not a destination.**
Roy Goodman
LARGEST QUAKES -
Live Seismograms - Worldwide (update every 30 minutes)
This morning -
5.7 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
5.5 BALLENY ISLANDS REGION
5.7 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Yesterday -
8/23/12 -
5.0 NEPAL
A year after earthquake, the shocks linger in Virginia town - A year after the 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the ground from North Carolina to New Jersey, the town of Mineral at its epicenter continues to tremble. Now the unofficial earthquake capital of the East Coast, in most other ways is a typical small town of 471.
The quake caused millions of dollars in damage. This was the largest earthquake to hit the east coast since 1944. There hasn't been a quake this size in Virginia in roughly a century. It's believed to have been felt by more people than any other in U.S. history, changing the way responders view emergency preparedness.
The quake was probably a tremor that occurs about once every 2,000 years, a new seismic study of damage to the Washington Monument suggests. ( Video taken inside the Washington Monument during the earthquake goes on for more than two minutes)
TROPICAL STORMS -
In the Atlantic -
- Tropical storm Isaac was located about 135 mi [215 km] SSE of Port au Prince Haiti. A Hurricane Watch has been issued for Haiti. Interests the remainder of Cuba...the Bahamas... South Florida...and the Florida Keys should monitor the progress of Isaac. Watches will likely be required for portions of the Florida Keys later today and are also possible for portions of the southern Florida Peninsula.
- Post-Tropical Cyclone Joyce was located about 1030 mi [1655 km] E of the Leeward Islands. This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system unless regeneration occurs.
In the Western Pacific -
- Typhoon 16w (Bolaven) was located approximately 380 nm southeast of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
- Typhoon 15w (Tembin) was located approximately 180 nm southwest of Taipei, Taiwan.
Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean on Thursday and could strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
