20.0 MAP
USGS Offshore Valparaiso, Chile
Apr 03 02:11 AM
5.1 8.3 MAP
USGS Puerto Rico
Apr 03 02:03 AM
2.7 7.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 01:35 AM
3.0 17.0 MAP
USGS Central Alaska
Apr 03 01:14 AM
2.9 132.1 MAP
USGS Southern Alaska
Apr 03 01:13 AM
3.1 86.0 MAP
USGS Puerto Rico Region
Apr 03 00:35 AM
2.7 5.7 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 03 00:06 AM
2.6 5.0 MAP
Earthquake rattles southeast Oklahoma
PITTSBURG, Okla. – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook southeastern Oklahoma at 2:33 a.m. Tuesday.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered near the town of Pittsburg, about 16 miles south-southwest of McAlester and 109 miles east-southeast of Oklahoma City.
McAlester police say no damage or injuries have been reported.
2NEWS viewers in Tulsa reported feeling the temblor.
The USGS says residents in Muskogee, Norman, Broken Arrow, Atoka and Shawnee also reported feeling tremors.
On Nov. 5, 2011, a record 5.6 magnitude tremor shook the Sooner state, the strongest quake on record in Oklahoma.
The USGS reported that tremors from the quake, centered in Lincoln County, were felt in most of Oklahoma as well as eastern and central Kansas, most of Missouri and Arkansas, north Texas and southeast Nebraska.
http://www.kjrh.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=18327
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Volcanic Activity
Mantle Plume: El Hierro island struck by two small tremors
April 3, 2012 – CANARY ISLANDS – IRIN volcano 24 hour monitoring network of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) recorded two earthquakes of 1.7 and 2.7 magnitudes on the Richter scale this Sunday on the island of El Hierro. The largest of the earthquakes, recorded at 22.03 hours, occurred southwest of the town of El Pinar. This event was located at sea 15 kilometers deep. The second quake also occurred southwest of El Pinar at 20.36 hours, to 13 km depth and epicenter in the sea. Since last March 24, the island of El Hierro has been nine earthquakes, including this Sunday, between 1.5 and 2.7 °. Of these, were substantial enough to be felt by the population. Sunday’s tremors were located west of Frontier and southwest of El Pinar, and were 10 and 29 kilometers deep. –La Opinion.es (translated)
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Radiation
L.A. Rain Radiation Over Five Times Normal
A whopping 506% above normal,
Uploaded by EnviroReporter on Mar 31, 2012
An imperfect storm swept into Southern California on, perhaps appropriately enough, April Fools weekend creating the conditions that tested EnviroReporter.com’s scientific hypothesis that radioactive “buckyballs” and other fission radionuclides from the triple Fukushima Japan meltdowns are already impacting the region. Sure enough, a rain composed primarily of sea mist formed over a choppy ocean with high winds tested higher than any other Los Angeles Basin rain since Radiation Station Santa Monica began fallout radiation tests March 15, 2011, four days after the unabated meltdowns began. The rain, not impacted by so-called “natural” radon progeny, came in at a whopping 506% above normal, more than high enough to qualify as a hazardous material situation for the California Highway Patrol. This is the hottest L.A. rain detected with our Inspector Alert nuclear radiation monitor in the over 1,500 radiation tests we’ve taken since last year’s Ides of March.
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Storms, Flooding, Windstorms
Catastrophic damage in flood-stricken Fiji
By Campbell Cooney and staff
A massive clean-up operation is underway in Fiji after historic floods caused catastrophic damage in many towns.
While floodwater levels are dropping and some Fijians are returning home to investigate the damage, many remain in evacuation centres across the main island of Viti Levu.
Tropical Cyclone Daphne is moving away from Fiji, with the interim government announcing schools will reopen today.
There are concerns the floods, which killed five people over the weekend, will lead to outbreaks of disease.
The Australian Government says it is committed to supporting the country in its long-term recovery and reconstruction.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr says Australia is about to start sending practical relief, including 350,000 water purification tablets, water containers and thousands of tarpaulins, to help the people of Fiji.
Senator Carr says such supplies are badly needed.
“The most basic assistance is to see that people can drink the water – notwithstanding the terrible pollution from the floods – and that they can deliver the water,” he said.
“That means the water containers are going to be essential. And that they can haul those tarpaulins over damaged roofs – that’s the most basic assistance, drinking water and shelter.”
Tropical Cyclone Daphne update
Ben Domensino,
Tropical Cyclone Daphne is moving rapidly southwards away from Fiji, although the risk of heavy rainfall and further flooding remains a threat.
At 10pm EST on Monday night, Daphne was located approximately 580 km south-southwest of Nadi. The category 1 tropical cyclone is travelling towards the southeast, away from Fiji at around 50 km/h.
The cyclone warning that was in place for Fiji has now been cancelled, however there is still at risk of flooding.
Heavy rainfall is likely to continue today due to a region of converging winds remaining near stationary over the main island of Vitu Levu, where Nadi is situated.
Tornadoes rip through Dallas area, northeast Texas
Several tornadoes roared through the Dallas-Fort Worth region and across parts of northeastern Texas today, causing major damage and several injuries.
At least two “large and extremely dangerous” tornadoes ripped across the Dallas-Forth Worth area this afternoon, collapsing roofs, tearing down power lines and tossing trailers around like toys, the National Weather Service says.
Several other twisters were reported as violent storms moved northeast. Five people were reportedly hurt when a twister tore through a subdivision in Forney, northeast of Dallas.
The weather service says “considerable damage” has been reported near Cleburne, south of Fort Worth, and Lancaster, south of Dallas. Local television footage shows overturned and smashed semi-trailers on the ground in the southern portion of Dallas County. Dallas Police spokeswoman Sherri Jeffrey says twisters also have caused damage in the city limits.
A tornado watch — meaning that conditions are ripe for tornadoes to continue to form — was in place for 33 counties in north-central and northeastern Texas until 8 p.m. CT, the National Weather Service reported.
Photo of Twister
Photo of Damage
Tornado – Arlington, TX
Mother Nature’s Latest Attack on Japan: Strong Winds
By Eleanor Warnock
After a winter of record snow and avalanches — not to mention last year’s record strong quake, mega-tsunami, and series of powerful typhoons — Japan is once again being battered by the elements. This time, it’s wind.
A low-pressure system that landed on Japan’s main island of Honshu Tuesday has brought typhoon-force winds and rain, even snow. In anticipation of the worst of the storm, the Japan Meteorological Agency called an unusual emergency press conference Monday and issued a strong wind warning for Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures.
As of mid-day Tuesday, 203 flights were already grounded nationwide and the final game in the nationwide high school spring baseball tournament in Osaka had also been postponed. An 82-year-old woman supposedly died in Ishikawa prefecture after the wind toppled her on the street, according to local media reports.
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Solar Activity
2MIN News Apr3: World Updates, Solar Data back online!
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Solar System
Tarek Niazi on Surrounded by Idiots
Uploaded by sunskymysteries on Feb 7, 2012
http://www.sunskymysteries.com
Tarek is the author of More Than 60 Minutes: When Earth Stands Still and like many other science based researchers around the world, has reached the conclusion that in fact we are seeing the approach of an extra-solar body towards the Earth.
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Mysterious Booms / Rumblings
Exploding Kitchen Tiles, Ground SWELLING in Watertown, WI
Uploaded by Sheilaaliens on Mar 31, 2012
MAP: http://zeemaps.com/338668 Just south of, you guessed it, Clintonville. I almost completely missed this story o.o Glad i came across it. I’m working on a little map of WI Geological phenomena over the past two weeks, includes 4 towns so far. **UPDATE: hope you checked out mah mapz0r :D
“WATERTOWN, Wis. — A Watertown school will reopen Wednesday after some exploding tiles forced classes to be canceled Tuesday.
Tiles in the cafeteria started to buckle and explode Monday at St. Henry’s Catholic School.
“And I looked at the tiles on the floor. (They) were raising up and flying across the kitchen floor. So, we got out of the cafeteria and told the kids to go up to their classrooms. Eventually, they were evacuated,” St. Henry’s Cooking Manager Diane Dannenberg said. “It looked like the movie ‘Tremors’ where something was tunneling underneath the floor.”
Some described exploding, but the floor definitely buckled.
The city’s building inspector said the part of the building affected was built in 1952. Investigators are looking at all sorts of possibilities to explain why these tiles lifted off the ground.
After 20 years as the city’s building inspector, Joe Heimsch said he was baffled after first looking at this basement.
“My hope is it’s some kind of sanitary line that was improperly abandoned, and it could have came up, and that would have caused the same type of effect,” Heimsch said. “The worst-case scenario is actual foundation movement. I’m hoping that’s not the case.”
Heimsch told 12 News Tuesday afternoon that there was nothing life-threatening or dangerous at the school, but lunches will definitely be affected, regardless of the buckling’s cause.
“If they return back, they’re going to be bringing bagged lunches. I’m afraid this kitchen will probably be down the rest of the year,” Heimsch said.
Hot lunches for St. Bernard Catholic School in Watertown are also affected.
Students will not have to make up the missed time because they didn’t have any snow days this year.”
source: http://www.wisn.com/r/30770975/detail.html
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Articles of Interest
FEMA chief says agency bracing for ‘maximum’ disaster
By Eric Berger
Recent hurricanes Ike and Katrina may rank among the three costliest storms in U.S. history, but in preparing for disasters the federal government must think bigger still, says America’s top emergency planner.
“As devastating as those two hurricanes were, they’re not as bad as it gets,” said Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Fugate told reporters Tuesday at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Fla., that his agency has been preparing for realistic worst-case scenarios – not just natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, but terrorist attacks, as well.
Update: New Tornado Warning System Now Being Tested – KS, MO, IL – April 2012
Uploaded by Sheilaaliens on Apr 3, 2012
So are they going to adjust the warning system so not so many false alarms are called? Otherwise this is no way to fix it, it will only futher exaserbate the problem of residents not recognizing the tornado sirens as a warning to seek shelter. I hope this problem can be solved cause it’s a tough one. I mean, they are only human so they are numb to the sirens if 4 times out of 5 nothing comes of it. The brain learns to ignore it even without you realizing it.
