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New unrest has been noticed around 7 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 10 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from August 29 – September 4, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a
Sunspot 1560 erupted with moderate solar flare reaching M1.6 on September 6, 2012. Peak of this event was at 04:13 UTC. Large Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is not
Massive subduction earthquake measuring M 7.6 struck Costa Rica on September 5, 2012 at 14:42 UTC according to USGS and EMSC. USGS reported preliminary magnitude of 7.9 but later revised it to magnitude 7.6. Epicenter was located 10 km (6 miles) NE of Hojancha,
A new phase of activity has started at Krakatau volcano. A large explosion occurred early today September 3, 2012 (01:32 UTC) and produced an ash plume that reached 14,000 ft (4.2 km) according to Darwin VAAC.Volcanic ash from the increasingly active Anak Krakatau
Strong and shallow earthquake with recorded magnitude 6.4 (USGS) struck south of Java, Indonesia on September 3, 2012 at 18:23 UTC. Epicenter was located 244 km (151 miles) S of Sidorukun, Indonesia at coordinates 10.785°S, 113.880°E. Recorded depth was 8.8 km
A large explosive eruption took place at Kamchatkan stratovolcano Bezymianny explosive eruption on September 2, 2012. According to seismic data by KB GS RAS, the explosive eruption began at 07:16 UTC. According to visual data, ash plumes rose up to 10 – 12 km (32…
A massive earthquake with recorded magnitude of 7.6 struck Philippine Islands region on August 31, 2012 at 12:47 UTC. USGS first reported M7.9 then downgraded to M7.6. Recorded depth was 34.9 km (21.7 miles) according to USGS. EMSC first reported M8.1, now is also
Strong Magnitude 7.3 earthquake from August 27th (Offshore El Salvador) produced a strong kinetic transfer through tectonic plates across the globe into (Western-Indian Ridge) and then into the (Jan Mayen Island Region) today, further migrations are possible in the
A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.6 (EMSC) hit off Jan Mayen Island, Norway in the Arctic Ocean on August 30, 2012 at 13:43 UTC. USGS reported it as M6.8. Recorded depth by USGS was 8.6 km and only 2 km by EMSC. Epicenter was located 93km NW of Olonkinbyen,
A moderate solar flare reaching M1.3 peaked on August 30, 2012. This event started at 12:02, peaked at 12:11 UTC and ended at 12:14. The source of this solar flare was new sunspot rotating into view off the eastern limb.There is 15% chance of another M-class, and 1%
