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February, 2008

M 5.2, offshore Los Lagos, Chile

February 29, 2008 22:51:34 GMT

M 5.2, south of the Mariana Islands

February 29, 2008 20:49:17 GMT

M 5.2, south of the Mariana Islands

February 29, 2008 20:49:11 GMT

5.7 - SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE

Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:38:29 UTC
Lat/Lon: -35.1098/-108.984
Depth: 10

6.2 - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:54:24 UTC
Lat/Lon: 26.8098/142.437
Depth: 45.3

Green alert: Tropical Storm 20P-08 affected few people.

Tropical Storm 20P-08 affected few people within 100km of its track and few with hurricane wind strengths.

M 5.1, Taiwan region

February 29, 2008 16:58:06 GMT

M 5.4, North Pacific Ocean

February 29, 2008 15:41:22 GMT

Green volcano alert: Veniaminof (United States) is Erupting

On Friday, February 29, 2008, an activity change occurred in the volcano Veniaminof in United States. The volcano is Erupting with SWVRC alert level 1. Since this volcano is located in a region in which live less than a thousand people in a 100 km area, the GDACS alert level is Green.

Green volcano alert: Heard Is. (Heard I. McDonald Is.) is Erupting

On Friday, February 29, 2008, an activity change occurred in the volcano Heard Is. in Heard I. & McDonald Is.. The volcano is Erupting with SWVRC alert level 2. Since this volcano is located in a region in which live no people in a 100 km area, the GDACS alert level is Green.

3 - 2.5 miles E of WELLS-NV

Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:07:33 UTC
Lat/Lon: 41.1058/-114.918
Depth: 4

PHOTOS: Peru floods 2008

Source: AlertNet

3.77 - 2.7 miles NNE of WELLS-NV

Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:49:47 UTC
Lat/Lon: 41.1466/-114.943
Depth: 4

M 5.6, off the west coast of northern Sumatra

February 29, 2008 08:18:20 GMT

3.23 - 11.5 miles NE of WELLS-NV

Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:19:11 UTC
Lat/Lon: 41.2439/-114.831
Depth: 0

Avalanche kills five in Kyrgyzstan

Source: Reuters BISHKEK, Feb 29 (Reuters) - An avalanche killed five people in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, the emergencies ministry said on Friday.

The avalanche hit the men when they were collecting ...

Green alert: Tropical Storm 20P-08 affected few people.

Tropical Storm 20P-08 affected few people within 100km of its track and few with hurricane wind strengths.

M 5.7, southern East Pacific Rise

February 29, 2008 02:38:29 GMT

3.94 - 3.5 miles E of WELLS-NV

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:25:49 UTC
Lat/Lon: 41.1092/-114.898
Depth: 9.4485

4.84 - 3.2 miles NNE of WELLS-NV

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:57:51 UTC
Lat/Lon: 41.1506/-114.932
Depth: 10.5579

4.86 - 8.7 miles NE of WELLS-NV

Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:59:38 UTC
Lat/Lon: 41.2054/-114.853
Depth: 4.2501

Peru declares emergency in areas hit by flooding

Source: Reuters LIMA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Torrential rains and floods have killed 16 people, left 24 missing and destroyed highways and homes since January, Peru's civil defense agency said on Thursday as the ...

Helicopter crash kills five in Kazakhstan

Source: Reuters ALMATY, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A Soviet-designed helicopter crashed in southern Kazakhstan on Thursday, killing five of the passengers, state media reported.

Thirteen other people including the governor ...

4.26 - 2.7 miles NNE of WELLS-NV

Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:10:37 UTC
Lat/Lon: 41.1466/-114.943
Depth: 0

RWANDA-DRC: Quake survivors complain about poor shelter

Source: IRIN Survivors of an earthquake that hit southwestern Rwanda in early February have complained that their
shelter needs have not been adequately met, despite efforts to provide them with other basic necessities.

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