Firefighters did not know how the blaze started next door. Gallahan said a family used to run a sand and gravel business there. As he spoke, smoldering embers from a blackened tree crackled, and sirens wailed through the wind.

Meanwhile, in Germantown, Montgomery firefighters battled several brush fires on an area that covered as many as 15 acres near Indian Grass Court with the help of personnel from Frederick County and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said firefighters were battling multiple blazes and that three to four houses had been "compromised."

In the District, fire and rescue officials reported that parts of the roof of a three-story home in Southeast blew into its second story, causing moderate damage. No injuries were reported. In Northwest, a downed tree and wires caused street closures.

In Shenandoah National Park, the fire began near the town of Browntown on the west of the park and moved to the Jenkins Gap area.

In the District, the National Christmas Tree that blew over was planted on the Ellipse in 1978. Two previous National Christmas Trees had met the same fate. But there would be little time for mourning; the tree was mulched Saturday afternoon.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021904077_3.html

MT. BULUSAN ERUPTS IN PHILLIPINES

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/20/mount-bulusan-eruption_n_825787.html

Thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes as a volcano erupted on Monday, sending a spectacular column of ash high into the sky, residents said.

The eruption of Bulusan, a 1,559-metre (5,115-foot) volcano, turned mid-morning into night for about 20 minutes across largely farming areas around its slopes, regional army spokesman Major Harold Cabunoc told AFP.

"There was a major ashfall. There was zero visibility," Cabunoc said.

State volcanologist Ramil Vaquilar told AFP that rumbling sounds accompanied the ash column that rose between two and 2.5 kilometres (1.2-1.6 miles) above the crater.

About 2,000 residents were evacuated from three farming villages in the area as the government banned people from within four kilometres of the crater, said Lieutenant-Colonel Santiago Enginco, the local army commander.

Thirty-eight high school students were treated for ashfall inhalation, Enginco said.

Volcanic ash can cause nose, throat, eye or skin irritation as well as contaminate tap water, while prolonged exposure can cause lung disease, according to the health ministry.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Renato Solidum said on national television that planes should avoid the skies over Bulusan, as ash might clog jet engines.
read more at http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.5fdb0474203a09dd94ded57938927d0c.4e1&show_article=1

Feb/21/11 - An earthquake shook up residents at the entrance to the Suez Canal, two days before two Iranian warships are expected to sail through it.

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook up residents at the entrance to the Suez Canal early Monday morning, 48 hours before two Iranian ships, a frigate and a supply vessel, are expected to enter the canal.

The National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research reported that tremors from the 3 a.m. quake lasted for 27 minutes, but caused no damage.

The ships had originally been expected to enter the Suez today (Monday), but Egyptian officials announced the delay this morning, without explanation.

read more at link:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/142433
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/204604

Earthquake 6.4 Fiji

Latest Earthquakes in the World - Mon Feb 21
Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World - Last 7 days

MAG UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s LAT deg LONdeg DEPTHkm Region
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 15:13:34 59.284 -153.618 100.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2011/02/21 14:29:15 13.400 -90.675 78.0 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 14:24:36 38.132 -119.614 5.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.9 2011/02/21 13:24:06 38.300 143.259 35.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/02/21 12:26:34 -10.180 161.348 79.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 11:09:18 33.603 -117.677 9.3 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.4 2011/02/21 11:08:56 62.256 -150.816 70.8 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/21 11:05:59 19.971 -154.971 7.0 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 10:59:15 35.262 -92.376 6.6 ARKANSAS
MAP 6.4 2011/02/21 10:57:53 -26.083 178.439 561.8 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2011/02/21 10:05:19 -4.599 152.387 99.1 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 2.8 2011/02/21 09:13:37 59.563 -150.310 20.3 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2011/02/21 09:04:18 35.791 -120.347 9.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.6 2011/02/21 06:58:36 -27.205 -64.764 10.6 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
MAP 5.0 2011/02/21 06:46:10 33.865 135.362 50.9 NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 05:58:49 34.026 -117.222 14.6 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 05:42:46 35.267 -92.356 4.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 5.4 2011/02/21 05:38:51 -45.733 -72.321 35.2 AISEN, CHILE
MAP 4.6 2011/02/21 04:57:56 -22.889 -68.721 115.9 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
MAP 3.2 2011/02/21 04:47:24 18.679 -64.632 46.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.9 2011/02/21 04:27:56 35.265 -92.355 4.5 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 03:43:00 32.152 -115.220 12.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 02:30:53 19.595 -155.892 31.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.2 2011/02/21 01:56:20 51.700 177.826 61.3 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2011/02/21 01:54:38 3.057 127.898 102.7 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 4.7 2011/02/21 01:31:35 10.209 -84.935 58.7 COSTA RICA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 00:25:56 35.325 -118.488 5.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

gscraig wrote:http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/10/pennsylvania.explosion/index.html?hpt=T2

This is interesting to note for a couple of reasons. Last year a gas line blast occurred in Connecticut on February 7, beginning. a 6 month trend of gas line explosions. What , may be more revealing is the Chile earthquake that occurred on February 27, 2010. Now, if these Geo events are being influenced by an object in space sithin the Suns gravitational pull, then we should see a pattern based on that objects rotational pattern (granted the may change a bit). In other words, if we see another quake around the first of March then we can conclude that these events are happening in a specific window of time annually, due to where the space object is annually in comparison to the Earth. Its interesting that in the article above, the word "shift" was used to describe part of the causation of the gas line blast.

The same may go for influences on the poles. A 40 km average speed annuslly equates to .109 km per day. So, If we can identify an increase in the pole movement speed prior to an event last year, we can observe the same this year.

Unfortunately, it looks like I might have been on to something. A lot of activity again for the early first quarter of the year.

February 21, 2011 – ANGOLA, Luanda - At least 400 houses were destroyed on Saturday by high tide in Kilombo ward in Luanda island. Angop learned that strong winds and waves which reached two metres were recorded in the region, and thus it hindered the traffick flow and access to the said ward. According to the spokesman of the National Civil Protection and Fire Service (SNPCB), Faustino Sebastião, about 20 tents were installed in the area, so as to accommodate children, women and elderlies in the first phase. Angop learnt that the incident did not kill any person. -Angencia Angola Press

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/high-tide-destroys-400-homes-along-coast-of-angola/

February 21, 2011 – CHILE – Increased tectonic plate agitation has shown up as a dense band of waves across most of the world’s seismometers. It could be another major quake precusor. Of particular concern is the pressure exerted on the Nazca plate by this latest episode. The citizens of South America should stay alert for any potential seismic episode. This may be just a realignment or it could be a sign of mounting stress- so it’s no prediction. Ironically, Chile is off-line according to the USGS but here are seismographs for Brazil (left) and Venezuela (right) below:

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/tectonic-plate-agitation-ripple-across-global-seismographs/

February 21, 2011 – ICELAND - The event that has rattled tectonic plates across the planet in the latest global seismic reading of the 22:00 -23:00 GMT event continues to result from the on-going divergent dynamism between the North American and Eurasian plate. Now we can see the violent force of this dynamism in play along the massive Mid Atlantic Ridge that runs through the country of Iceland. A massive swarm of at least 60 tremors have shaken the region mostly along the Reykjanes peninsula within the span of four hours.

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/massive-swarm-of-tremors-rattle-iceland-along-the-mar/

The New Zealand dollar dropped after the southern city of Christchurch was affected by an earthquake.

The currency slid 0.8 percent to 75.80 U.S. cents as of 1:11 p.m. in Wellington, the biggest drop in more than a week, from 76.38 cents yesterday in New York.

A 6.3 magnitude temblor was recorded off the south island of New Zealand, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Carol wrote:

New Zealand's Currency Tumbles After 6.3 Earthquake

The New Zealand dollar dropped after the southern city of Christchurch was affected by an earthquake.

The currency slid 0.8 percent to 75.80 U.S. cents as of 1:11 p.m. in Wellington, the biggest drop in more than a week, from 76.38 cents yesterday in New York.

A 6.3 magnitude temblor was recorded off the south island of New Zealand, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/large-quake-hits-new-zealand/story-e6frf7jo-1226009955454










Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World - Last 7 days

This list contains all earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 located by the USGS and contributing networks in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 4.5 and above are in bold font. Magnitudes 6 and above are in red. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the maps.)

The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Click on the word "map" to see a ten-degree tall map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event's "DATE" to get a detailed report.

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km
MAP 2.7 2011/02/22 02:33:03 32.473 -115.645 2.7 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 5.3 2011/02/22 02:10:25 14.150 120.589 137.0 LUZON, PHILIPPINES
MAP 5.5 2011/02/22 01:50:29 -43.588 172.734 9.6 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
MAP 5.6 2011/02/22 00:04:18 -43.580 172.798 6.7 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 6.3 2011/02/21 23:51:43 -43.600 172.710 5.0 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 23:23:28 62.784 -149.672 76.6 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 23:10:21 35.246 -92.389 4.8 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.7 2011/02/21 21:59:35 -21.069 135.432 9.8 NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 18:17:46 33.071 -116.088 11.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 17:32:00 35.251 -92.364 7.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 16:21:58 35.253 -92.388 6.3 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.4 2011/02/21 16:17:33 35.265 -92.385 6.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 15:13:34 59.284 -153.618 100.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2011/02/21 14:29:15 13.400 -90.675 78.0 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 14:24:36 38.132 -119.614 5.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.9 2011/02/21 13:24:06 38.300 143.259 35.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/02/21 12:26:34 -10.180 161.348 79.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 11:09:18 33.603 -117.677 9.3 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/21 11:08:56 62.295 -150.875 76.8 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/21 11:05:59 19.971 -154.971 7.0 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 10:59:15 35.262 -92.376 6.6 ARKANSAS
MAP 6.4 2011/02/21 10:57:53 -26.083 178.439 561.8 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2011/02/21 10:05:19 -4.599 152.387 99.1 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 2.8 2011/02/21 09:13:37 59.563 -150.310 20.3 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2011/02/21 09:04:18 35.791 -120.347 9.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.6 2011/02/21 06:58:36 -27.205 -64.764 10.6 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
MAP 5.0 2011/02/21 06:46:10 33.865 135.362 50.9 NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 05:58:49 34.026 -117.222 14.6 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 05:42:46 35.267 -92.356 4.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 5.4 2011/02/21 05:38:51 -45.733 -72.321 35.2 AISEN, CHILE
MAP 4.6 2011/02/21 04:57:56 -22.889 -68.721 115.9 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
MAP 3.2 2011/02/21 04:47:24 18.679 -64.632 46.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.9 2011/02/21 04:27:56 35.265 -92.355 4.5 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 03:43:00 32.152 -115.220 12.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.6 2011/02/21 02:30:53 19.595 -155.892 31.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.2 2011/02/21 01:56:20 51.700 177.826 61.3 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2011/02/21 01:54:38 3.057 127.898 102.7 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 4.7 2011/02/21 01:31:35 10.209 -84.935 58.7 COSTA RICA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/21 00:25:56 35.325 -118.488 5.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.8 2011/02/20 22:25:49 -27.898 -66.576 151.5 CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA
MAP 5.9 2011/02/20 21:43:21 55.917 162.142 9.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/20 21:37:28 35.257 -92.356 6.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/20 21:32:02 35.255 -92.343 5.7 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.9 2011/02/20 21:09:51 52.353 -170.464 27.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.0 2011/02/20 21:02:28 19.465 -65.689 25.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.5 2011/02/20 19:34:41 32.178 -115.159 27.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.7 2011/02/20 18:22:05 35.257 -92.351 6.5 ARKANSAS
MAP 5.1 2011/02/20 17:52:54 -7.918 122.828 230.9 FLORES SEA
MAP 5.0 2011/02/20 17:37:39 -58.899 -25.667 23.6 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP 3.6 2011/02/20 17:05:02 18.866 -64.250 24.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.3 2011/02/20 16:48:57 -7.595 127.586 149.6 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/20 16:44:48 37.493 -118.841 9.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 2011/02/20 15:49:08 18.967 -67.477 20.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.5 2011/02/20 15:37:32 17.849 -67.061 36.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.7 2011/02/20 15:15:00 35.260 -92.375 5.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.1 2011/02/20 15:11:30 37.847 19.958 10.0 IONIAN SEA
MAP 5.3 2011/02/20 14:32:25 1.360 97.201 40.3 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 4.2 2011/02/20 13:41:15 -10.582 120.148 50.3 SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/20 13:04:38 52.614 -169.084 13.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/20 12:47:23 54.519 -161.569 23.1 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 4.2 2011/02/20 11:22:16 35.430 51.830 7.0 NORTHERN IRAN
MAP 5.1 2011/02/20 09:51:06 1.287 126.336 29.5 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.2 2011/02/20 09:17:14 -7.338 155.032 51.8 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 5.1 2011/02/20 09:09:58 13.675 51.634 10.1 GULF OF ADEN
MAP 2.5 2011/02/20 04:55:33 52.597 -168.960 6.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.8 2011/02/20 02:30:31 33.690 -116.737 19.3 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.5 2011/02/20 00:58:20 13.653 -90.588 74.1 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 2.9 2011/02/19 23:36:02 18.669 -67.084 83.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.4 2011/02/19 23:04:58 35.268 -92.374 6.7 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.2 2011/02/19 22:57:13 34.310 -118.705 5.3 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/19 21:59:31 46.278 -122.220 3.2 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
MAP 2.5 2011/02/19 21:39:53 51.834 -176.215 64.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/19 21:22:50 54.477 -163.973 93.4 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/19 20:32:50 18.959 -67.325 7.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.5 2011/02/19 18:10:49 53.107 -166.992 27.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2011/02/19 17:35:00 18.959 -64.853 11.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.9 2011/02/19 17:04:58 19.327 -155.125 8.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.7 2011/02/19 15:19:05 52.658 -169.185 17.9 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 2011/02/19 14:57:12 13.527 -90.570 71.5 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
MAP 2.9 2011/02/19 14:42:25 63.496 -147.781 4.9 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.8 2011/02/19 14:22:03 26.535 143.784 38.6 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 2.6 2011/02/19 11:23:44 59.345 -153.482 109.3 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/19 10:47:29 52.183 -174.498 174.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2011/02/19 10:31:18 14.569 -91.938 79.4 GUATEMALA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/19 10:22:20 52.708 -169.324 4.4 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2011/02/19 10:07:07 18.107 -68.571 83.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP 4.8 2011/02/19 09:54:48 18.272 146.603 52.7 PAGAN REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/19 09:05:02 57.077 -155.218 36.2 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 3.6 2011/02/19 08:55:55 62.438 -151.202 81.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.7 2011/02/19 08:55:21 -16.878 -177.395 397.1 FIJI REGION
MAP 3.1 2011/02/19 08:43:08 52.582 -169.154 15.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.3 2011/02/19 07:40:22 -12.000 -77.487 35.0 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
MAP 4.5 2011/02/19 07:22:24 -21.910 -68.489 97.0 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
MAP 5.3 2011/02/19 06:26:33 -33.963 -71.990 10.5 OFFSHORE LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
MAP 2.5 2011/02/19 04:51:37 35.269 -92.364 6.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.7 2011/02/19 03:59:11 52.081 178.188 146.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.9 2011/02/19 03:12:50 3.238 126.554 76.2 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/19 02:56:00 36.684 -121.310 4.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/19 00:53:10 32.615 -115.732 5.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.8 2011/02/18 23:54:10 -34.895 -70.109 41.3 MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/18 23:47:37 55.134 -157.053 8.5 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 3.5 2011/02/18 23:15:34 30.180 -87.848 5.0 OFFSHORE ALABAMA
MAP 5.3 2011/02/18 23:12:05 1.906 97.861 44.2 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 3.0 2011/02/18 22:34:16 19.352 -155.335 33.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.5 2011/02/18 22:15:28 51.547 178.960 75.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2011/02/18 22:12:58 53.508 -163.578 29.1 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.4 2011/02/18 20:20:31 44.807 150.099 40.7 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 4.4 2011/02/18 18:28:22 18.329 145.402 375.8 PAGAN REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
MAP 3.8 2011/02/18 17:52:04 32.100 -115.101 10.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.9 2011/02/18 17:50:55 32.020 -115.040 10.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 5.1 2011/02/18 17:47:36 32.047 -115.062 15.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.8 2011/02/18 17:43:13 32.853 -116.257 11.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.2 2011/02/18 17:01:04 -33.891 -71.906 45.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 3.2 2011/02/18 16:39:26 36.684 -121.309 4.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 2011/02/18 16:25:30 59.998 -152.585 100.9 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 16:04:24 35.244 -92.358 7.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 14:32:36 61.041 -147.714 7.9 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.0 2011/02/18 14:09:01 56.754 -156.412 77.5 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 2.9 2011/02/18 13:29:03 62.905 -149.540 79.4 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 13:07:32 19.333 -155.115 8.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 13:06:51 35.263 -92.361 6.6 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.8 2011/02/18 13:00:50 31.578 -115.848 2.2 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.2 2011/02/18 12:18:24 35.269 -92.369 6.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.7 2011/02/18 11:53:34 35.259 -92.346 7.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 09:53:29 67.975 -156.088 10.0 NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.8 2011/02/18 08:59:33 -18.969 -173.927 29.8 TONGA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/18 08:57:37 52.965 -170.395 131.3 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.1 2011/02/18 08:13:35 35.271 -92.377 6.3 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.5 2011/02/18 08:10:30 -3.545 126.663 42.4 BURU, INDONESIA
MAP 4.9 2011/02/18 08:03:16 26.569 143.688 10.0 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 07:23:45 51.414 -178.726 17.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 07:08:15 53.233 -166.830 41.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 06:10:33 35.255 -92.355 7.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 05:02:03 35.264 -92.361 5.6 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.9 2011/02/18 04:59:51 35.257 -92.370 5.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 04:42:25 35.255 -92.355 7.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 04:24:19 35.258 -92.355 7.4 ARKANSAS
MAP 5.3 2011/02/18 04:23:18 -4.665 153.140 54.1 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 2.9 2011/02/18 02:30:14 35.261 -92.375 7.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 01:24:30 35.254 -92.339 5.9 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.6 2011/02/18 01:21:52 26.557 143.506 10.3 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 01:00:54 61.507 -149.844 42.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.8 2011/02/17 23:26:36 36.769 141.126 46.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.8 2011/02/17 22:54:28 -2.800 128.250 51.9 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
MAP 4.7 2011/02/17 22:20:54 16.520 120.410 52.8 LUZON, PHILIPPINES
MAP 2.7 2011/02/17 22:06:45 35.265 -92.365 6.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.9 2011/02/17 21:02:18 54.208 -162.923 25.6 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 5.8 2011/02/17 20:51:07 -14.228 166.366 34.4 VANUATU
MAP 2.5 2011/02/17 18:19:09 35.262 -92.357 5.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.3 2011/02/17 18:13:19 32.231 -115.309 3.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.5 2011/02/17 18:09:56 52.096 -175.595 200.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.8 2011/02/17 14:58:14 35.267 -92.367 5.9 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.1 2011/02/17 11:32:49 62.735 -148.295 53.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/17 11:10:40 51.761 -178.820 86.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/17 10:55:05 46.279 -122.215 6.3 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
MAP 3.8 2011/02/17 10:49:49 35.276 -92.361 6.5 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.2 2011/02/17 06:19:01 19.365 -65.786 65.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.6 2011/02/17 06:02:44 35.263 -92.348 6.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.9 2011/02/17 05:36:58 55.325 -156.886 4.8 SOUTH OF ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/17 04:09:40 35.267 -92.347 6.4 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.8 2011/02/17 03:39:10 53.128 -166.762 25.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/17 02:53:26 35.266 -92.361 6.4 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/17 02:44:16 35.269 -92.368 4.9 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/17 02:28:36 61.797 -151.903 108.3 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/17 01:36:45 35.279 -92.352 6.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/17 00:57:19 59.935 -152.957 96.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2011/02/17 00:55:42 18.244 -68.300 89.5 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAP 2.9 2011/02/17 00:43:06 52.727 -169.108 0.7 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2011/02/17 00:41:31 52.671 -169.290 3.1 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.2 2011/02/17 00:04:44 -0.306 -78.476 12.0 ECUADOR
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 5.6 2011/02/16 23:45:10 25.918 128.294 1.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
MAP 3.9 2011/02/16 23:41:24 17.828 -67.044 11.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.5 2011/02/16 23:05:54 35.262 -92.361 5.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.2 2011/02/16 22:29:59 17.834 -67.034 10.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.5 2011/02/16 21:46:17 35.270 -92.361 6.6 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.7 2011/02/16 21:34:20 -19.947 -177.615 377.8 FIJI REGION
MAP 3.2 2011/02/16 21:19:10 18.165 -68.064 88.8 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAP 3.6 2011/02/16 18:12:55 62.990 -149.689 81.6 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.9 2011/02/16 17:07:02 35.274 -92.374 5.9 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.5 2011/02/16 16:39:52 -2.497 121.673 42.1 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
MAP 5.0 2011/02/16 15:56:00 -20.177 -177.610 528.5 FIJI REGION
MAP 2.8 2011/02/16 15:52:36 35.278 -92.371 6.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.7 2011/02/16 14:39:08 35.276 -92.369 6.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/16 13:43:28 60.105 -153.623 10.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/16 10:55:46 32.102 -115.240 5.9 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 4.7 2011/02/16 10:55:27 10.588 91.780 23.9 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
MAP 2.6 2011/02/16 10:53:14 35.275 -92.374 5.8 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.2 2011/02/16 10:34:37 19.330 -65.672 94.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.7 2011/02/16 09:14:58 32.197 -115.280 14.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 4.6 2011/02/16 08:12:45 4.612 126.652 84.6 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/16 04:34:06 32.253 -115.369 6.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 4.3 2011/02/16 02:38:35 13.185 -89.026 79.8 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
MAP 5.0 2011/02/16 02:15:39 -6.130 149.432 55.2 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 2.8 2011/02/16 01:57:29 18.118 -66.677 21.0 PUERTO RICO
MAP 2.9 2011/02/16 00:29:10 31.157 -115.751 6.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 3.0 2011/02/15 23:38:59 38.824 -122.805 3.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/15 22:35:23 35.268 -92.373 5.6 ARKANSAS
MAP 5.2 2011/02/15 21:59:03 -0.090 -17.963 15.4 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
MAP 3.0 2011/02/15 21:14:54 52.593 -168.952 2.4 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.9 2011/02/15 20:55:47 33.644 -116.757 14.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 2011/02/15 20:43:54 51.389 -176.090 25.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.6 2011/02/15 20:29:53 19.108 -64.677 99.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.2 2011/02/15 19:06:51 38.373 142.774 10.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/02/15 19:01:02 38.328 143.144 18.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.6 2011/02/15 18:14:10 -6.617 103.607 33.5 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 4.7 2011/02/15 18:13:45 1.796 124.013 314.4 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
MAP 4.9 2011/02/15 17:33:26 -6.151 130.586 133.7 BANDA SEA
MAP 4.8 2011/02/15 17:23:51 25.974 128.289 15.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
MAP 2.9 2011/02/15 14:47:41 48.885 -123.494 18.9 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
MAP 5.4 2011/02/15 14:12:50 25.895 128.287 4.7 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/02/15 13:33:53 -2.513 121.485 14.7 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/15 11:43:47 51.443 -176.041 43.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.0 2011/02/15 11:04:54 17.400 145.826 172.6 ALAMAGAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/15 11:02:53 52.632 -169.113 15.3 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.1 2011/02/15 10:56:23 52.611 -169.149 13.1 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2011/02/15 10:53:54 52.680 -169.273 14.9 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2011/02/15 10:20:13 32.091 -115.258 5.8 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.5 2011/02/15 09:52:47 52.620 -168.891 4.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.9 2011/02/15 09:47:32 52.557 -169.162 14.4 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/15 09:46:15 52.558 -169.026 11.9 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.4 2011/02/15 09:29:37 52.597 -169.023 14.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2011/02/15 09:29:00 52.583 -169.020 3.7 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2011/02/15 09:24:33 52.526 -169.129 7.0 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.7 2011/02/15 09:18:32 52.861 -169.404 61.4 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2011/02/15 08:27:02 52.611 -168.972 4.0 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 5.4 2011/02/15 07:18:19 21.135 121.136 35.7 TAIWAN REGION
MAP 2.5 2011/02/15 05:27:25 60.103 -141.251 2.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA

Tuesday Feb 22 Seismic Monitor

by Terrence Aym

February 19, 2011

German teenager Gerrit Blank may be the unluckiest person on Earth...or maybe he's the luckiest.

What some astronomers claim is a "trillion to one chance" has happened again, a meteorite has hit a human being. Although the odds are certainly against anyone being hit—let alone killed—by a meteorite.

Perhaps a trillion to one is being too optimistic, however, because at least two people have been struck by meteorites in less than 100 years and there may be more cases of such incidents.
Over the past few thousands of years dozens of documented cases recorded the maiming or killing of many humans. Some of the more verifiable historical cases can be found at "Reported Deaths and Injuries from Meteorite Impact" http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/ 2008/06/reported-deaths.html Other documented near misses are described here: http://www.ketv.com/news/46721 77/detail.html

Animals too are subject to meteoric injuries and death.

According to news reports, Blank, who was walking to school, was grazed by a space rock about the size of a pea. That might not sound too sensational until one considers that the "pea" was traveling about 30,000mph.

The tiny chunk of rock hit his hand before slamming into the ground next to him creating a foot-wide crater. That is the bad luck part of the story.

The good luck comes with his survival of the incident. Although he suffered an injury—the encounter with the meteorite has left him with a livid three-inch long scar—Blank is really none the worse for wear considering what would have happened had the rock scored a direct hit.

A meteorite did score a direct hit on an animal. The space rock dubbed "Valera," hit and horribly killed a grazing cow. The animal literally exploded where it stood and was cut almost entirely in half within an instant.

Other meteorites have been reported to have killed an Egyptian dog, a horse, and other animals.

The best documented human-meteor encounter before Blank's experience occurred back on November 30, 1954. Ann Hodges of Sylacauga, Alabama was in her living room sleeping on a couch when a grapefruit-sized meteor came smashing through the roof, slammed onto the radio, bounced off it and hit her. She suffered cuts and bruises.

According to Wikipedia, the "Hodges meteorite"—or Sylacauga meteorite—is displayed at the Alabama Museum of Natural History.

Blank told the newsmedia during an interview about his experence that "At first I just saw a large ball of light, and then I suddenly felt a pain in my hand. Then a split second after that there was an enormous bang like a crash of thunder."

The flash and ban startled and disoriented the boy.
read more:
http://www.helium.com/items/2095605-teenager-hit-by-30000mph-meteorite