December 14, 2013
Earthquakes on rise
Light mag. 4.0 earthquake – Germany on Thursday, 12 December 2013
Date & time: Thu, 12 Dec 00:59:19 UTC Magnitude: 4.0 Depth: 10.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 47.15°N / 9.54°E
In Australia, volcano’s past sounds alarm about next eruption
Australia’s most recently active volcano registered as a size four eruption on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)—a similar size to the Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland eruption in 2010, which caused global chaos. Australia could face the same scale of tragedy if a volcano west of Melbourne was to erupt.
Australia’s most recently active volcano registered as a size four eruption on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)—a similar size to the Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland eruption in 2010, which caused global chaos. Australia could face the same scale of tragedy if a volcano west of Melbourne was to erupt.
Minor earthquake – France on December 12, 2013
Magnitude : 3.2 Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-12-12 03:22:12 GMT/UTC Time : 2013-12-12 02:22:12 Depth (Hypocenter) : 13 km
Magnitude : 3.2 Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-12-12 03:22:12 GMT/UTC Time : 2013-12-12 02:22:12 Depth (Hypocenter) : 13 km
Giant Blob of Hot Rock Hidden Under Antarctic Ice
A big, hot blob hiding beneath the bottom of the world could be evidence of a long-sought mantle plume under West Antarctica, researchers said Monday (Dec. 9) here at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The possible hotspot — a plume of superheated rock rising from Earth’s mantle — sits under Marie Byrd Land, a broad dome at West Antarctica’s edge where many active volcanoes above and below the ice spit lava and ash.