Incomplete list of seismic/natural disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, April 2019. Not only is quake and volcano activity ramping up around the Pacific Ring of Fire, it’s ramping up around the planet.
All Types of Large Earthquakes Produce Prompt Gravity Signals
How volcanic eruptions can change hurricane season for years
New study highlights what boaters should do after the Big One
BOLIVIA: Light mag. 4.2 earthquake – Chile-Bolivia Border Region
Light mag. 4.3 earthquake – Potosi, Bolivia
Light mag. 4.1 earthquake – Potosi, Bolivia
Light mag. 4.7 earthquake – Central Bolivia
CANADA: Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake – 205 km W of Port Alice
‘I thought I was imagining it’: Two earthquakes strike off coast of Vancouver Island
4.6 magnitude earthquake hits 170 kilometres west of Port Hardy
Memo to northeast BC: more fracking earthquakes ahead
CHILE: Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – Offshore Valparaiso, Chile
Light mag. 4.6 earthquake – Chile-Bolivia Border Region
elevated prefab home in Chile takes in striking volcano views
Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake – 176 km al SO de Puerto Natales
Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake – Near Coast of Northern Chile
CHINA: Earthquakes linked to fracking
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits eastern Taiwan
COLUMBIA: Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake
ECUADOR: Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake – Off Coast
Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake – Near Coast
Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake – Santa Elena
EL SALVADOR: Light mag. 4.0 earthquake – Offshore
Light mag. 4.5 earthquake – Offshore
Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – 14km S of San Francisco Menendez
Light mag. 4.7 earthquake – Off Coast
FIJI: Light mag. 4.7 earthquake – South of Fiji Islands
GUATEMALA: Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake – Offshore
Volcanic Eruption 6-Month update
Light mag. 4.5 earthquake – 2km NNW of Santa Catarina Pinula
INDONESIA: Volcano in Indonesia’s Bali erupts, triggering rains of ashes
Anak Krakatau: Collapsed volcano’s tsunami simulated
Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake – Sumbawa Region
6.8 magnitude earthquake off Indonesia coast prompts tsunami warnings
Taiwan donates additional funding for Indonesian post-quake relief
5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Banggai
JAPAN: Research reveals cause of huge 2011 tsunami
5.6-magnitude quake strikes Hokkaido
Olympic minister resigns for insulting earthquake victims
Small volcanic eruption observed on Mount Aso
Mount Aso: One of the World’s Largest Calderas
Light mag. 4.9 earthquake – Southeast of Ryukyu Islands
Mount Fuji’s History of Eruptions
Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake – Volcano Islands
Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake – Ryukyu Islands
KOREA: Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake -21 April
Light mag. 4.3 earthquake – 19 April
Fancy a Volcanic Honeymoon? Koreans call it “Honeymoon Island”
MALAYSIA: 
Malaysian first responders and British empire Royal Air Force Reserves personnel take part in a disaster response exercise during the U.S. led Pacific Partnership 2019.
MICRONESIA: 
U.S. military personnel help rebuild a school as part of Pacific Partnership 2019, in an effort to enhance regional ‘interoperability’ and disaster response capabilities.
MEXICO: Earthquake sways buildings in Mexico City, prompting evacuations
Light mag. 4.3 earthquake – Chiapas
Light mag. 4.6 earthquake – Oaxaca
Light mag. 4.6 earthquake – Gulf of California
Colima volcano activity update
Popocatépetl volcano field report
It hasn’t erupted in 37 years but Chiapas volcano considered high risk
NEW ZEALAND: Light mag. 4.0 earthquake
Light mag. 4.3 earthquake – New Zealand (Fiji)
Ruapehu volcano: increased crater lake temerature
White Island: Would you dare walk New Zealand’s most-active volcano?
Secret to deadly, fast-moving volcanic flows unlocked by NZ scientists
PANAMA: Light mag. 4.9 earthquake
Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake – 2 km al Sur de Sixaola, Talamanca
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:Light mag. 4.8 earthquake
Evacuation erupts over volcano explosion
PERU: Sabancaya Volcano continuous ash emissions
Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake – Near Coast
Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – Peru-Bolivia Border Region
Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake – Near Coast
Light mag. 4.8 earthquake – Mindanao
Light mag. 4.6 earthquake – Luzon
Manila buildings shake after magnitude 6.3 quake, people killed
RUSSIA: Light mag. 4.5 earthquake – 191km SE of Vilyuchinsk
Price for holiday on Kamchatka
Light mag. 4.5 earthquake – Off East Coast Of Kamchatka
Light mag. 4.1 earthquake – 152km E of Egvekinot
Light mag. 4.6 earthquake – Komandorskiye Ostrova
Shiveluch Volcano Explosive activity continues
TIMOR-LESTE: 
U.S. Navy personnel practice mass-casualty disaster response on a Timorese, 26APR2019.
TONGA: Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake
Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – 160km WNW of Havelu
Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake – 126km ENE of Hihifo
UNITED STATES:National Volcano Warning System Gains Steam
For the first time the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) hosted the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course led by the USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, in Philadelphia April 2-3: “It is critical that all actors have a better understanding of roles and responsibilities for the whole of government effort in increasingly complicated disaster relief operations.”-Elizabeth Smithwick, USAID OFDA humanitarian assistance advisor
Official federal Department of Defense propaganda video explaining how state National Guard units are the first-line of response to natural disasters in the U.S. (falsely claiming the National Guard is “the first on the scene”, I guess they forgot about all the local-yokel first responders):
Alaska; Light mag. 4.0 earthquake – 16km N of Anchorage
Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake – 30km E of Kiska Volcano
Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake – 31km ENE of Kiska Volcano
Light mag. 4.1 earthquake – 32km SE of Kiska Volcano
Light mag. 4.9 earthquake – 265km SSW of Kiska Volcano
Arizona; Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake – 46km SSE of Clifton
California; Magnitude-3.5 earthquake strikes near Plaskett
Ten times more earthquakes now detected in Southern California
4.3 earthquake rattles Mendocino County
Every three minutes, an earthquake strikes in California
3.4 quake near Borrego Springs
Melting snow may have caused earthquakes in California
California’s Eerie ‘Earthquake Pause’ Is Unprecedented
Guam; Light mag. 4.9 earthquake Northern Mariana Islands
Hawaii; Several small earthquakes rattle the Big Island
Scientists Observe Increase in Volcano’s Activity
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents to stay vigilant as part of Tsunami Awareness Month. April was chosen as the month to honor and remember the hundreds of lives lost during the worst tsunami event in Hawai’i’s recent history. The 1946 April Fool’s Day tsunami was caused by an 8.6 earthquake near Alaska: “Earthquake-generated tsunamis can reach Hawaii within just a few hours at speeds of nearly 500 miles per hour!”-Jeff Daniels, former Honolulu District Emergency Management Chief
Idaho; 16 earthquakes hit East Idaho in one week
Montana; Earthquake, aftershocks hit rural southwestern Montana
Nevada; earthquakes of magnitude 4.1 and 4.2
Government says Nevada site for plutonium storage is safe
Oregon; This Ship Could Provide Relief After A Cascadia Megaquake
It’s time to replace I-5 bridge spanning Columbia River
Where should Columbia River boaters go in a Cascadia tsunami?
Utah; Ogden-centered quake could kill 378, destroy 12657 building
4.1 earthquake strikes southwest of Fillmore
Washington; How long would it take to outwalk a tsunami?
Kenmore Air contributes to West Coast disaster drill
May is now Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington state
Here’s why people have been worried about a possible Mount Baker eruption
Wyoming; Yellowstone: USGS finds ‘not normal’ signs of movement
New Thermal Activity Emerges in Yellowstone
Most detailed map yet of famous Teton quake fault
VANUATU: Ambrym volcano is continuing in the major unrest state
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE, March 2019: IDES OF MARCH