Earthquakes & volcanoes

[barb012]

We have earthquakes every day all over the world. The ones that get media attention are the ones that create lost of life and destruction.

[waltky]

One dead following 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru...

One dead following 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru
Jan. 14, 2018 -- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Peru Sunday morning, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured.

A 55-year-old man died in the town of Yauca after being crushed by a rock, Yamila Osorio, governor of the southwestern city of Arequipa, announced on Twitter. Osorio said at least 20 people also were injured in the quake. Jorge Chavez, chief of Peru's Civil Defense Institute, initially said 65 people were injured and another person died in the town of Bella Union, but later rescinded the statement. "The victim reportedly found in Bella Union has not been confirmed," Chavez said. "Officially, we only have one death."

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake killed one person and left about 20 injured after it struck off the southwestern coast of Peru on Sunday.

The earthquake hit offshore at about 4:18 a.m. at a depth of 24.4 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, 25 miles from the town of Acari. Effects of the quake were also felt in Chile and the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially forecasted possible tsunamis for both countries, before issuing a bulletin stating the threat had passed "There is no longer a tsunami threat from this earthquake," the center said.

The earthquake hit offshore at about 4:18 a.m. at a depth of 24.4 miles and its epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, 25 miles from the town of Acari.

Homes collapsed and power was lost in the cities of Acari, Jaqui, Tanaca Yauza, Salamanca, Condesuyos and others, said Acari Mayor Jorge Alfonso De La Torre Velarde. President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said he would visit the affected region to "verify the magnitude of the damage and send the needed humanitarian aid."

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-N...l&utm_medium=4

[waltky]

Caribbean ships warned away from underwater volcano...

Caribbean ships warned away from underwater volcano
March 14, 2018) -- Ships sailing in the Caribbean have been told to steer clear of an underwater volcano that is showing increased seismic activity.

The government of Grenada imposed 3.1 miles exclusion zone around the volcano -- called Kick 'em Jenny -- after the alert was raised to orange, indicating an eruption could take place within 24 hours.

An eruption from a submarine vent off of the south coast of Iceland in 1963 closely resembled a 1939 eruption of Kick’em Jenny in the Caribbean, scientists said.

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center issued the warning, saying with the increased alert level ships should steer clear of the exclusion zone, 5 miles off Grenada.

Prof. Richard Robertson of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre said an eruption of the volcano will not likely trigger a tsunami.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-N...&utm_medium=18

[stjames1_53]

Caribbean ships warned away from underwater volcano...

Caribbean ships warned away from underwater volcano
March 14, 2018) -- Ships sailing in the Caribbean have been told to steer clear of an underwater volcano that is showing increased seismic activity.

this is one of the things on my bucket list, to see a 'cano pop it's cork.