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Russia’s Koryakski volcano on the eastern

December 31, 2008 @ 1:38 am · Filed under Events

Russia’s Koryakski volcano on the eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted sending ash 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) into the air, according to the local geophysics service.

In the past 24 hours, about 170 tremors have been registered near the volcano. The last major eruption occurred 3,500 years ago.

There are more than 150 volcanoes on the peninsula, 29 of them active.

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Magnitude 3.6 – SOUTH CAROLINA

December 16, 2008 @ 4:21 pm · Filed under Earthquakes


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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 3.6
Date-Time
Location 32.950°N, 80.197°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH CAROLINA
Distances
  • 7 km (4 miles) SSW (192°) from Summerville, SC
  • 8 km (5 miles) SSW (209°) from Lincolnville, SC
  • 11 km (7 miles) SW (232°) from Ladson, SC
  • 131 km (82 miles) NE (40°) from Savannah, GA
  • 401 km (249 miles) ESE (102°) from Atlanta, GA
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 30.2 km (18.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=17.5 km, Rmss=0.56 sec, Gp=274°,
M-type=”Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (MLg), Version=7
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008arar
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