For the last five years I have been actively observing the Sun, the Earthquakes, Volcanoes and other alerts. I am fascinated by the world and so to pay it forward I have created DarkflameEarth.com where you can access all the tools that I use. The community page on Facebook has been the go-to place for updates, however I am going to begin posting my observations here first, and then share them on social media afterwards.
August 18 2016
Earthquakes
- Mag 5.1 - Kermadic Islands Region - " 3D bathymetric view of Monowai caldera in the Kermadec Islands. The red cone in the foreground is Monowai cone. You can see the scars of collapses on its slopes along with new domes near the summit. Image courtesy of Oregon State University by Susan Merle. "
- Mag5.8 Australia - View the USGS Shakemap for the events below (https://is.gd/O4qaaz)
- Mag 3.7 Chile - " Chile is a country used to earthquakes. The 9.5 magnitude earthquake in 1960 is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the 20th century." (CCTV)
- Mag 2.3 Searles Valley, California - Panamint Springs Resort Photo
- Mag 2.8 Washington - "Although Packwood itself is unincorporated, the town and surrounding areas (High Valley and Timberline) have an approximate population of 1,330."
- Mag 3.0 Azores Islands, Portugal - " one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, composed of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean "
- Mag3.4 Dominican Republic - Photo from Isla Saona
Solar
View the latest imagery from the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) using HelioViewer.org
Only a 2% chance of an M-flare from this spot, region 2578, the same that spit off this C-class flare
Volcano
Lava in Hawaii Reaches the Sea (Canoe)