Ominous quiet: Pacific Ring of Fire, February 2019

Incomplete list of seismic/natural disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, February 2019.

Earthquake resistant paint can prevent building collapse? 

Measuring earthquake damage with cellphone sensors

Ecuador Earthquake, California Volcanoes and New Evidence About the Death of the Dinosaurs

Revising the history of big, climate-altering volcanic eruptions

Earthquakes and Carbon Sequestration

Volcanoes, archaeology and the secrets of Roman concrete

Is your building safe after an earthquake? These cheap sensors could tell you

CANADA: 3.4 quake in Yukon, along border with Alaska

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake – VANCOUVER ISLAND

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake – 189km W of Port Hardy

“earthquake system in Canada is seriously flawed.”

CHILE:  ice-covered Chilean volcanoes could erupt soon

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake

Minor mag. 3.9 earthquake – COQUIMBO

CHINA: Light mag. 4.3 earthquake

Somewhere in the East China Sea, U.S. Navy and Marines personnel conducted Nightingale, a mass casualty exercise aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1), 04FEB2019.

ECUADOR: Ecuador earthquake: Powerful 7.5-magnitude quake

EL SALVADOR: Light mag. 4.5 earthquake – 7km N of Berlin

FIJI: Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake

INDONESIA: Bromo park closes volcano to all visitors 

Two earthquakes rattle Java

Malang Hit by Magnitude 5 Earthquake

European Union sends additional money to help still homeless victims of December’s tsunami

Satellite images reveal interconnected plumbing system that caused Bali volcano to erupt

Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake – Kendari

Minor mag. 3.7 earthquake – Palu

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake – HALMAHERA

Indonesia’s Deadly 2018 Quake Was A Rare Supershear

JAPAN: Sightings of rare oarfish in Japan raise fears of earthquake and tsunami

5.5-magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – 14km NNW of Kizukuri

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake – Near East Coast of Honshu

U.S. Marines and Sailors trained with Japanese forces on Okinawa, for Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief, 01FEB2019.

MEXICO: Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – OFFSHORE GUERRERO

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake – OFFSHORE OAXACA

6.6-M Quake Shakes Mexico

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake – 126km SW of Mapastepec

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – Near Coast of Jalisco

PANAMA: Minor mag. 3.9 earthquake – 63 km al Sur de Isla de Coiba

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – New Ireland Region

PHILIPPINES: Light mag. 4.9 earthquake – Luzon

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – Mindanao

RUSSIA: Japan warned as Russian volcanoes spew

Karymsky volcano (Kamchatka): elevated activity, frequent explosions

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake – Kuril Islands

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake – Santa Cruz Islands

THAILAND:  U.S. tax dollars spent on the second annual Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Tabletop Exercise (HADR TTX), 11FEB2019:

TONGA: Mystery mud on new volcanic island baffles NASA scientists

UNITED STATES: Sea Creatures Still Arriving in the U.S. on Plastic Debris From the Japanese Tsunami Eight Years Ago

The U.S. May Finally Get an Early Warning System For Volcanoes

Alaska; Light mag. 4.1 earthquake – 192km SE of Atka

California; 3.0 quake strikes near Scissors Crossing

Scientists are warning of a California mega-storm

 2.5 quake strikes near Avalon

Chico, Paradise disaster centers to shutdown

Pair of early-morning temblors rattle Norwalk and West Hollywood

Hidden Threat: High-Risk Volcanoes That Might Erupt in the Next Decade

Geyser Near San Andreas Fault Moves 60 Feet in one Day

At ‘Sector San Diego’ U.S. Coast Guard cutter Haddock conducted mass casualty training, 06FEB2019.

Colorado; Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake

Earthquake recorded near Great Sand Dunes

Guam; U.S. personnel board a Japanese Air Force C-130H at Andersen Air Force Base, in preparation to resume the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief portion of COPE North, 25FEB2019.

Hawaii; 4.6-M Big Island Quake

Oregon; “It’s not a question of if a major earthquake will affect Oregon, but when. When a major earthquake does hit, it is estimated that thousands of Oregonians will be killed or injured, and the state will suffer $32 billion in economic damages.”-Peter DeFazio, U.S. Congressman

Portland delays earthquake warning sign ordinance

Utah; Earthquake recorded northwest of Green River

139 earthquakes occurred in Bluffdale City over 12-day period

140 earthquakes have hit Utah in two weeks

Liquefaction could bring big damage to parts of Utah

Washington; ‘Ominous quiet’ in NW earthquake activity puzzles seismologists

Mount Saint Helens Volcano Detectives: Activate!

National Guard personnel learn about DAART (Domestic-Operations Awareness and Assessment Response Tool) “in support of domestic events and emergencies.”

Wyoming; Yellowstone: 84 EARTHQUAKES 

Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser Is Gushing at a Record Pace

Yellowstone’s Ear Springs Geyser Vomits 80 Years of Trash, literally

Yellowstone Scientist Explains Why Geysers Are Getting More Active

‘Incredibly’ diverse microbial community

Yellowstone Eruption MAP shows NOWHERE is safe

VANUATU: Latest satellite imagery and observations in the field from 03rd to 09th February 2019 confirm the presence of open cracks and active faults

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE, January 2019: “IT ISN’T LIKE THE MOVIES”