Recent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

Each day there are lots of small earthquakes that no one can feel except for the seismometer and there are also small volcanic eruptions as well.  Here is a map of all of the latest earthquakes from the past 7 days.

In case you don't no what country has had the earthquake look at this link which will tell you:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

The map below shows what the seismic monitor has recorded from today all the way to 5 years ago.

If you click to go onto this website it will show you maps of when earthquakes have happened from today, a week ago, a month ago and a year ago.

http://www.iris.edu/quakes/maps.htm

The following website has an up to date list of all of the volcanoes that have erupted, with the most recent first.

http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/find_eruptions.cfm

This last website is very long but scroll down and have a look at the maps and pictures because they are interesting.

http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/nat_hazards/nat_hazards.html

Tsunami and volcanic eruption in Indonesia

The tsunami hit the Mentawai islands on Monday after a 7.7 magnitude quake.

The death toll has now risen to at least 435, although the number of missing has been halved after 135 people thought dead were found safe.


The 46-minute eruption on Sunday shot dust about a mile into the air and a cloud of hot ash about half mile down Merapi's eastern and southern slopes.
In the last century, more than 1,400 have been killed by Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanos.


The map below shows where the islands are:

The following two websites have a lot od detail about the disaster
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11660451
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1325338/Images-fleeing-villagers-Indonesian-volcano-Mount-Merapi-erupts-again.html
The next three websites have videos, pictures and animations which is a lot easier to understand
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11659695
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7533972.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11641805

Typhoon in China

 

Flooding and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fanapi have now killed 54 people and left at least 42 missing in southern China.

 

The map above shows that Guangdong is in southern China and is where it has hit.

 

A Typhoon is the name used in east Asia for a Hurricane. It is a type of cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11395575

Ever found it hard to remember ALL the countries of the world?

Major New Zealand Eathquake

It is a summer of natural disasters in various locations, one in Christchurch, New Zealand in the early hours of September the 4th.


A 7.1 magnitude quake struck a few miles outside the city at 4.35am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11191105
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11183685
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38993181/ns/world_news-asiapacific/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/04/new-zealand-earthquake-curfew

Indonesia volcano erupts

Yet another natural disaster but in Indonesia this time.  The volcano has been dormant for 400 years and now it has erupted again sending several kilometres of ash into the air.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11127918
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38590966/ns/world_news-asia-pacific

Landslide in Guatemalan

The mud crashed onto the roads of Guatemalan as a crowd tried to dig out vehicles buried by a previous landslide.

Here are a couple of links to look at with lots of different information, as usual the bbc ones are the best with videos, photos and text.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11198481
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11194676
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1309278/Mudslides-kill-38-bus-buried-Guatemalan-storms.html
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20100905/twl-up-to-100-buried-by-guatemala-landsl-41f21e0.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39016275/ns/world_news-americas/