A strong and shallow M6.4 (USGS) earthquake hit off the coast of Taiwan at 01:42 UTC on April 20, 2015. USGS is reporting a shallow depth of 29 km (18 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 15 km (9.3 miles). JMA is reporting this quake as a very shallow M6.8 earthquake.China Earthquake Networks Center reported it as M6.4 at a depth of 7 km (4.3 miles).
Monday, 20 April 2015
Strong M6.4 earthquake hits off the coast of Taiwan (tsunami warning)
A strong and shallow M6.4 (USGS) earthquake hit off the coast of Taiwan at 01:42 UTC on April 20, 2015. USGS is reporting a shallow depth of 29 km (18 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 15 km (9.3 miles). JMA is reporting this quake as a very shallow M6.8 earthquake.China Earthquake Networks Center reported it as M6.4 at a depth of 7 km (4.3 miles).
Friday, 17 April 2015
Solar activity - geomagnetic strorm in progress
Solar wind speed: 637.9 km/sec density: 1.4 protons/cm3
Solar activity was at low levels during the period. The northeast spot area of Region 2321 (N12E02, Ekc/beta-gamma) was separated and numbered
Solar activity was at low levels during the period. The northeast spot area of Region 2321 (N12E02, Ekc/beta-gamma) was separated and numbered
Monday, 30 March 2015
Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano still rumbling violently after nearly 2 years
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Thursday, 26 March 2015
One Killed After Bridge Collapses On I-35 In Salado, Texas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM)
– The Bell County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed they are responding to
a report of a bridge collapse on Interstate 35 in Salado, Texas.
The accident was reported at 11:15 a.m. Thursday at FM 2484 and I-35.
According to DPS trooper Harper Meyers, a semi hit a bridge support,
bringing down the overpasses of FM 2484 that was under construction
killing one person and injuring several othersMassive Lights Turn Russian Night Into Day (VIDEO)
What in the world is up with Russia? Literally UP, as in up in the air from unexpected and unexplained massive flashes of lights. They happen so quickly that the only way we're even able to see these events is courtesy of motorists who use dashcams while they drive.
The image above shows, at left, the most recent of these bizarre occurrences, which took place a little after midnight on March 17 in the sky above the
Massive Sinkhole Swallows a Bus in Brazil
According to reports a massive sinkhole devoured an entire tour bus and
then deposited it in the rushing waters of a flood-swollen river in
Brazil. As harrowing as it may look, this near-disaster didn’t claim a
single life. All the bus passengers safely stepped off the bus just in
time to see the vehicle become a makeshift boat. According to the
International Business Times, the accident occurred in northern Brazil
along the Trans-Amazonian Highway between Itaituba and Ruropolis. The
Washington Post noted that late summer rains flooded the Rio Tapajos,
which intersects with the Trans-Amazonian Highway. FULL REPORT
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