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Volcano Patrol Sept. 19th
The most recent news out of Indonesia I’ve been able to find is that Semeru volcano (really a quite beautiful volcano) is erupting 3-4 times a day, and there is a growing lava dome in the crater. Activity at Semeru … Continue reading
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Tagged long period event, tremor, Yellowstone
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Yellowstone Activity
I find myself somewhat pressed to mention here that seismic activity at Yellowstone has been somewhat more than normal of late. This seemed to begin with a large long period event 4 days ago on the 11th, and it seems … Continue reading
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Columbia Calms Down, Yellowstone Still Interesting
Activity at the Nevado del Ruiz and Cerro Machin volcanoes in Columbia seems to have subsided somewhat on the seismographs there, which, I’m sure, is something of a relief to those monitoring the situation locally. This does not mean those … Continue reading
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Tagged eruption, quake, seismic, Yellowstone
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What Happens at Yellowstone
I’m not sure what to make of it, but while getting my seismofix this morning I came across a quake on the Red Lodge Montana seismograph that didn’t turn up in Google Earth’s very nice USGS plug-in at all. Red … Continue reading
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Toba: Could It Happen Again?
Recent seismic events in the vicinity of the Toba supervolcano have given rise to a great deal of speculation, much of it apocalyptic. Yesterday I watched a magnitude 6.6 quake in progress 30 miles west of the Toba site, and … Continue reading
Posted in Indonesia, super volcano, Toba supervolcano, Volcanology
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Indonesia Heats Up
Update: As I write this at 2:21 pm Florida time an earthquake is ongoing in northern Sumatra with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 and 30 miles west of the Toba supervolcano caldera. This just after a 5.1 quake further south … Continue reading
Hey, Let’s Go Live in a Volcano!
Boy oh boy we humans do love our volcanoes! We want to live right up on them, we want to grow our food in the rich volcanic soil they produce while admiring their majestic natural beauty, we want to get … Continue reading
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