Category Archives: The Ring of Fire

5,293 Global Earthquakes from 1973 to 2013.

April 9, 2013: 5,293 Global Earthquakes from 1973 to 2013: I downloaded all earthquakes, with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater, from January 1, 1973 to April 8, 2013. This produced a data set of 5,293 global earthquakes, which I … Continue reading

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Earthquake Energy Release Comparison.

March 18, 2013 – Earthquake (EQ) Energy Release Comparison: The graph above depicts the relative energy released by earthquakes of various magnitudes. The Richter Magnitude (M) Earthquake Scale is exponential. Something is said to increase exponentially if its rate of … Continue reading

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Pacific Ocean Region Map of Volcanoes, Impact Craters and Earthquakes over the past 2,000 years.

March 2, 2013 – Pacific Ocean Region Map of Volcanoes, Impact Craters and Earthquakes: The map above reflects significant volcanoes, impact craters and earthquakes, over the last 2,000 years. The tectonic plate boundaries are shown; with red representing divergent (spreading) … Continue reading

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Super Volcanoes of New Zealand and the World.

February 18, 2013 – The Volcanoes of New Zealand and The World: The Lake Taupo Volcano is situated on the North Island of New Zealand (see map). It has a surface area of 616 square kilometers (238 square miles), and is … Continue reading

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40 Years of Global Earthquakes by Region.

February 3, 2013 – 40 Years of Global Earthquakes by Region: The chart above reflects global earthquakes, greater than or equal to 7.0 magnitude, by five regions of the world over the last 40 years. The SW (south-west) Pacific was the … Continue reading

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Mount Pinatubo, 20 Years After the Blast – NYTimes.com

November 28, 2012 – Mount Pinatubo 20 Years After the Blast:  “Hell’s mouth” has become heavenly over the last 20 years.  Pictured above, The caldera lake of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in June 1991, it … Continue reading

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Alaska “Heats Up” With a 6.4 Magnitude Quake and a Mount Cleveland Eruption.

November 12, 2012 – Alaska “Heats Up” With a 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake and a Volcanic Eruption at Mount Cleveland: Today’s 6.4 magnitude quake (see “B” on the map) occurred at 10:42PM GMT (London) and was centered 562 kilometers (349 miles) … Continue reading

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A 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Struck off the West coast of British Columbia, Canada.

November 8, 2012 – Another “Rare” 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Struck West of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Rare is in quotes because the last quake (5.7M) struck this region February 4, 2012. Today’s quake is south of that one, inching down … Continue reading

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A Powerful 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Western Canada – Is the U.S. West Coast Next!

October 27, 2012 – A Powerful 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Western Canada: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck along the coast of western Canada on Saturday and a tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck … Continue reading

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Major Earthquakes of the 21st Century.

September 23, 2012 – Major Earthquakes of the 21st Century: The top five earthquakes of the 21st century in terms of deaths, property damages and houses destroyed. DEATHS: December 26, 2004; off the West Coast of Sumatra, 9.1 Magnitude (M). … Continue reading

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