Volcano and Earthquake watch

[sptme]

Quake in Yunnan, China. 80 dead, 700 injured, 100,000 homeless
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article3873534.ece

 

[Yu_Gi_Oh]

Oh no no no.

 

[xes]

yes, a series of quakes rattled China, there was a dam which has had walls cracked, and the locals fear it could go. (with good fucking reason too IMO!)

 

[xes]

And Mt Fuji in Japan could be about to blow, the magma chamber is well past the stage it was at the last erruption.

 

[TruXta]

That would make for a very bad time for Japan.

 

[xes]

Indeed, there've been about 6 volcanos wake up since the big quake, (most in Islands away from the mainland) this would be dissasterous.

 

[xes]

We've got a River turning red in China too.
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blog...s-mystery-175232434--abc-news-topstories.html

 

[xes]

Santorini could be next

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-giant-balloon-magma-inflates-santorini.html#jCp
A new survey suggests that the chamber of molten rock beneath Santorini's volcano expanded 10-20 million cubic metres – up to 15 times the size of London's Olympic Stadium – between January 2011 and April 2012.

 

[xes]

One in Nicaragua has errupted.
http://www.euronews.com/newswires/1651174-nicaragua-volcano-belches-ash-cloud-residents-evacuated/

MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s highest volcano belched an ash plume up to 3 miles (5 km) into the atmosphere on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, authorities said. But the government issued a yellow alert, indicating emergency plans had been activated.

 

[xes]

Strange goings on in South California. The Salton Sea is receeding quite rapidly, leaving mud geyzers, hot springs, and a sulferous smell which people up to 100 miles away can smell. 100s of small quakes in the last week or so. Me thinks something might be kicking off there. Definatly one to watch out for.
more in link.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salton-stench-20120911,0,1741880.story

 

[xes]

33,000 flee volcano in Guatemala
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...GC-nFA?docId=323ba682fa4e46fab8f9aa13abfcbc97

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's head of emergency evacuations says more than 33,000 people are fleeing the eruption of a long-active volcano just outside one of the country's most famous tourist attractions.
Sergio Cabanas says the evacuees are leaving some 17 villages around the Volcano of Fire, which sits about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the colonial city of Antigua.
The agency says the volcano spewed lava nearly 2,000 feet (600 meters) down slopes billowing with ash on Thursday.
Seismologists also say a series of explosions have been coming from the 12,346-foot-high (3,763-meter-high) volcano.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

We've got a River turning red in China too.
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blog...s-mystery-175232434--abc-news-topstories.html

 

[xes]

Obviously CGI, but why did it send a chill down my spine

 

[mack]

Anyone want to give a knowledgeable view on Katla "expanding" ..just saw a piece on the DM site.

 

[xes]

Found an article from 2011 about a bit of expansion, wouldn't be supprised if DM (whenever it's written like this, I like to pretend we're talking about Danger Mouse) have found an old article reposted, and not checked the dates, because recent data shows now much agoing on. A couple of earthquakes, but nothing to raise any eyebrows over an erruption threat. Infact this says that the volcano is actually a little quieter than usual.

http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/

although on that link, this is also posted, which says local police have put up danger signs on Hekla. http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/03/19/hekla-volcano-eruption-hazard-signs-put

 

[xes]

Mt Merapi has also been very active lately, but then it is a very active volcano in a very active region. Forgot about this thread, so cheers for bumping it, maybe I'll start posting the 5 minute news stuff here too, as hat usually covers any active earth stuff, and even has some links worth keeping an eye on, between solar activity and quakes. (he has an earthquake watch with quite a good result ratio) He does sometimes go on about the electric universe theory, but I dont know enough about it to say wether or not is bollocks.

todays news


(the sand pillar thing is quite interesting though)

 

[2hats]

Magnitude 8 earthquake off the northern Chilean coast (0046BST, 10km deep). Two after shocks (6.2, 5.5). Tsunami warning for the South American coast.

e2a: a ~2m tsunami wave was measured in the same locality about 6 minutes after the first event.

2e2a: revised up to magnitude 8.2

 

[2hats]

8 hours and 27 quakes subsequent to the M8.2 so far (around M5 or greater).

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Poor Chileans. Hope they don't have any more casualties.

They've had their fare share of big earthquakes in the past few years, so hopefully they'll have a period of relative calm for a couple of decades.

 

[teqniq]

Yellowstone Supervolcano: Why Are Animals Mysteriously Fleeing National Park?

In slightly ominous news, reports have surfaced of animals fleeing one of the world's most famous national parks.

Footage appears to show bison and other animals in a mass exodus from America's Yellowstone National Park sparking speculation that a mega volcano is about to explode, The Epoch Times reports.

The reports of animals fleeing started to surface April 2nd after an earthquake hit the area. But could this spell disaster for the volcano, which last erupted 640,000 years ago?

Blogger Jay Lee posted video of a herd of bison he says were “running for their lives” down a Yellowstone road....

 

[ferrelhadley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=srjszz03RoY#t=13

 

[sleaterkinney]

Yellowstone Supervolcano: Why Are Animals Mysteriously Fleeing National Park?

I like how they run on the right side of the road.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

It's impossible to tell from that whether the bison were fleeing for other reasons. It's true that animals are able to sense changes in the crust and various means have been suggested - from infrasound to ions being released as the stress on the rocks below is ratcheted up just before an earthquake. The same must follow for humans but perhaps we just put odd subconscious feelings down to other feelings.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Miss Caphat - you might want to come to Blighty for a while just in case.

 

[pesh]

Yellowstone Supervolcano: Why Are Animals Mysteriously Fleeing National Park?

Yellowstone have trotted out their chief Public Relations guy to reassure us that there is nothing to see here, the bison are just nipping out for a bite to eat.

 

[InfoBurner]

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/kat...uake-activity-uncertainty-level-declared.html

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/

Katla could be brewing

 

[InfoBurner]

Hmmm, was a bit excited about a statistical blip, in the post above...However, Barðarbung, is really giving it some...

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/18/iceland-volcano-risk-raised-to-orange

 

[Bob_the_lost]

6.0 earthquake in California. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28918600

Not the big one apparently.

 

[sleaterkinney]

 

[StoneRoad]

Mt Ontake has been in eruption, without warning. Some 30 hikers have died.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29399306