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

CANADA: A strange, low-intensity hum near Vancouver Island

CHILE: Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake – Near Coast of Central Chile

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140.

CHINA: Taiwan earthquake: Magnitude 5.7 quake

COLUMBIA: Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake – 50km SE of Mountain

ECUADOR: Light mag. 4.6 earthquake 

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150.

GUATEMALA:  Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 10-15 kts in NE direction.

HONDURAS: U.S. Army personnel tested water purification systems, and electrical power generators, at Soto Cano Air Base, 17JAN2019, in preparation for a natural disaster.

INDONESIA: Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – Sumba Region

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake – Sumba Region

Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake – Aru Islands Region

Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake – MOLUCCA SEA

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – SOUTH OF JAVA

Minor mag. 3.7 earthquake – NORTH OF HALMAHERA

Light mag. 4.9 earthquake – 72km SSW of Bogorawatu

Merapi volcano: growing lava dome

JAPAN:   Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake – Off East Coast of Honshu

Light mag. 4.7 earthquake – 217km N of Chichi-shima

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake – 87km ENE of Hachinohe

Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake – Kyushu

Volcano in southern Japan erupts

Camp Zama boosting earthquake preparedness

U.S. Marines and Sailors conducted disaster relief response training at Kin Red beach, Okinawa, 28JAN2019.

MEXICO: Light mag. 4.0 earthquake – OFFSHORE GUERRERO

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200.

Popocatepetl volcano: very strong explosion 

MICRONESIA: Light mag. 4.7 earthquake – 166km NNE of Rumung

 NEW ZEALAND: Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake 

Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Light mag. 4.7 earthquake – 156km SSW of Lorengau

 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 50000 ft (15200 m) altitude or flight level 500.

PERU: Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 27000 ft (8200 m) altitude or flight level 270 and is moving at 10 kts in SW direction.

RUSSIA: Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 35 kts in N direction.

SOLOMON ISLANDS:Light mag. 4.8 earthquake – 81km WNW of Honiara

TONGA: Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake – 101km NNE of Hihifo

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake – 155km W of Neiafu

UNITED STATES: 

Alaska; Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake – 77km ESE of King Salmon

Midtown Anchorage commercial center temporarily closed due to earthquake damage

7.0 earthquake spurs calls for more building oversight

 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Anchorage warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 20 kts in N direction.

California; Northridge quake thrashed Los Angeles 25 years ago 

Minor mag. 3.4 earthquake – 3km SSE of Brawley

Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake – 104km W of Petrolia

Bay Area Wakes to Earthquake for Second Straight Morning

National Guard units from four states took part in disaster response training in San Francisco, during the last week of January, which included responding to ‘chemical incidents’.

‘Selfless’ California National Guard video promoting what they did during the 2018 wildfire battles:

What happened to all those pets made homeless during the 2018 wildfires?  California National Guard shows you their first time ever pet rescue ops:

Hawaii; Five explosive things the 2018 eruption taught us about Kilauea

U.S. Air Force Reserve conducted Exercise Patriot Palm at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, 26JAN2019, in an effort to integrate emergency responders from federal, state, and local agencies, and the military, in the event of a ‘regional emergency’ or natural disaster.

Northern Mariana Islands; Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake

Oregon; ‘Silent slip’ along fault line serves as prelude to big earthquakes

State government declares Cascadia Preparedness Day

Washington;  Redmond preps for Cascadia Rising Solutions 2019

Washington National Guard began preparing for 2019 flooding by meeting with 10 county emergency managers, and planners from the Washington Emergency Management Division, 04JAN2019: “It isn’t like the movies, we don’t just roll into a situation. We need to know what you need and, most of the time, it starts with knowing what we have.”-Brigadier General Jeremy Horn, Washington Air National Guard

Wyoming;  more than 2500 earthquakes last year, Yellowstone National Park was the epicenter

VANUATU: Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake – 57km SSW of Sola

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE, December 2018: “THIS MUST BE WHAT HELL LOOKS LIKE.”