Magnitude6.0Date-Time30 Apr 2016 08:35:42 UTC30 Apr 2016 19:35:42 near epicenter30 Apr 2016 03:35:42 standard time in your timezoneLocation16.306S 167.188EDepth4 km
Distances32 km (19 mi) SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu85 km (52 mi) S of Luganville, Vanuatu198 km (122 mi) NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu510 km (316 mi) N of We, New Caledonia650 km (403 mi) N of Paita, New Caledonia
Preliminary Earthquake ReportMagnitude7.0Date-Time28 Apr 2016 19:33:27 UTC29 Apr 2016 06:33:27 near epicenter28 Apr 2016 14:33:27 standard time in your timezoneLocation16.094S 167.337EDepth35 kmDistances5 km (3 mi) WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu64 km (39 mi) SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu209 km (129 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu533 km (330 mi) N of We, New Caledonia676 km (419 mi) N of Dumbea, New CaledoniaLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 6.1 km; Vertical 1.9 kmParametersNph = 119; Dmin = 73.0 km; Rmss = 1.21 seconds; Gp = 32°
Version =Event IDus 10005c88
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time22 Apr 2016 03:03:42 UTC21 Apr 2016 22:03:42 near epicenter 21 Apr 2016 22:03:42 standard time in your time zone
Location 0.328S 80.543WDepth10 kmDistances33 km (20 mi) NNW of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador59 km (36 mi) NNW of Tosagua, Ecuador63 km (39 mi) NW of Chone, Ecuador66 km (40 mi) N of Rocafuerte, Ecuador224 km (138 mi) W of Quito, Ecuador
Date-Time20 Apr 2016 08:33:48 UTC20 Apr 2016 03:33:48 near epicenter
20 Apr 2016 03:33:48 standard time in your timezone
Location0.605N 80.260WDepth15 km Distances25 km (15 mi) W of Muisne, Ecuador73 km (45 mi) WSW of Propicia, Ecuador93 km (57 mi) WNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador134 km (83 mi) N of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador214 km (132 mi) WNW of Quito, EcuadorLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 6.6 km; Vertical 3.8 kmParametersNph = 104; Dmin = 205.8 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 83°
Version =Event IDus 20005k37
The most deadly earthquake to hit Ecuador in nearly two decades has left 238 dead, and leaders of the Andean nation cautioned on Sunday that the death toll could still rise.
The magnitude-7.8 earthquake, which also injured more than 1,500, struck Saturday night, toppling buildings, damaging roads and impacting cities hundreds of miles away from its epicenter near the small fishing village of Muisne. More than 135 aftershocks have been felt, according to Ecuador’s seismological institute.
President Rafael Correa, who was traveling abroad on official business, declared a national emergency and urged Ecuadoreans to stay strong.
“Everything can be rebuilt, but what can’t be rebuilt are human lives, and that’s the most painful,” he said in a phone call to state TV before departing Rome straight for the coastal Ecuador city of Manta.
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28.0 km (17.4 mi) SSE of Muisne, Ecuador56.0 km (34.8 mi) W of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador72.0 km (44.7 mi) SSW of Propicia, Ecuador112.0 km (69.6 mi) NW of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador173.0 km (107.5 mi) WNW of Quito, Ecuador
"... Islamist enclaves exists in many suburbs. Whole cities are controlled by thugs and radical imams: cities such as Roubaix, Trappes, Aubervilliers and Sevran in the northeast of Paris.
Islamist enclaves also exist in other European countries: Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, theUnited Kingdom and Sweden.
European leaders have been making choices. After World War II, they decided Europe would be a region of the world where war would be banished and all problems solved through diplomacy and appeasement. They gradually abandoned financing defense and security activities. Instead, they built welfare states. They thought that taking care of people from cradle to grave would suppress anger and conflicts. They denied the existence of totalitarian dangers and the necessity of showing strength. To this day, their statements indicate that European leaders think both the Berlin Wall and the Soviet empire fell thanks to the benevolence of Mikhail Gorbachev, not thanks to the determination of Ronald Reagan. To this day, they seem to think that Islam is essentially a religion of peace and that the jihadis belong to a tiny, marginal sect.
Decades ago, Europe's leaders adopted a general policy of "openness" to the Islamic world in general, and the Arab world in particular. They decided to welcome migrants from the Muslim world by hundreds of thousands but without asking them to integrate. They made cultural relativism and multiculturalism their guiding principles. They acted as if Islam could mingle in the Western world harmoniously and without difficulty. Europe's leaders disseminated the idea that the West was guilty of oppressing Muslims and had to pay for its sins. They therefore sowed the seeds of anti-Western resentment among Muslims in Europe.
When in the Muslim world jihadis started to kill, Europe's leaders wanted to believe that the attacks would take place in the Muslim world only. They thought that by not interfering with what European jihadis were planning, they would not risk jihadi attacks on European soil."
When Jews were attacked, Europe's leaders decided that the problem was not jihad, but Israel. They stressed the need not to "export Middle East conflict in Europe." Hoping to please followers of radical Islam and show them Europe could understand their "grievances," they placed increasing pressure on Israel. They also increased their financial and political support for the "Palestinian cause."
When Europeans were attacked, they did not understand why. They had done their best to please the Muslims. They had not even harassed the jihadists. They still do not know how to react.
Many of them now say privately what they will never say in public: it is probably too late.
There are six to eight million Muslims in France, and more than thirty million in Western Europe. Hundreds of jihadis are trained and ready to act -- anytime, anyplace. European intelligence services know that they want to make "dirty bombs." Surveys show that tens of thousands of Muslims living in Europe approve of jihadi attacks in Europe. Millions of Muslims living in Europe keep silent, behave as if they see nothing and hear nothing, and protest only when they think they have to defend Islam.
European political leaders know that every decision they make may provoke reactions among the Muslims living in Europe. Muslim votes matter. Riots occur easily. In France, Belgium, other European countries, Islamists are present in the army and police forces. In the meantime, Islamist organizations recruit and Islamic lobbies gain ground.
European governments are now hostages. The European media are also hostages.
In most European countries, "Islamophobia" is considered a crime -- and any criticism of Islam may be considered "Islamophobic." People trying to warn Europe, such as the Dutch MP Geert Wilders, despite an apparently biased judge and forged documents against him, are now on trial.
Editor's note: Before the latest earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said over 140 aftershocks were recorded from Thursday's first earthquake on the island of Kyushu. Reuters reported that more than 44,000 have sought shelter in the past day.
Preliminary Earthquake ReportMagnitude7.0Date-Time15 Apr 2016 16:25:06 UTC16 Apr 2016 01:25:06 near epicenter15 Apr 2016 11:25:06 standard time in your timezoneLocation32.782N 130.726EDepth10 kmDistances1 km (0 mi) WSW of Kumamoto-shi, Japan12 km (7 mi) NNE of Uto, Japan13 km (8 mi) SSE of Ueki, Japan15 km (9 mi) NNE of Matsubase, Japan631 km (391 mi) SSE of Seoul, South KoreaLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 4.8 km; Vertical 1.9 kmParametersNph = 85; Dmin = 40.5 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 39°
Version =Event IDus 20005iis
Magnitude6.5
Date-Time14 Apr 2016 21:50:27 UTC15 Apr 2016 08:50:27 near epicenter14 Apr 2016 16:50:27 standard time in your timezone
Location14.548S 166.405EDepth10 kmDistances88 km (54 mi) NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu136 km (84 mi) NW of Luganville, Vanuatu407 km (252 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu710 km (440 mi) N of We, New Caledonia839 km (520 mi) N of Paita, New Caledonia
Preliminary Earthquake ReportMagnitude6.0Date-Time14 Apr 2016 12:17:05 UTC14 Apr 2016 23:17:05 near epicenter14 Apr 2016 07:17:05 standard time in your timezoneLocation14.498S 166.481EDepth10 kmDistances86 km (53 mi) NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu136 km (84 mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu408 km (252 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu715 km (443 mi) N of We, New Caledonia845 km (523 mi) N of Paita, New CaledoniaLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 7.1 km; Vertical 1.9 kmParametersNph = 64; Dmin = 130.6 km; Rmss = 1.11 seconds; Gp = 36°
Version =Event IDus 20005hzl
Date-Time14 Apr 2016 12:26:38 UTC14 Apr 2016 21:26:38 near epicenter14 Apr 2016 07:26:38 standard time in your timezoneLocation32.849N 130.619E Depth23 km Distances8 km (4 mi) SSE of Tamana, Japan8 km (4 mi) SW of Ueki, Japan13 km (8 mi) WNW of Kumamoto-shi, Japan18 km (11 mi) NNW of Uto, Japan619 km (383 mi) SSE of Seoul, South Korea
Magnitude6.6
Date-Time10 Apr 2016 10:28:58 UTC10 Apr 2016 14:58:58 near epicenter10 Apr 2016 05:28:58 standard time in your time zone
Location 36.492N 71.156 EDepth 210 km
Distances39 km (24 mi) WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan48 km (29 mi) WSW of Ishkashim, Tajikistan50 km (31 mi) SE of Jarm, Afghanistan86 km (53 mi) SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan282 km (174 mi) NE of Kabul, Afghanistan
HELIOSPHERIC CURRENT SHEET: Today, April 7th, Earth is expected to cross through a fold in theheliospheric current sheet. The crossing could trigger unsettled conditions in our planet's magnetic field. NOAA forecasters estimate a 50% chance of minor geomagnetic storms. Aurora alerts: text or voice
A SUNSPOT IN THE OFFING: Solar astronomers are monitoring the eastern limb of the sun, where plumes of plasma and flashes of electromagnetic radiation are heralding the approach of a new sunspot. Philippe Tosi of Nîmes, France, photographed the maelstrom from his backyard observatory on April 7th.
Situation Update No. 2
On 2016-04-07 at 08:59:04 [UTC]
Event: Heat Wave Location: States of Telangana and Odisha MultiStates India
Number of Deads: 70 person(s) Number of Injured: 0 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 0 person(s) Number of Infected: 0 person(s)
Situation:
At least 70 people have died due to intense heatwave in the southern Indian state of Telangana in the past few days, a senior government official said on Thursday. "So far, nearly 70 people have died due to heat stroke in the state. The highest number of deaths has been reported from Mahabubnagar district where the death toll is 28," he said. Most of those who died were labourers and agricultural workers whose job involved working under the sun, the official added. The Indian weather department has ruled out any respite from the sweltering heat in the coming days and local government officials have asked people not to venture out in the scorching sun. In 2015, more than 500 people died due to sunstroke in Telangana and the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh.
Magnitude 6.9 Date-Time7 Apr 2016 03:32:55 UTC7 Apr 2016 14:32:55 near epicenter6 Apr 2016 22:32:55 standard time in your timezone
Location14.013S 166.549E Depth32 km
Distances109 km (67 mi) W of Sola, Vanuatu180 km (111 mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu453 km (280 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu767 km (475 mi) N of We, New Caledonia879 km (544 mi) SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
2016-04-06 14:45:30 (UTC)2016-04-06 10:45:30 (UTC-04:00) in your timezoneTimes in other timezones
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68km (42mi) SSW of Bunisari, Indonesia110km (68mi) S of Banjar, Indonesia120km (75mi) SW of Singaparna, Indonesia125km (78mi) SW of Kawalu, Indonesia228km (142mi) SSE of Jakarta, Indonesia
2016-04-06 06:58:50 (UTC)2016-04-06 02:58:50 (UTC-04:00) in your timezoneTimes in other timezones
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109km (68mi) WSW of Sola, Vanuatu170km (106mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu442km (275mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu756km (470mi) N of We, New Caledonia887km (551mi) SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
Magnitude7.2Date-Time3 Apr 2016 08:23:54 UTC3 Apr 2016 19:23:54 near epicenter3 Apr 2016 03:23:54 standard time in your timezone
Location14.347S 166.821EDepth35 kmDistances81 km (50 mi) NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu136 km (84 mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu407 km (252 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu728 km (451 mi) N of We, New Caledonia863 km (535 mi) N of Paita, New Caledonia
Space Weather Message Code: ALTK06 Serial Number: 399 Issue Time: 2016 Apr 03 0004 UTC
ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 6 Threshold Reached: 2016 Apr 02 2359 UTC Synoptic Period: 2100-2400 UTC
Active Warning: Yes NOAA Scale: G2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 55 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Power grid fluctuations can occur. High-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms. Spacecraft - Satellite orientation irregularities may occur; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites is possible. Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes. Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as New York to Wisconsin to Washington state.
2016-04-02 05:50:00 (UTC)2016-04-02 01:50:00 (UTC-04:00) in your timezoneTimes in other timezones
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100km (62mi) NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska653km (406mi) SW of Anchorage, Alaska687km (427mi) SW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska1027km (638mi) SW of College, Alaska1372km (853mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada
2016-04-01 19:24:56 (UTC)2016-04-01 15:24:56 (UTC-04:00) in your timezoneTimes in other timezones
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120km (75mi) NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea147km (91mi) E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea219km (136mi) NNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea279km (173mi) NNE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea708km (440mi) NNW of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Preliminary Earthquake ReportMagnitude6.0Date-Time1 Apr 2016 02:39:07 UTC1 Apr 2016 11:39:07 near epicenter31 Mar 2016 21:39:07 standard time in your timezoneLocation33.373N 136.413EDepth10 kmDistances56 km (34 mi) SE of Shingu, Japan79 km (48 mi) SSE of Owase, Japan105 km (65 mi) ESE of Tanabe, Japan125 km (77 mi) SSW of Ise, Japan395 km (244 mi) SW of Tokyo, JapanLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 5.4 km; Vertical 1.8 kmParametersNph = 122; Dmin = 226.4 km; Rmss = 1.00 seconds; Gp = 27°
Version =Event IDus 20005du0
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