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Last Modified 10/6/2008 |
EARTH BULLETINS
Earthquake, Volcano, & Climate Events for the Week of October 6, 2008
EARTHQUAKES LARGER THAN MAGNITUDE 5:
The three strongest earthquakes of the week, as reported by the United States Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center.
Magnitude 6.0
September 18, 2008
2910 km W of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Source: Fault rupture 10 km below the surface.
Cause: Rifting between the Nazca and Pacific Plates.
Magnitude 6.4
September 24, 2008
200 km SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
Source: Fault rupture 10 km below the surface.
Cause: Rifting between the Cocos and Pacific Plates.
Magnitude 6.1
September 27, 2008
75 km WSW of Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
Source: Fault movement 81 km below the surface.
Cause: Subduction of the Eurasian Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
ERUPTING VOLCANOES:
Highlights of the week's volcanic activity.
Chaitén
Chile
September 15 - 22, 2008
Plumes of steam and ash billowed from Chaitén, rising 3.7 km high.
Ubinas
Peru
September 17 - 18, 2008
Ubinas released ash plumes that soared 10 km high.
Piton de la Fournaise
Réunion Island
September 21 - 22, 2008
After the eruption, thin strands of solidified lava were found at the volcano's base.
RECENT CLIMATE EVENTS:
Weather and its impact on the world around us.
Hurricane Ike
Atlantic Ocean
September 1 - 14, 2008
The Category 4 storm's winds reached about 233 kph, cutting a path of destruction across southeast Texas.
Typhoon Hagupit
Western Pacific Ocean
September 17 - 25, 2008
Hagupit lashed China before moving on to destroy a thousand homes in Vietnam.
Typhoon Jangmi
Western Pacific Ocean
September 23 - 30, 2008
The Category 4 storm was the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit Taiwan this year.