Incomplete list of links to seismic/natural disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, December 2019.
Scientist say it snows in the center of the Earth; snow made out of Iron!
AUSTRALIA: The perfect (fire) storm
Small earthquake at South West Rocks on (western christian) Christmas day
Residents rocked by earthquakes at Muswellbrook and Denman
CANADA: Forget a bus shutdown — here’s what getting around could be like after a major earthquake
320 years since the last Cascadia Megathrust doesn’t mean it’s overdue
CHILE: Explosive activity of Nicanor Crater continues
CHINA: 4.9 quake, Hubei Province
Over 2,000 earthquake monitor stations to be built
COLOMBIA: The Christmas Eve (western christian Gregorian calendar) gift from the Earth to the people of Colombia was a reminder of Earth’s immense power and destructive potential. A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck near the town of Mesetas.
COSTA RICA: northwest shakes with magnitude 5.5 quake
ECUADOR: 4.23 quake
EL SALVADOR: Quake reported in San Salvador
FIJI: 5.2 quake near Lambasa, 27DEC2019
5.1-magnitude quake hits 116km W of Ceva-i-Ra, on the western christian day of Christmas
INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau erupts, spewing out 200-meter-high column of ash
Since just before the western christian day of
Christmas (eastern christian Christmas is in January) the area around Indonesia has been hit by swarms of quakes. Check website Volcano Discovery, at least 140 quakes greater than 2.6.
JAPAN: 5.2 quake, 30DEC2019
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Aomori Prefecture
Cost of the never ending recovery from the 2011 quake/tsunami to hit U.S.$14-billion by 2025!
KOREA: U.S. personnel at Osan Air Base practiced emergency responder training, 19DEC2019.
MEXICO: Popocatepetl volcano spews smoke and ‘incandescent material’ on western christian Christmas Day
NEW ZEALAND: 5.2 quake, 29DEC2019
American woman dies from burns suffered in volcano eruption
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NICARAGUA: 4.2 quake, 08DEC2019
PANAMA: 4.0 quake, 20DEC2019
U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel and Panamanian forces joined for an emergency response and humanitarian assistance exercise in the Darien Province, called Exercise Mercury. Panama is a highly valued regional security partner to the U.S. and the only country in Central America with a humanitarian assistance hub.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 4.8 quake, 30DEC2019
PERU: 4.6 quake, 30DEC2019
PHILIPPINES: 5.2-magnitude quake hits 85km south of Sarangani
35 dead after typhoon hit on (western christian) Christmas day
RUSSIA: 4.4 quake, 29DEC2019
Activity with Bezymianny’s lava dome, inside its summit caldera, has increased.
SINGAPORE: U.S. taxes spent on a Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART) Course at the U.S. Navy’s Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific Headquarters in Singapore. Also in attendance were the Canadians and Singaporeans.
TONGA: 4.8 quake, 24DEC2019
UNITED STATES:
Alaska; Low-Level Eruption At Shishaldin Volcano Continues
More taxpayer Funding Needed to Maintain Earthquake Sensors
Magnitude 5.2 quake hits Southeast Alaska
Aleutian volcano erupts sending ash 25,000 feet
California; 9 earthquakes shake residents on (western christian) Christmas Eve and Christmas
New USGS Seismic Hazard Map Shows Increased Risks in East Bay, San Jose
Californians living with ‘backyard volcanoes’?
Colorado; Earthquakes trigger new plans for salt water injection well
Hawaii; Geothermal company almost done with volcano repairs
A Tiny Leak Led to a Massive, Unexpected Collapse at Kilauea
Idaho; East Idaho quake connected to Yellowstone
Nevada; 2.7 quake, 26DEC2019
Oregon; Undersea volcano, off Oregon’s coast, has a giant magma chamber!
City of Portland issues teenagers Earthquake Kits
Washington; Whatcom Sheriff’s Office monitoring earthquake cluster activity
Satellites can sense when the ground shifts
Pacific Ring of Fire, November 2019: POLITICIANS SPEND TAX MONEY ON BAKA HELMETS, FOR THEMSELVES!