Earth Report – Global Disaster Watch
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
6.7 Earthquake hits offshore Guatemala.
5.6 Earthquake hits the Kuril Islands.
5.3 Earthquake hits the Solomon Islands.
5.2 Earthquake hits Salta, Argentina.
5.1 Earthquake hits Iceland.
5.0 Earthquake hits the Rat islands in the Aleutian Islands.
5.0 Earthquake hits south of the Mariana Islands.
5.0 Earthquake hits near the coast of western turkey.
Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:
In the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Cindy is located about 40 mi…65 km NW of Lake Charles Louisiana with maximum sustained winds…40 mph…65 km/h. Present movement…N or 360 degrees at 12 mph…19 km/h.
Tropical storm Cindy moved inland near the Louisiana-Texas border on Thursday morning, bringing heavy rainfall and life-threatening conditions over the northern Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm’s first fatality was reported on Wednesday, when a 10-year-old boy was struck by a log that a large wave dislodged as he stood near the shore in Fort Morgan, Alabama.
Dengue Outbreak in Palau; Mumps in the Marshall Islands
Both outbreaks have an international aspect. Mumps in the Marshalls may be connected to an outbreak of the viral disease last year, in Arkansas. Half of the cases there were in the large Marshallese community…and, while precautions were taken, it’s possible that the virus travelled with Marshallese back home to the Pacific.
At least a thousand cases have been confirmed since an outbreak began in March. The Ministry of Health notes that the number of cases has been dropping in recent weeks, but Radio New Zealand reports concern that the drop could be due to under reporting and that the real number could be as high as three thousand.
Three people are reported dead among 200 infected by Dengue fever in Palau.
Roundup of Global Volcanic Activity – New Activity for the week of 14 June – 20 June 2017
Bogoslof | Fox Islands (USA) : AVO reported that elevated surface temperatures and a small steam emission at Bogoslof were identified in satellite images during 13-14 June. Weakly elevated surface temperatures were detected on 16 June, and a 13-km-long steam plume was visible on 18 June. The Aviation colour Code remained at Orange and the Volcano Alert Level remained at Watch.
Karymsky | Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) : KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Karymsky was identified in satellite images during 10-12 and 14-15 June. The Aviation colour Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-colour scale).
Pavlof | United States : AVO reported that seismicity at Pavlof had declined since the small increase on 7 June, and no unusual activity was observed in seismic or infrasound data through 20 June. Minor steam emissions occasionally rose from the summit crater. Satellite images showed an approximately 55 km-long steam plume drifting W on 14 June, and a thermal anomaly during 15-16 and 20 June. The Aviation colour Code remained at Yellow and the Volcano Alert Level remained at Advisory.
Rincon de la Vieja | Costa Rica : OVSICORI-UNA reported that on 15 June a diffuse plume of mainly water vapor rose 50 m above Rincón de la Vieja’s crater rim. A small hydrothermal explosion from the crater with the highly acidic lake was detected around noon on 18 June. In a report posted the next day OVSICORI-UNA noted that seismicity was characterized by low-frequency events, volcano-tectonic events, and tremor with intensifying amplitude; the seismic patterns were similar to those that preceded the phreatomagmatic events on 23 May and 11 June, though the recent seismicity was not as energetic.
Sheveluch | Central Kamchatka (Russia) : KVERT reported that during 10-13 June explosions at Sheveluch produced ash plumes that rose as high as 8 km (26,200 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 1,500 km SE and NW. At 0425 on 15 June powerful explosions generated ash plumes that rose as high as 12 km (39,400 ft) a.s.l. The Aviation colour Code was raised to Red (the highest level on a four-colour scale), and then back down to Orange at the end of the day. Ash plumes drifted 1,000 km NE and SW during 15-16 June. Ash fell in Klyuchi (50 km SW), Maiskoe, Kozyrevsk (115 km SW), and Atlasovo (160 km SW).