I got distracted away from the page update for the last few days. Sorry for my absence.
**What they call you is one thing.
What you answer to is something else.**
Lucille Clifton
LARGEST QUAKES so far today -
5.0 BAFFIN BAY [Greenland]
6.8 EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
Yesterday, 3/10/14 -
5.4 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
5.0 KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, RUSSIA
5.3 VANUATU
6.9 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
5.8 OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
3/9/14 -
5.6 NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
5.0 TONGA
5.2 MYANMAR
5.2 JAVA, INDONESIA
3/8/14 -
5.1 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
5.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS
5.1 MOLUCCA SEA
5.4 EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
5.2 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
3/7/14 -
5.1 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
5.3 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
5.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
5.0 CARLSBERG RIDGE
California - 6.9 earthquake erupts from hot spot off northern coast, centered 50 miles west of Eureka. A strong earthquake shook the northern California and southern Oregon coasts Sunday night, causing frayed nerves but little damage. The quake occurred close to the Mendocino Triple Junction, located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Cape Mendocino. It was felt as long and slow by a wide area of residents.
VOLCANOES -
Indonesia - Tectonic earthquake sparked Mt. Merapi's recent activity. Mount Merapi erupted on Monday morning, causing a thick-pyroclastic surge to shoot 1,500 meters up in the air.
TROPICAL STORMS -
Current tropical storms - maps and details.
* In the Indian Ocean -
- Tropical cyclone Gillian is located approximately 162 nm east-northeast of Mornington Island, Australia. The final warning on this system has been issued by the joint typhoon wrncen Pearl Harbor hi. However, available model guidance suggests there is a possibility that the system will redevelop over the southern coast of the Gulf with moderate tropical cyclone intensity within the next 24 to 48 hours.
- Tropical cyclone Lusi is located approximately 408 nm north of Noumea, New Caledonia.
- Tropical cyclone Hadi is located approximately 514 nm north of Brisbane, Australia.
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Tropical Cyclone Lusi has spawned warnings and watches in the Solomon Islands.
Australia - Fishermen pin hopes on Tropical Cyclone Gillian. Fishermen in the Gulf of Carpentaria are hopeful Tropical Cyclone Gillian will bring heavy inland rain, flushing out rivers to provide food for ocean fish.
HEAVY SNOW / EXTREME COLD -
U. S. - Great Lakes Ice Cover Peaks at 2nd Highest Level on Record. This winter's severe cold over the Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario - froze a near-record amount of ice this year. Ice coverage peaked at 92.2% on March 6, the 2nd highest ice cover on record.
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