USGS: 6.1 quake in Ecuador

[bigworld]

no damage reports, yet. USGS link + map: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usgza1.htm

[SpiralHawk]

1. Volcano trembling in Alaska

Will look for LBN link from this morning.

Here it is:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2003651


Alaska braces for possible volcanic eruption

A restless volcano near Alaska's most populated region is being watched by scientist and officials, who warned on Thursday of the risk of clouds of ash and a tsunami from a possible eruption.

The intensifying rumblings in the past few weeks at Augustine Volcano, an island peak 175 miles southwest of Anchorage in Cook Inlet, have produced a series of steam explosions, releases of sulfur gas and signs that there may be an eruption similar to events in 1986 and 1976 which sent ash clouds as high as 40,000 feet, scientists said.

There has even been an increase of 1 inch at the top of the 4,134-foot (1,260-m) volcano, a sign that seismic activity is causing the summit to bulge slightly, said John Power, a seismologist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, a joint office run by the U.S. Geological Survey and state agencies.

"All of these things are very typical of what you would expect to see in a volcano that is reawakening," Power said.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2005-12-23T054637Z_01_KRA307997_RTRUKOC_0_US-ENVIRONMENT-VOLCANO.xml

[SpiralHawk]

2. All things are related

Restless volcano to the north

and a 6.1 quake to the south in Ecuador today.

Meanwhile, the California coast is aroused with cascade after cascade of gollywhompin major mojo waves.


Mother I hear you under my feet.
Mother I hear your heartbeat.
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey-ya, hey-ya hey-ho.
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey-ya, hey-ya heyyyyyyyy-ho.

[LiberalEsto]

3. The earth, the air, the water, the fire,

return
return
return

[Zorro]

4. Felt it here in Guayaquil

Strong enough to get one's attention, and we're pretty far away from the epicenter.

I suspect there may have been some significant damage closer to the quake.