Southern Peru Earthquake 7/17

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Sabancaya volcano area earthquake, Southern Peru – at least 3 injured and 20 collapsed houses

Last update: July 17, 2013 at 10:26 am by By

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Update 04:09 UTC : USGS has even increased the Magnitude from 5.9 to 6 now. USGS is further expecting a MMI VII or very strong shaking directly near the volcano. Such a shaking will be very damaging and serious injuries and even fatalities cannot be excluded.

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Update 04:03 UTC : A strange situation as IGP Peru is not confirming the M6.0 (all 3 international agencies are reporting M5.9 !), but is reporting a Ml5.1 at a depth of 15 km. This means NO direct eruption related earthquake (15 km is too deep) but one of the similar earthquakes on the volcano so far.
A big eruption of the volcano would have certainly be heard in Arequipa, a big Peruvian city. The earthquake was however well felt in Arequipa.

Update 03:51 UTC : The earthquake was not even felt in Arequipa as we expected but we ara  still worried about the people close to the volcano. We will certainly get more information when daylight arrives.
Local press thinks to now that the earlier, weaker, earthquakes today were not related to the volcano, but confirm that the M 5.9 was one very close to the volcano. The 5 earlier today were close to Arequipa.

Update 03:48 UTC : Even without the volcano erupting, this earthquake will be damaging for the surrounding villages where weaker earthquakes did inflict damage earlier this year.

Another, this time very strong, earthquake near the Sabancaya volcano in Southern Peru.

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12km (7mi) W of Chivay, Peru
84km (52mi) NNW of Arequipa, Peru
148km (92mi) SW of Ayaviri, Peru
150km (93mi) NE of Camana, Peru
393km (244mi) WNW of La Paz, Bolivia

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-07-16 21:37:45

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-07-17 02:37:45

Update 10:23 UTC : Landslides are blocking various road in the area. People in Cabanaconde are using the Plaza de Armas as a safe retreat. We expect more news the following hours as we are getting in the morning hours in Peru (daylight)

Update 06:52 UTC : The Civil Defense services of the Caylloma province report that 20 houses collapsed, five in Huambo and 15 in Canabaconde. This news is coming out in the middle of the Peruvian night. Only at daylight the full damage impact will be visible.  We expect the damage to further increase the coming hours. Number of injured had increased from 2 to 3.

Update 05:45 UTC : El Commercio Peru reports at last 2 elderly people injured in Cabanaconde (Caylloma province). Currently we know about 15 destroyed houses and a number of collapsed walls.
The report also states that people at  Cabanaconde left their houses for a nearby local school.
We fear that the damage reports will increase further later today.
Ingemmet (Geológico Minero Metalúrgico) indicates that the increased activity in the area may be related to the Sabancaya volcano.

Update 04:45 UTC : Our Volcano specialist Rodger Wilson wrote this yesterday evening UTC : Larger magnitude earthquakes are now occurring within the current earthquake swarm at Sabancaya volcano (Peru) (station SAB). He was definitely right ! This was the seismogram from yesterday.

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Update 04:32 UTC : We consider it very good news that somebody from Chivay was able to go on the internet and tell the world that the shaking was really bad. Able to use the internet is at least that he is OK and that telecommunications are still working.

Update 04:15 UTC : We have so far NO direct news from Chivay, Peru a tourist village very close to the volcano. As the hypocenter was very shallow (USGS reports 6.6 km) the main problems might be coming from an area as narrow as 25 km around the volcano.
Based an the recent seismogram from Sabancaya, we think it did NOT erupt. NO continuous tremor can e seen on the seismogram, only the series of earthquakes.

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2013/07/17/very-strong-earthquake-southern-peru-on-july-17-2013/

Algeria – Damaging Earthquake 7/17

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Dangerous earthquake in Nord d’Algerie – 11 injured

Update 09:57 UTC  : Radio Algérienne is mentioning a report from the Protection Civile (Civil Defense) that 11 people are now recorded as treated for slight injuries. Also slight damage at an number of houses like cracks in the walls.

Update 08:37 UTC  : we are continuously searching for more news but so far only what we have reported below.

Update 06:34 UTC : According to national radio, the earthquake has so far injured seven, four in Algiers and 3 in Blida. The earthquake also caused cracks in several houses, according to the same source added that the inhabitants of Hammam Melouane (epicenter) complain about the lack of emergency services on the site. The radio reported the presence of the army and the gendarmerie in Hammam Melouane.

Update 05:20 UTC : Earthquake-report.com considers this earthquake as an ongoing reports and will add more updates as time is passing by.

Update 05:18 UTC  : CRAAG reported that the epicenter was located at 4 km from Hammam Melouane. Civil Defence groups are currently assessing the situation. So far we have 3 injuries hurt by falling objects and 2 threated for secondary shock reasons. Algeria has always been an active earthquake area as a major fault runs along the coast.

Update 04:38 UTC  : We think that more information will be available in a couple of hours, but we are almost sure that damage will be generated. So far NO news about it.

Update 03:42 UTC  : This is a VERY populated area and houses in Algeria have almost no resistance against earthquakes. Weaker earthquakes have been generating damage a few weeks ago.

Moderate to strong earthquake in Northern Algeria. Epicenter close to Chebli.
This was an early wake up call in Algeria.
Slight damage possible as this is a very populated area.

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3km (2mi) ENE of Bouinan, Algeria
4km (2mi) W of Bougara, Algeria
4km (2mi) SSE of Chebli, Algeria
8km (5mi) SW of Sidi Moussa, Algeria
23km (14mi) S of Algiers, Algeria

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 4.9

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-07-17 04:00:56

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-07-17 03:00:56

Depth (Hypocenter)  : 10 km

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2013/07/17/moderate-earthquake-northern-algeria-on-july-17-2013/

 

Overall Color VIbe for the Week 7/14-20

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July 14-20

The theme this week is coming together.  All sorts of things will be gravitating inwards this week.  Many of them you would never consider as having any sort of relation.  There can be many surprises with all of this.  It will be occurring on all levels and in all areas.

 

Overall Color for the Week:     Light Orange

There can be some disturbing issues that are coming your way this week.  They can be related to any area of your life, such as health, finance, belief, relationships, etc.  These are actually opportunities to stop, take a breath, and look at things from a different and new perspective.  This is a good week for letting your sense of humor be ready to deal with tricky situations.  A lot of people are kind of losing it, and by using your sense of humor as your first response, you can find yourself defusing some otherwise potentially inflammatory encounters.  You will be asked to look at some things in your life this week as the predictability you expected has begun to fall apart.  But even as this is happening, the pattern is taking form.  You can be surprised to find yourself saying things, doing things, liking things that previously you would have not done.  This can lead to some soul-searching moments.  Those are the times to go within and contact WHO you truly are.  There is comfort in this.  It can lead to a new appreciation of self, and ability to move forward.

On the larger scale, the week will start out somewhat quietly, but will be followed by a lot of missteps, misinterpretations, miscommunication, etc.   This will leave a lot of people looking very badly while, at the same time, showing them for what they truly are.  There will be a kind of odd quiet in the financial markets as things just go differently.  There is no real interpretation of what this means, so it is being left alone.  The weather patterns are shifting greatly, and you will see some of this this week as storms come and go erratically, temperatures go from one extreme to the other, and disasters happen where none were expected and are averted when according to all the old patterns, they should have occurred.  There is an eerie quiet in the beginning of the week.  This merely covers much of what is going on below the surface in all areas.  This week has a bright light as a new breakthrough is made in the field of alternative health, even as those in the mainstream are predicting more disease.  The Galactic energy is making itself felt more and more as it establishes an echo with the heartbeat of Gaia.  This will grow as the year progresses, becoming more obvious, even as those strange hums throughout the world are becoming more obvious.  It is very important at this time to research everything.  There is more and more partial information, even misinformation out there.  The week ends with a boom as Mercury goes direct.

Your Color Vibe for 07/16

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Tuesday, July 16:    Frosty White

This is not a day for approaching things too quickly.  It is important to allow things to be as they are and then to react.  Any premature action can cause barriers to shoot up in your way.  You do not need that right now.  You are beginning to get a clearer picture of what it all means, but at the same time, there are a lot of things that are obscuring the picture.  This is a day for staying strongly grounded and set within your inner knowing, trusting the vision of the heart and listening to your intuition.  You are being tested today in some odd, way, but this is not something that you have not done before.  Allow yourself to respond openly and fully to what comes your way trust your feelings, and honor the direction in which they lead.  By so doing, you can break through the film of illusory particles, and you can find yourself so much more in control at the end of it all.

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Your Color Vibe for 07/15

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Monday, July 15:   Silky Green

Today, you can get the go-ahead for a project that you have been hoping would come about.  It will come in a rather unexpected way.  This can leave you questioning how that just happened, and perhaps believing a little more in the miraculous.  It is important to accept right opportunities when they appear.  Take time also to meditate, create, bake, whatever lets your logical mind go away as you drift in the knowing of your heart.  Vision is changing, and along with this can come those little things that appear at the periphery, the things that make you wonder whether or not you might just be seeing things.  This is a day for patience with the rest of the world.  Everyone has their own way to make, and that will be very obvious today.  This is not a time for judgment.  It is a time to be grounded and go within.  Time is speeding up.  Your focus must always be on yourself.

Your Color Vibe for 07/14

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Sunday, July 14:    Nile Blue

There is a long story that needs to be told.  It is a tale of the totality of WHO you are, and things will unfold in your life today that will be elements of this tale.  This day will be marked by times of synchronicity when you will find yourself filled with wonder at what just happened.  There will also be a moment of that déjà vu which can be so unsettling as it leaves you questioning where it came from, what it relates to, and what it all means. This is also a day for being good to yourself.  Along with everything else will come a calming breeze.  Take advantage of it when it comes.  As times progresses, there will be more challenges so enjoy the rest when you can get it.

Your Color Vibe for 7/13

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Saturday, July 13:    Red Orange

There are many issues that can be finding resolution today.  Some of the results may not be quite what you had expected or hoped, but they are all potential that were part of the earlier situations.  Roads can branch out in different directions.  As part of this will come some realizations and some acceptance of how things are falling together willy-nilly.  You have been putting things off, resisting things, ignoring others.  Today you will be able to see and work through a number of sticky items.  You have been holding onto a lot of stuff from the past that has no place in your life now as you change and move forward.  It is time to let those things go.  It can be difficult doing this.  It is easier sometimes to cling onto bad memories, worn out emotions, habits, and people even though on some level you are aware that they are not helping you in WHO you are.  Today your eyes are open and you are ready to make some changes.  Go for it.

Your Color Vibe for 07/12

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Friday, July 12:    Azure Blue

Believe it or not, this is going to be a great day.  It can start out on something of a sour note, however even minor keys can make great harmony.  Take time in the morning to ground, center, and be within your power.  The opportunities out there will need you to recognize them and to be strong enough, i.e. moving out of your comfort zone, to take advantage of them.  There can be some work involved and some of the rewards are down the line, but it is time for you to strike out in a new direction.  If you need help, it will be there.  Pay attention to your intuition.  It will not guide you in the wrong direction.  At this time, pieces are falling into place and today you will be able to add a most important piece to your fulfillment as WHO you are.

THursday’s COlor Vibe

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Thursday, July 11:    Hazy White

Emotions can be at the forefront today as you are finding yourself unbalanced and without a center.  This can surprise you because you always thought that you were so good at keeping yourself protected and centered and grounded and everything else.  And perhaps you were, however there is a layer of energy that is coming in, much like smoke from one of those fog machines, which can trip you up and leave you uncertain.  This is not a good time for starting anything nor for making major decisions.  The wool is over your eyes.  Not completely but enough so that you cannot really see what is entailed in things that you are considering.  This is a day of shift and turmoil.  Let it be what it will.  Step back and act from your core.  There is really nothing that cannot be put off to another time.  This is a day for observation, and with that observation will come new knowledge that will assist in the process of moving forward.  It will actually, if you are alert, be quite an interesting and profitable day.

On the Process of Sainthood

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The Science of Miracles: How the Vatican Decides

By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer
Date: 09 July 2013
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 The Vatican has declared that Pope John Paul II performed two miracles, clearing the way for him to be canonized.
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When Pope John Paul II died eight years ago, supporters chanted “Santo subito,” or “Sainthood now!”

It looks like his supporters will finally be getting their wish. The former pope’s path to sainthood is almost complete, with the Vatican recently confirming that he performed two miracles. Now all that’s left is the official canonization ceremony, which  has not been scheduled yet. The process of certifying miracles in the Catholic Church goes back centuries and involves an investigation by scientific experts.

Though it may seem strange to outsiders, verifying that miracles have occurred can strengthen people’s beliefs, said Michael O’Neill, who runs the website MiracleHunter.com.

“Even people who are believers in God have an attraction to proofs of his existence. Sometimes it seems like he’s hiding,” O’Neill said. “Miracles are a way that people see God touching the world

Long road to sainthood

In the Catholic religion, saints are people who are in heaven with God. Though many more people may be in heaven and technically saints, those deemed official saints of the church are ones that the Catholic church knows are in heaven. As such, people can pray to these saints, who sometimes intercede on their behalf with God.

But determining who is in heaven is a tricky proposition. That’s where miracles come in. According to the church, miracles, or divine events that have no natural or scientific explanation, serve as proof that the person is in heaven and can intercede with God to change the ordinary course of events.

The Catholic Church uses a formal process to determine who is a saint. First, that person’s life is thoroughly investigated. If deemed virtuous enough, the person is said to be a servant of God. If they’ve exhibited heroic levels of virtue in their life, they are considered venerable. To become saints, however, they need to have performed two miracles after death.

Miracle commission

Toward that end, a Vatican-appointed Miracle Commission sifts through hundreds or even thousands of miraculous claims. Typically, the commissions are composed of theologians and scientific experts.

Nearly all, or “99.9 percent of these are medical miracles,” O’Neill said. “They need to be spontaneous, instantaneous and complete healing. Doctors have to say, ‘We don’t have any natural explanation of what happened,'” O’Neill said.

A woman whose breast cancer was cured wouldn’t qualify, for instance, if she was given a 10 percent chance of survival — she would need to be told there was no chance of survival before any divine intervention, said the Rev. Stephan Bevans, a theology professor at the Catholic Theological Union.

In 2010, former Pope Benedict XVI confirmed that John Paul II had posthumously healed a French nun suffering from Parkinson’s disease. The church recently confirmed a second miracle, when a Costa Rican woman’s brain injury spontaneously healed after praying to John Paul II.

Miracles can be confirmed only if the healed person prayed solely to one person, such as John Paul II, during their ordeal. That way, there can be no mix-up when determining which person in heaven interceded on their behalf, O’Neill said.

Recent tradition

The process of using miracles to determine saints has a relatively short history in the Catholic Church. Prior to 1531, when a Spanish peasant reportedly saw an image of the Virgin Mary in the slopes surrounding Mexico City, miracles weren’t required and saints were agreed upon mostly through tradition or martyrdom, O’Neill told LiveScience.

The rules regarding miracles and sainthood changed as recently as John Paul II’s tenure. He reduced the required number of miracles to two, from three.

And as science has explained more and more over the years, many things that would have been considered miracles in the past are no longer seen that way, Bevans said.

Although miracles are still technically required, “I think they’ve receded in importance” as criteria for sainthood, Bevans told LiveScience. “It’s the holiness of the life of the person that counts.”

That may be the main value of saints, Bevans said.

John Paul II, for instance, has “performed the miracles, so to speak, but he’s also somebody who many people have found a great inspiration. His holiness was so evident,” Bevans said.

from:    http://www.livescience.com/38033-how-vatican-identifies-miracles.html