Earthquakes
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Mar 30 23:33 PM
2.6 3.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g.
Mar 30 23:05 PM
4.9 47.0 MAP
GEOFON Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g.
Mar 30 23:05 PM
5.1 10.0 MAP
USGS Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea
Mar 30 23:05 PM
4.8 12.5 MAP
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece
Mar 30 22:32 PM
2.9 4.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Mar 30 22:02 PM
5.1 60.0 MAP
USGS Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Mar 30 22:02 PM
5.1 43.7 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Mar 30 22:02 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
USGS Central California
Mar 30 21:59 PM
2.5 6.1 MAP
EMSC Bulgaria
Mar 30 20:48 PM
4.0 3.0 MAP
USGS Hawaii Region, Hawaii
Mar 30 20:12 PM
2.7 14.2 MAP
USGS Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Mar 30 20:04 PM
4.8 31.6 MAP
EMSC Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Mar 30 20:04 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
USGS Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea
Mar 30 19:51 PM
5.2 45.7 MAP
EMSC Bougainville Region, P.n.g.
Mar 30 19:51 PM
5.2 40.0 MAP
GEOFON Solomon Islands
Mar 30 19:51 PM
5.1 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Mar 30 18:55 PM
2.5 16.0 MAP
GEONET Canterbury
Mar 30 18:54 PM
3.8 10.0 MAP
EMSC France
Mar 30 18:52 PM
2.6 2.0 MAP
USGS North Island Of New Zealand
Mar 30 18:47 PM
4.8 29.5 MAP
EMSC North Island Of New Zealand
Mar 30 18:47 PM
4.8 30.0 MAP
GEONET Wairarapa, New Zealand
Mar 30 18:47 PM
4.5 15.0 MAP
EMSC Chiapas, Mexico
Mar 30 18:16 PM
5.1 80.0 MAP
GEOFON Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico
Mar 30 18:16 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
USGS Offshore Chiapas, Mexico
Mar 30 18:16 PM
5.4 40.4 MAP
EMSC Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia
Mar 30 17:39 PM
4.7 526.0 MAP
GEOFON Banda Sea
Mar 30 17:39 PM
4.5 519.0 MAP
USGS Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia
Mar 30 17:39 PM
4.6 519.4 MAP
EMSC Tonga
Mar 30 17:21 PM
4.9 60.0 MAP
USGS Tonga
Mar 30 17:21 PM
5.0 11.2 MAP
GEOFON Tonga Islands
Mar 30 17:21 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
EMSC Poland
Mar 30 16:30 PM
2.9 2.0 MAP
EMSC Romania
Mar 30 15:55 PM
2.9 123.0 MAP
EMSC Aegean Sea
Mar 30 15:55 PM
2.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC Ukraine-romania-moldova Bdr Reg
Mar 30 15:25 PM
3.2 13.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Mar 30 14:49 PM
2.6 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Chiapas, Mexico
Mar 30 14:38 PM
4.5 177.0 MAP
EMSC Veracruz, Mexico
Mar 30 14:38 PM
4.6 174.0 MAP
USGS Veracruz, Mexico
Mar 30 14:38 PM
4.6 136.7 MAP
USGS Northern Alaska
Mar 30 14:23 PM
3.3 20.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Mar 30 14:14 PM
2.4 5.0 MAP
EMSC Albania
Mar 30 13:45 PM
2.7 7.0 MAP
EMSC Albania
Mar 30 13:38 PM
2.4 7.0 MAP
GEONET Canterbury
Mar 30 13:31 PM
3.4 9.0 MAP
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 12:54 PM
4.5 10.3 MAP
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 12:54 PM
4.9 5.0 MAP
EMSC Greece
Mar 30 12:20 PM
2.4 15.0 MAP
GEOFON Greenland Sea
Mar 30 11:19 AM
4.7 10.0 MAP
USGS Greenland Sea
Mar 30 11:19 AM
4.9 9.9 MAP
EMSC Greenland Sea
Mar 30 11:19 AM
4.9 2.0 MAP
GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 10:55 AM
5.0 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 10:55 AM
5.2 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 10:55 AM
5.1 9.9 MAP
EMSC Northern Algeria
Mar 30 10:43 AM
4.1 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Northern Algeria
Mar 30 10:42 AM
4.1 10.0 MAP
USGS Southern Alaska
Mar 30 10:18 AM
3.0 152.4 MAP
GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 09:40 AM
4.7 45.0 MAP
EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 09:40 AM
4.7 40.0 MAP
USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 09:40 AM
4.6 35.3 MAP
USGS Fiji Region
Mar 30 09:38 AM
5.3 595.9 MAP
GEOFON Fiji Islands Region
Mar 30 09:38 AM
5.0 596.0 MAP
GEONET Whanganui, New Zealand
Mar 30 09:32 AM
3.1 25.0 MAP
GEOFON Vanuatu Islands
Mar 30 08:56 AM
4.8 240.0 MAP
USGS Vanuatu
Mar 30 08:55 AM
4.9 125.8 MAP
EMSC Vanuatu
Mar 30 08:55 AM
4.9 126.0 MAP
EMSC Turkey-iran Border Region
Mar 30 08:28 AM
3.0 2.0 MAP
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 08:24 AM
4.8 35.3 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 08:24 AM
4.8 35.0 MAP
EMSC Crete, Greece
Mar 30 08:12 AM
3.7 2.0 MAP
EMSC Turkey-iran Border Region
Mar 30 07:49 AM
2.9 7.0 MAP
USGS Southern California
Mar 30 07:38 AM
2.8 14.6 MAP
EMSC Maule, Chile
Mar 30 07:12 AM
4.7 38.0 MAP
USGS Maule, Chile
Mar 30 07:12 AM
4.7 38.3 MAP
GEONET Canterbury
Mar 30 07:10 AM
2.6 15.0 MAP
EMSC Aegean Sea
Mar 30 06:51 AM
2.7 7.0 MAP
EMSC Southeast Of Easter Island
Mar 30 06:19 AM
5.0 33.0 MAP
GEOFON Southeast Of Easter Island
Mar 30 06:19 AM
5.1 10.0 MAP
USGS Southeast Of Easter Island
Mar 30 06:19 AM
5.0 9.9 MAP
USGS Southern California
Mar 30 06:09 AM
3.3 15.1 MAP
USGS Puerto Rico Region
Mar 30 04:54 AM
3.3 69.4 MAP
USGS Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Mar 30 04:49 AM
2.9 43.8 MAP
EMSC Central Turkey
Mar 30 04:48 AM
3.2 20.0 MAP
GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 04:38 AM
5.1 56.0 MAP
EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 04:38 AM
5.2 51.0 MAP
USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Mar 30 04:38 AM
5.1 36.7 MAP
USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Mar 30 04:37 AM
2.7 50.0 MAP
USGS Central Alaska
Mar 30 03:53 AM
3.0 73.8 MAP
USGS Northern California
Mar 30 01:50 AM
2.6 1.8 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Mar 30 01:32 AM
3.0 7.0 MAP
EMSC Romania
Mar 30 00:56 AM
2.5 109.0 MAP
EMSC Hokkaido, Japan Region
Mar 30 00:52 AM
4.4 136.0 MAP
USGS Hokkaido, Japan Region
Mar 30 00:52 AM
4.4 138.3 MAP
SAN DIEGO, CA
The USGS confirmed a small earthquake struck San Diego County Thursday night. The quake struck with a magnitude of 3.3 and at a depth of 7 miles at 11:09 p.m. The epicenter of the earthquake was four miles south-southeast of the Palomar Observatory, 17 miles northeast of Escondido and 39 miles north-northeast of San Diego, according to a computer-generated USGS report. News stations in the area said they received over a dozen calls from concerned viewers who described the earthquake as very loud and said it was accompanied by three eerie booms. There were also reports of violent shaking. No injuries or damage was reported the tremor. No one in our generation remembers so many small tremors across the world triggering so many sonic booms. One has to wonder what is happening in the earth beneath our feet.
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Volcanic Activity
Hawaii
KILAUEA VOLCANO (CAVW #1302-01-)
19°25’16″ N 155°17’13″ W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Activity Summary for past 24 hours: The summit continued to inflate slowly while back-to-back DI events continued. Overnight, glow was visible within the Halema`uma`u gas plume and from sources within Pu`u `O`o crater. Surface flows continued to be active along the base of the pali advancing across the coastal plain but there was no ocean entry. Seismic tremor levels were low; gas emissions were elevated.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/activity/kilaueastatus.php
ALASKA
CLEVELAND VOLCANO (CAVW #1101-24-)
52°49’20″ N 169°56’42″ W, Summit Elevation 5676 ft (1730 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Satellite views from early this week suggest that a small lava dome has again extruded into the summit crater. AVO has received no other reports of activity at the volcano.
While the volcano remains active, sudden explosions of blocks and ash are likely. It is possible for associated ash clouds to exceed 20,000 feet above sea level. If a larger ash-producing event occurs, seismic, infrasound, or volcanic lightning networks should detect the event and alert AVO staff. There is no real-time seismic monitoring network on Mount Cleveland so AVO is unable to track activity in real time.
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/status.php
Mariana Islands
PAGAN VOLCANO (CAVW #0804-17=)
18°7’48″ N 145°48′ E, Summit Elevation 1870 ft (570 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
Clear to partly cloudy satellite images of Pagan show a gas and steam plume continued to extend downwind from the summit vent throughout the past week. The USGS received no further reports of unrest or activity at Pagan volcano.
Pagan Volcano is not monitored with ground-based geophysical instrumentation and the only sources of information are satellite observations and occasional reports from observers who pass by or visit the island. We will continue to evaluate satellite imagery, on-island, and mariner reports when they become available, but because the volcano is not monitored with ground-based instruments, we cannot provide advanced warning of activity.
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/status.php
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Extreme Temperatures
Record breaking warmth across the United States in March 2012
It is technically winter, and the United States is experiencing a weather pattern typically seen in early summer. Unseasonably warm temperatures have developed east of the Rocky Mountains and have extended north into Canada. Synoptically, or looking at the big picture, the weather pattern resembles a late May and early June pattern. More than 2,000 high temperature records have been tied or broken since March 1, 2012, and more are expected to be broken for the next couple of days, because the weather pattern is very slow to budge or move. What is causing this heat, and will this be a sign of a brutally hot summer?
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Storms
Storm bringing more mountain snow in Washington
SEATTLE — It may be spring, but the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch through Thursday for the Olympics and Cascades.
Forecasters expect 1 to 2 feet of new snow, with more at higher elevations such as Mount Baker and less at the passes, although drivers are likely to be affected
Small Hail In Thunderstorm Elkhart, Indiana March 30, 2012
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Solar Activity
Huge ‘Tornado’ Churns on Sun’s Surface – Close-Up Video
Uploaded by VideoFromSpace on Mar 28, 2012
A circular storm as wide as five Earths was captured churning on the Sun’s surface on Sept. 25, 2011, by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Time-lapsed multiple filter views are looped in this video. – Original Music by Mark C. Petersen, Loch Ness Productions
Solar Watch [March 30 - April 7]
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Mysterious Booms / Rumblings
MILWAUKEE
Geological officials said Wednesday they are considering putting a seismometer in a Wisconsin city where a small earthquake was recorded last week after strong booms and rumblings shook residents once again.
♦ Clintonville booms: U.S. Geological Survey asks residents to report events to website
Clintonville police received 65 calls Tuesday night between 10:35 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. and another 19 calls came in between 3:25 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Clintonville Police Chief Terry Lorge said. Several of the booms were heard by officials at City Hall, he said.
Residents reported the most recent booming as the worst yet, city administrator Lisa Kuss said. Most of the previous calls came in from March 18 to March 20, when a 1.5-magnitude earthquake was detected by the U.S. Geological Survey. The calls had since decreased.
