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Earthquake Report for 12/31/2013

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By: USGS

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28 earthquakes

 

    4.8 81km NNW of Davila, Philippines 2013-12-31 16:45:56 UTC-05:00 16.9 km

    5.2 81km NNW of Davila, Philippines 2013-12-31 16:32:01 UTC-05:00 5.5 km

    5.7 78km NNW of Burgos, Philippines 2013-12-31 15:01:05 UTC-05:00 6.4 km

    2.8 18km WNW of Waukomis, Oklahoma 2013-12-31 14:25:33 UTC-05:00 5.0 km

    2.7 40km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2013-12-31 12:45:12 UTC-05:00 136.3 km

    4.8 86km SSE of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands 2013-12-31 10:43:30 UTC-05:00 96.8 km

    4.2 69km SSE of Pirgos, Greece 2013-12-31 10:06:14 UTC-05:00 26.5 km

    3.2 128km SSE of Coldfoot, Alaska 2013-12-31 08:03:06 UTC-05:00 4.7 km

    3.1 81km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, Mexico 2013-12-31 07:33:24 UTC-05:00 10.0 km

    4.6 52km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 2013-12-31 05:45:28 UTC-05:00 570.9 km

    2.8 15km NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 2013-12-31 05:29:01 UTC-05:00 107.0 km

    3.3 36km SSW of Kiska Volcano, Alaska 2013-12-31 05:27:56 UTC-05:00 25.0 km

Strong Quake And Rapid Inflation In The Canary Islands

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The Daily Sheeple, By: Chris Carrington, 12/28/2013

THE ERUPTIVE SOURCE AT EL HIERRO ISLAND

A 5.4 earthquake yesterday marked a change in the small, low level earthquake swarm that have been a feature of life in the Canary Islands for more than two years. The underwater volcano that appeared just off the coast of El Hierro two years ago has also changed in height, increasing more than  four inches in just a couple of days. This rapid inflation is increasing in pace, and harmonic tremors have been recorded, and they also are increasing as the day moves on. Both the rise in height and the increasing harmonic tremor indicates that magma is moving into the system and that the pressure is building within the volcano.

 

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Earthquake Report for 12/30/2013

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By: USGS

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28 earthquakes

 

    5.0 84km NNW of Davila, Philippines 2013-12-30 15:31:02 UTC-05:00 10.0 km

    5.1 90km NNW of Burgos, Philippines 2013-12-30 15:17:59 UTC-05:00 9.7 km

    3.1 37km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 2013-12-30 14:49:16 UTC-05:00 45.0 km

    2.8 99km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 2013-12-30 14:26:58 UTC-05:00 7.0 km

    3.4 94km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 2013-12-30 14:23:11 UTC-05:00 13.4 km

    3.6 13km ESE of Adak, Alaska 2013-12-30 13:37:40 UTC-05:00 69.7 km

    3.3 15km NNE of Borrego Springs, California 2013-12-30 13:32:35 UTC-05:00 10.9 km

    2.6 88km WSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska 2013-12-30 12:15:51 UTC-05:00 62.5 km

    2.8 46km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2013-12-30 12:06:02 UTC-05:00 48.0 km

    2.8 33km NNW of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 2013-12-30 10:41:12 UTC-05:00 37.0 km

    3.2 29km WSW of Tonasket, Washington 2013-12-30 09:59:37 UTC-05:00 7.2 km

    4.7 171km ENE of Kuril'sk, Russia 2013-12-30 08:59:26 UTC-05:00 149.0 km

Japanese 'Snoopy' island created by volcanic eruption

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The Guardian - 12/30/13, Justin McCurry

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A volcanic eruption in Japan would usually have people living nearby reaching for their protective masks. But the recent formation of an island off the country's Pacific coast, after weeks of volcanic activity, has prompted more enchantment than fear at nature's volatility.

In the weeks since it rose from the sea 620 miles (1,000km) south of Tokyo, the island expanded amid continued volcanic activity, before merging with an existing island to create a new landmass with a remarkable resemblance to a cartoon dog – Snoopy.

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~ Space Weather Update~ voice. COMING SOON--THE FIRST AURORAS OF 2014

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SUBSIDING PROTONS, MORE TO COME? Energetic protons are swarming past Earth in the aftermath of a magnetic explosion on the sun's western limb on Dec. 28th: movie. At its peak, the radiation storm registered "S1" on NOAA storm scales, which is to say it was a minor event with minimal effects on Earth-orbiting satellites and aviation. The storm is subsiding now. Stronger radiation storms are possible in the days ahead, however, as potent sunspot AR1934 rotates toward the western limb--a place with a strong magnetic connection to Earth. Flares from AR1934 could send more protons in our direction. Solar flare alerts: text, voice.

COMING SOON--THE FIRST AURORAS OF 2014: Magnetic fields in the sun's northern hemisphere have opened up, creating a vast hole in the sun's atmosphere--a coronal hole. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is monitoring the UV-dark gap:

Eyes on the Sky: Dec 30 thru Jan 5

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EyesontheSky.org - 12/30/13

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www.eyesonthesky.com Jupiter reaches opposition this week in Gemini, which makes for a great area to view some double stars and an open cluster along with the giant planet. Check out Jove and its shuttling moons as it reaches a position of syzygy, the color contrasts of the "twin" stars Castor and Pollux, plus the large open cluster Messier 35. See what's up in the night sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky" videos, astronomy made easy.

Strange New Worlds: The Amazing Alien Planet Discoveries of 2013

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Space.com - 12/26/13, Mike Walls

100 Billion Alien Planets

While astronomers didn't bag that elusive first "alien Earth" in 2013, they made plenty of exciting exoplanet discoveries during the past year.

Here's a list of the top exoplanet finds of 2013, from a tiny world about the size of Earth's moon to a blue gas giant on which it rains molten glass:

The smallest exoplanet

In February, astronomers announced the discovery of Kepler-37b, the smallest alien world ever found around a sun-like star. The planet is about 2,400 miles (3,900 kilometers) wide, making it just slightly larger than Earth's moon. [9 Exoplanets That Could Host Alien Life

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An alien planet may lurk around nearby failed stars

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Nbc.com - 12/30/13, Megan Gannon

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Astronomers have spotted signs of a possible exoplanet in a nearby system of twin failed stars. If confirmed, the alien world would be one of the closest to our sun ever found.

Scientists discovered the pair of failed stars, known as brown dwarfs, only last year. At just 6.6 light-years from Earth, the pair is the third closest system to our sun. It's actually so close that "television transmissions from 2006 are now arriving there," Kevin Luhman, of Penn State's Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, noted when their discovery was announced in June. 

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Sun has 'flipped upside down' - Nasa

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The New Zealand Herald - 12/30/13, UK Independent
 

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The sun has fully "flipped upside down", with its north and south poles reversed to reach the midpoint of Solar Cycle 24, Nasa has said.

Now, the magnetic fields have once again started moving in opposite directions to begin the completion of the 22 year long process which will culminate in the poles switching once again.

More: NZHerald.co.nz

 

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