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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Recent Natural Disasters List February 1, 2012-Houses Damaged By Today's Bengkulu, Indonesian Earthquake

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Brutal cold wave in Ukraine
-About 30 people died in Ukraine in last four days
-Due to hypothermia and frostbite more than 500 people are hospitalized
-Altogether at Least 58 Killed in Eastern European Cold Wave

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M 5.6 strong earthquake in Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia (@ 69 km depth) with epicenter located just 13 km WNW of Bengkulu. About 1,077,000 people will have felt moderate shaking of MMI V. People of Bengkulu and Curup will have felt moderate shaking of MMI V. Light shaking will have felt in Lubuklinggau and Pagaralam region. DAMAGE CONFIRMED
07:14 UTC (local time Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 02:14 PM at epicenter)
UPDATE
Walls of houses collapsed in Bengkulu region along with Regional Investment Coordinating Board (BKPMD) and Indonesia Journalists Association (PWI) building in Bengkulu province
M 3.3 weak shallow (@ 2 km depth) earthquake in Albania with epicenter located 31 km NE Elbasan. It will have well felt in Librazhd and Elbasan region of Albania
22:59 UTC (local time 23:59; 2012/02/01 @ epicenter)
M 4.6 moderate shallow (@ 38 km depth) earthquake in Liaoning, China with epicenter located just 25 km SSE of Yingkou, Liaoning, China. Yingkou is the nearest populated area with population 591,159! Light shaking will have felt in Dashiqiao and Yingkou city of Liaoning region
21:17 UTC (local time Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 05:17 AM @ epicenter)
M 3.4 very shallow (@ 4 km depth) earthquake in Southern California with epicenter located just 6 km S from Brawley, CA. It will have well felt by the people of El Centro, Holtville, Imperial, Westmorland, Brawley and weak shaking in Mexicali city of Mexico. The epicenter is close to Salton Sea
19:05 UTC (local time Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 11:05 AM @ epicenter)
M 3.5 very shallow earthquake in Wells, Nevada with epicenter located just 26 km SE from Deeth, NV. People of Spruce, Elko,Wells and Deeth will have felt well shaking
14:40 UTC (local time Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 06:40 AM @ epicenter)
M 3.3 but very shallow (@ 5 km depth) earthquake in Manitoba, Canada with epicenter located 72 km SE of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. It will have well felt in Esterhazy, Yarbo, Gerald, Zeneta city, near to epicenter
08:26 UTC (local time Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 02:26 AM @ epicenter)
M 4.8 moderate earthquake near the Coast of Northern Peru (@ 38 km depth) with epicenter located 105 km WSW of Trujillo, Peru where weak shaking will have felt. Two days earlier M 6.3 earthquake in Ica, Peru injured hundreds of people.
04:49 UTC (local time Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11:49 PM @ epicenter).
M 5.2 moderate earthquake in Samar, Philippines (@ 61 km depth) with epicenter located just 9 km E Taft. It will have well felt in Borongan, Tacloban and Calbayog region of Philippines
04:30 UTC (local time Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 12:30 PM @ epicenter)
UPDATE
Another deep earthquake after nine minutes in Samar, Philippines (@ 100 km depth) with epicenter located 62 km NE of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. It will have just faintly felt
M 4.7 moderate earthquake felt in Metropolitana region, Chile (@ 44 km depth) with epicenter located just 33 km SW of Los Andes, Valparaiso, Chile. Felt intensity II-IV for Valparaiso region, III-IV for Greater London region, II-III for Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins region. It is less intense earthquake in Valparaíso, Metropolitana and O Higgins region. NO DAMAGE CONFIRMED. Did You Feel It!! Let others Know> Click here
02:43 UTC (local time Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11:43 PM @ epicenter)

Recent Volcanic Activity

Alaska/Cleveland Recent Volcanic Activity
-Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
-New lava dome, 130 feet in diameter, began forming which may explode
-Sudden eruptions could occur at any time in Cleveland, and ash clouds 20,000 feet above sea level are possible
-The 1730-m-high Mount Cleveland has the native name of Chuginadak, referring to the Aleut goddess of fire, who was thought to reside on the volcano

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Recent Cyclones

Tropical storm "Iggy" with current wind speed 102 km/hr is active in Indian Ocean. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0. GREEN ALERT

Other Disasters

Bush fire continues near SW 112th Street and 137th Avenue in Kendall. Two firefighters injured and taken to hospital. It is 3rd alarm code brush fire.
Overflow of Kuchi river (tributary of the Huallaga river) has affected several hectares of potato crops in the community of San Miguel de Kuchi district of Vilcabamba province of Daniel A. Carrion

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Recent Natural Disasters List January 31, 2012-Earthquake Felt In Jaén, Spain

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M 4.4 moderate very shallow (@ 5 km depth) earthquake felt in Spain (W SIDI BEL ABBES.ARG) today with epicenter located just 6 km NW Huesa (Quesada, Spain). It will have well felt in Jódar and Jaén region of Spain too. The epicenter is located 56 km NE of Granada, Spain EARTHQUAKES WITH LESSER MAGNITUDE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS REGION AGAIN. Thanks to Mary Markstrom who writes "Disaster Report" using contact form as, "we live in the small village of Hinojares about 25 kms from huesa. The whole house shook for about 30 seconds. It was very scary but there doesn't seem to be any damage. I hope there won't be any more"
14:36 UTC (local time 15:36; 2012/1/31 @ epicenter)
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Jaen: I've felt the earthquake in the city of Jaen, tables and cupboards have wavered scale. A vibration soft but clear.
M 4.9 moderate earthquake in New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (@ 43 km depth) with epicenter located 39 km ESE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG. It will have well felt above the epicenter. It will have faintly felt as far as Port moresby
18:25 UTC (local time Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 04:25 AM @ epicenter)
M 4.4 moderate earthquake in Colombia (@ 57 km depth) with epicenter located 65 km SE of Tunja, Colombia. Weak shaking will have felt in Yopal and Tunja region of Colombia
14:52 UTC (local time Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 09:52 AM @ epicenter)
M 3.5 shallow (@ 1 km depth) earthquake in Pyrenees with epicenter just below Agnos. It will well felt in Oloron-sainte-marie, Pamplona and Agnos region of Pyrenees (Agnos, France). Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain.
06:03 UTC (local time 07:03; 2012/1/31 @ epicenter)
M 3.6 weak but very shallow (@ 2 km depth) earthquake in Albania (Rrapun-Zdrajsh) with epicenter located just 29 km NE Elbasan. It will have well felt in Librazhd and Elbasan region of Albania. Elbasan is one of the largest cities in Albania
05:14 UTC (local time 06:14; 2012/1/31 @ epicenter)
EMSC Felt Reports
Tirana: My mirror shook, my grandma in the room next to me woke up, my sisters and my bed both swayed but we were not asleep, it didn't scare me but i was alarmed
Tirana: Well, the bed did shake, it took me a bit to realize what was happening, but i think it lasted about 4-5 seconds.
M 3.7 shallow(@ 10 km depth) earthquake in Iran with epicenter located just 30 km SE Qom. It will have well felt in Qom region. The epicenter is close to Salt lake. Qom is considered holy by Shi`a Islam which is the largest center for Shi'a scholarship in the world, and is a significant destination of pilgrimage.02:20 UTC (local time 05:50; 2012/1/31 @ epicenter)

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Recent Flood Update

Fijian flooding daily update
-6 killed with more than 1,000 evacuated
-Tropical depression will not form into a cyclone but flooding still expected in west Fiji
Flash flood in Charleville, Australia
-Several people evacuated
-More rain forecast this week across southern Queensland catchments

Recent Cyclones

Tropical storm "Iggy" with current wind speed 102 km/hr is active in Indian Ocean. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0. GREEN ALERT

Other Disasters

Severe hail and thunder storm killed 1 person in City of Córdoba, Argentina. 70 percent of the city streets had experienced trees falling!
The Met Office upgraded its cold weather alert to Level 3 in United Kingdom. The minimum temperatures is Predicted to be -3C (26.6F) and -2C (28.4F) across the country
Wildfire near to Bear Rescue Centre (world's largest sloth bear centre), Uttar Pradesh, India has destroyed nearly two hectares of forest. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire was caused by a cigarette

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Progress ....

I have put another layer onto the fabric, given more definition to the folds- highlights and shadows. Another coat on the skin tones to build up depth. I have also given the tiger's coat a light wash.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Very Strong Earthquake Recorded In Ica, Peru- About 145 People Injured So Far

Disaster Report: Very strong earthquake Stuck today In Ica, Peru with epicenter located just 15 km SE of Ica, Peru. Damage is expected with lots more aftershocks

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People are out to streets due
to fear of possible aftershocks

UPDATE 1/31/2012
-145 people injured in yesterday Peruvian earthquake
-125 homes destroyed and 581 buildings damaged
-Most people were injured when they fled their homes in panic, or when they were struck by collapsing walls
-Cathedral of Ica was among the damaged buildings, which had already been damaged in a 2007 earthquake

UPDATE 16:14 UTC
-119 people injured and 16 houses destroyed in Ica, the epicenter area.

UPDATE
Damage Reports
-More than 100 people injured, of which only one has a broken pelvis, was considered the most serious
-Most people had cuts, bumps and bruises by the desperation of people to leave their homes
-Following Correo, "Además, según la información de daños preliminar proporcionada por las autoridades locales de Indeci, hay 3 personas damnificadas, 10 personas afectadas, 1 vivienda inhabitable y 2 viviendas afectadas" (using google translate, "Moreover, according to preliminary information provided by damage local authorities Indeci, there are 3 people homeless, 10 people affected, 1 and 2 dwelling uninhabitable homes affected")
-Around 12 houses damaged
-No fatalities reported

UPDATE
-About 30 people are reported to be injured. No fatalities reported so far
-Ministry of Health and Essalud reports 19 people being injured in this earthquake

UPDATE 06:36 UTC
-Two People injured and are brought to nearby hospital
-People are out to streets due to fear of possible aftershocks. AFTERSHOCKS EXPECTED

UPDATE
-The earthquake tremor was also felt in several locations in the Valley of the Apurimac and Ene Rivers (VRAE)
-Several areas in Ica, Pisco and Paracas not yet have electricity service

UPDATE
-The earthquake in central coast of Peru today knocked out electricity in Ica and congestion in the cell phone service.
-The quake caused panic in the population, many left their homes

UPDATE
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the same region in October causing thousands of homes totally destroyed

UPDATE
Correo mentions, "El epicentro se ubicó a 23 km al SE de Ica a una profundidad de 39 kilómetros causando alarma en la población sobretodo los que viven cerca al mar.
Ciudadanos sintieron el movimiento telúrico e inmediatamente dieron cuenta de ello en las redes sociales" (using google traslate "The epicenter was located 23 km southeast of Ica at a depth of 39 kilometers causing alarm among the population especially those living near the sea.
Citizens felt the quake and immediately realized this in social networks")

UPDATE
The area suffered a power outage in Pisco when the earthquake stuck
UPDATE
Peru local seismological center mentions M 6.2 @ 48 km depth with felt intensity as IV-III for Piso and III for Lima

UPDATE 05:58 UTC
GDACS mentions 600000 people within 100km

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UPDATE 05:50 UTC
EMSC mentions M 6.3 @ 40 km depth 5 km N Santiago and 10 km S Ica, peru

UPDATE
Pisco International Airport of Peru Lies just 48 km far from the epicenter where strong shaking will have felt

UPDATE
The city of Ica is the capital of the Ica Region in southern Peru.The city suffered extensive damage and loss of life during the 2007 Peru earthquake.

M 6.3 very strong earthquake in Ica, Peru (@ 39 km depth) with epicenter located just 15 km SE of Ica, Peru (Cinco Piedras, Departamento de Ica). About 345,000 people will have felt strong shaking of MMI VI. Strong shaking will have felt by the people of Subtanjalla, Ica, Hacienda Vista Alegre, San Juan Bautista, Santiago, Los Aquijes.
DAMAGE IS EXPECTED WITH MORE AFTERSHOCKS
05:11 UTC (local time Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:11 AM at epicenter)
Epicenter Location
15 km (9 miles) SE of Ica, Peru
96 km (59 miles) SSE of Chincha Alta, Peru
172 km (106 miles) WNW of Puquio, Peru
280 km (173 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru

Recent Natural Disasters List January 30, 2012-Very Strong Earthquake In Ica, Peru

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Heavy flooding and Landslide in Fiji
-6 killed with more than 1,000 evacuated
-$20 million damage caused by flooding in Fiji
-Ba, worst affected area accumulating over $5 million in rehabilitation works
-Flash flood warning still active for Vanualevu, Taveuni and Northern Lau group
-A state of national disaster declared in the urban areas of Nadi, Lautoka, Ba, Sigatoka and Rakiraki
-Great chance of possible outbreak of water-borne diseases (aside video of Fiji Floods)
-Many Ba schools to reopen today
-By Wednesday, the tropical depression (which caused heavy rainfall) may turn into a tropical cyclone
UPDATE
-The Ministry of Health has currently distributed at least 10 thousand water purification tablets to the Flood affected Western Division. There is maximum chance of outbreak of typhoid, dengue, diarrhea, leptospirosis and skin infection
M 6.3 very strong earthquake in Ica, Peru (@ 39 km depth) with epicenter located just 15 km SE of Ica, Peru. About 345,000 people will have felt strong shaking of MMI VI. Strong shaking will have felt by the people of Subtanjalla, Ica, Hacienda Vista Alegre, San Juan Bautista, Santiago, Los Aquijes (click for detail update report on earthquake in Ica, Peru)

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M 6.3 very strong earthquake in Ica, Peru (@ 39 km depth) with epicenter located just 15 km SE of Ica, Peru. About 345,000 people will have felt strong shaking of MMI VI. Strong shaking will have felt by the people of Subtanjalla, Ica, Hacienda Vista Alegre, San Juan Bautista, Santiago, Los Aquijes. DAMAGE IS EXPECTED WITH MORE AFTERSHOCKS (click for detail update report on earthquake in Ica, Peru)
05:11 UTC (local time Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:11 AM at epicenter)
M 3.2 weak very shallow (@ 3 km depth) earthquake in Louisa, Virginia with epicenter located just 9 km SW from Mineral, VA. It will have well felt in Louisa, Mineral Rhoadesville, Partlow, Unionville, Palmyra, Bumpass and Columbia region of Virginia. Louisa (originally named Louisa Court House) is a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States.
23:39 UTC (local time Monday, January 30, 2012 at 06:39 PM @ epicenter)
M 4.9 moderate earthquake in Seram, Indonesia (@ 43 km depth) with epicenter located 91 km NE Amahai. It will have well felt around epicenter area and faintly as far as Ambon
18:25 UTC (local time Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 03:25 AM @ epicenter)
M 4.4 moderate (@ 44km depth) earthquake in Egypt ( South Sinai, Egypt) with epicenter located 65 km W Al-bad'. It will have felt as far as Tabuk, Egypt
17:04 UTC (local time 20:04; 2012/1/30 @ epicenter)
EMSC Felt Reports
Egypt: it was very weak at the beginning but then it kept on shaking a bit harder for couple of more seconds
Hurghada: The floor was trembling a bit and my son said he felt pressure in his ears....scary moment. We also felt another earthquake that hit Sinai late last year at around 910am and was registered at 5.6.
M 5.2 moderate shallow (@ 39 km depth) Sea quake in Simeulue, Indonesia with epicenter located 143 km NW Gunung stoli. The populated area of Binjai lies 269 km far where it will have just faintly felt
13:20 UTC (local time Monday, January 30, 2012 at 08:20 PM @ epicenter)
M 3.2 weak very shallow(@ 3 km depth) earthquake in The Geysers, California. It will have well felt in The Geysers, Cobb, Anderson Springs, Middletown, Cloverdale region of Northern California.
03:57 UTC (local time Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 07:57 PM @ epicenter)
M 4.6 moderate deep earthquake in Jujuy, Argentina (@ 245 km depth) with epicenter located 56 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Jujuy, Argentina. It will have just faintly felt around epicenter area
02:18 UTC (local time Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11:18 PM @ epicenter)

Recent Volcanic Activity

Mexico/Popocatépetl Recent Volcanic Activity
-ALERT LEVEL YELLOW
-On 25 Jan at 10:10 local time, an ash explosion produced a plume of 3 km height drifting NE from Popocatépetl Volcano

Recent Flood Update

Flash Flood in Onverwagt City of Guyana
-Hardest hit by flooding are parts of Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne)
-172.6 mm rainfall recorded at New Amsterdam in Region 6
-Mild La Nina continues to influence the weather pattern, rainfall still predicted to continue for several days
Flash Flood in Probolinggo district of Indonesia-Thousands of homes destroyed with 6 persons still missing due to flood
-Flash flood which caused due to overflowing of Pekalen river affected widely Kraksaan, Gading, Krejengan, Pakuniran and Pajarakan region of Indonesia

Recent Cyclones

Tropical Storm "Iggy" killed 16 people till now with more than 3,00,000 people being evacuated. Most of the people in Java and Bali of Indonesia were killed by falling trees.

Other Disasters

Wild Fire in Bainskloof Pass area of south Africa led the evacuation of about 100 people. The fire is approaching the Bainskloof Pass between Wellington and Ceres. The cause of the fire is still unknown
Chilling Cold in Abu Dhabi city of United Arab Emirates made the Abu Dhabi Airport partially shut down due to severe fog today morning. The national weather bureau has forecast temperatures to drop further in the coming days
Heavy snow fall in Istanbul, Turkey has raised its alert status to "red".108 international and 82 domestic flights were canceled. The international departures canceled included flights to Athens, Brussels, Birmingham, Sofia, Bucharest, Moscow, Kiev, Berlin, Basel, Tirana, Zagreb, Chisinau, Lyon, Paris, Simferopol, Thessaloniki, Cairo, Toulouse, Hamburg, Milan, Ljubljana, Tel Aviv, Prishtina and Genoa

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Progress Pictures .....

This is the 4th wash .... I have added some darker colours where the shadows and fabric folds will go. When I add more colours this will give depth and definition.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

My Next Painting Project ....

This is my current painting project - for me it represents all that my religion (Buddhism) is all about - the caring, compassion and love, serenity, peace, to develop wisdom and understanding, to be in equanimity, free of bias, attachment and anger.

Ready to paint -

I sketched in the drawing then I removed as many of the pencil marks as I could. I left those line that will show me where each colour of the paint is to go.

Here I have defined the area with my paint and then I erased the rest of the pencil marks; I didn't worry too much where the tattoos will go as they will cover the pencil.

It is very hard to see I know but basically it is the pencil lines but defined in very transparent watercolour in the basic colours of each area.

This is the first wash, I have given myself reference areas without much detail. Areas where the fabric folds, sun hits the body and the shadow are not really defined yet.

I will leave it for a number of hours so there is no chance it is still wet before I begin to add the next wash layer.

For those interested in the Sony Tablet - yes you can use a USB to download photos, you can also take both photos and video with your tablet, it also has a microphone.

You can download a basic Photoshop type program for your tablet which will let you do some minor editing of your Photos like cropping, rotating, exposures, tinting, etc.

Check out the main Android market site for other stuff that you can download - a lot of it is free .... :). There are other sites out there as well that offer Apps, games, books, etc.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Recent Natural Disasters List January 26, 2012-Earthquake Felt In Iraklion, Crete, Greece

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Heavy flooding and Landslide in Savusavu and Taveuni region of Fiji
-6 people died with more than 1,000 evacuated
-Heavy rainfall is still predicted to continue next 10 days, which will make the situation much worse
-There will be a risk of flash flooding, rising rivers and more landslides in higher areas
-$ 350,000 relief fund provided by New Zealand

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M 5.2 moderate shallow earthquake in Dodecanese Islands, Greece (@ 19 km depth) with epicenter located 87 km N of Iraklion, Crete, Greece. Moderate shaking of MMI V will have felt around epicenter area. It will have well felt by the people of Iraklion, Nea Alikarnassos, Gazi region of Greece. It was even felt in Rethimnon, Akrotiri, Georgioupoli, Georgioupoli, Agios Nikolaos, Foinikas, Foinikas, Kolymvari, Agia Varvara region. Heraklion (Iraklion) is the largest city in Crete (and fifth in Greece). NO DAMAGE EXPECTED BUT CAN HAVE AFTERSHOCKS
04:24 UTC (local time Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 06:24 AM @ epicenter)
As sandra pokhai writes to "Disaster Report" using contact form from Heraklion, "we felt earthquake on thursday morning about 6-7 am greek time and again today friday 27 jan at 3.30 am greek time which was stronger than yesterday". Thanks` for the felt report, Sandra.
EMSC Felt Reports
Iraklion: it lasted for enough seconds ( i guess 20 sec),,, and after than less a minute i felt the bed trembling for 2-3 secIraklion: In the biggining the movement was week and later it got strong.
Nea Alikarnassos: Moderately strong shake with to sound. It had a pretty long duration though, enough to wake us up and get alerted.
M 4.5 moderate shallow(@ 22 km depth) earthquake in near the West Coast of Colombia with epicenter located 19 km SW Nuquí. It will have felt by the people of Quibdó too
11:50 UTC (local time Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 06:50 AM @ epicenter)
M 5.4 strong very shallow harmless sea quake in Scotia Sea (@ 12 km depth) with epicenter located 314 km W of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. It will have just faintly felt in coastal region
15:52 UTC (local time Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 12:52 PM @ epicenter)
M 4.4 moderate earthquake in Guatemala with epicenter located 21 km WSW of Escuintla, Guatemala (@ 78 km depth). Weak shaking will have felt in Cotzumalguapa and Escuintla region
13:25 UTC (local time Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 07:25 AM @ epicenter)
M 3.4 shallow earthquake in Northern California (Johnston Corner, California, @ 12 km depth) with epicenter located just 7 km ENE from Watsonville, CA. It will have well felt by the people of Watsonville, Gilroy, Aptos, Freedom, San Juan Bautista, Pajaro Aromas and Hollister region. The Pajaro Valley, where Watsonville is located, has a climate that is usually pleasant — around 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year
02:20 UTC (local time Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 06:20 PM @ epicenter)

Recent Volcanic Activity

Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (New Activity/Unrest)
- Ecuador/Sangay Recent Volcanic Activity: Based on information from pilots and the Guayaquil MWO, an ash plume from Sangay was reported drifting S and SE on 23 January. Ash was not detected in partly-cloudy satellite imagery. On 24 January a hotspot was visible on satellite imagery
- Ecuador/Tungurahua Recent Volcanic Activity: IG reported that during 17-22 January low-level seismic activity was detected at Tungurahua and cloud cover mostly prevented observations. On 17 and 20 January steam plumes rose 500 m above the crater. Muddy water in the Achupashal and Pirámide drainages on the NW flanks was noted on 20 January, and a lahar traveled down the Pampas drainage on 21 January. Seismic activity slightly increased during 23-24 January
- Costa Rica/Turrialba Recent Volcanic Activity: OVSICORI-UNA reported that on 12 January a new vent opened on the SE flank of the W crater of Turrialba and ash emissions drifted NNE; ashfall was reported in Tres Ríos (27 km SW). During the evening of 18 January scientists observed gas emissions and ejection of tephra from the vent. They also observed reddish flames from combusting gas, estimated to be about 700 degrees Celsius. Residents reported a dark ash cloud and ashfall in La Central (4 km SW). An OVSICORI-UNA pilot observed an ash plume that rose to altitudes of 4.3-6.1 km (14,000-20,000 ft) a.s.l. on 18 January

Recent Flood Update
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Recent Cyclones

Tropical Storm NINE-12 with current wind speed 148 km/hr is active. However, population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0. GREEN ALERT

Other Disasters

Tornadoes in Texas along with heavy rainfall and storm damaged homes in Austin, San Antonio and Houston area BUT none get injured.

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