By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives October 1, 2007

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It's a noble mission that the Canadian frigate HMCS Toronto was on as the world wakened to Monday morning today. HMCS Toronto was conducting a search and rescue mission looking for nine missing soldiers, said to be the victims of a "catastrophic volcanic eruption".

The volcano erupted on the island of Jazirt Atta-Ir in the legendary Red Sea, about 70 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen, Sunday night. Al-Arabiyan Television quoted eyewitnesses as saying the island was engulfed in flames and had disappeared. "At least 49 soldiers were evacuated from the island, television newsmen stated. Yemeni officials were not available to confirm the report at press time. Yemeni has maintained a military base on the island since its 1996 conflict with Eritrea over the nearby island of Hanish and Jabal Zuqar. HMCS Toronto had been within the area with the NATO fleet, headed for the Suez Canal when it spotted the catastrophic eruption and responded to a call for help from the Yemen government. There were no reports at this time whether any of the volcano victims were found at sea. As Canada Free Press (CFP) reader Mark Smyth of Toronto points out, "There have been more major earthquakes in the past week than at any other recent time." "A major earthquake is one with a magnitude of 6.0 or bigger. "This past Sunday, September 30, there were three major earthquakes and on September 28 there were five major earthquakes. Biblical students see the increase in earthquakes as a sign of the end of an age and even the end of the world. The USGS Reporting Website chronicles the number of earthquakes worldwide:

Latest Earthquakes M5.0+ in the World - Past 7 days

Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 5.0 and Greater in the World - Last 7 days

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Magnitude 5 and greater earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 6 and above are in red. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the maps.)

The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Click on the word "map" to see a ten-degree tall map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event's "DATE" to get a detailed report.

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Update time = Mon Oct 1 12:00:05 UTC 2007

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d hⓂ️s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	5.0	2007/10/01 10:06:18	22.826	142.542	166.3	VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

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MAP	5.1	2007/09/30 17:21:17	35.231	138.983	35.0	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.8	2007/09/30 15:02:15	10.504	145.603	2.1	SOUTH OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS
MAP	6.8	2007/09/30 09:47:50	-49.409	163.265	10.0	AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION
MAP	5.2	2007/09/30 08:35:09	10.561	145.485	10.0	SOUTH OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS
MAP	7.3	2007/09/30 05:23:35	-49.416	163.843	11.0	AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION
MAP	6.8	2007/09/30 02:08:30	10.487	145.630	10.0	SOUTH OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS

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MAP	5.1	2007/09/29 23:38:00	-21.261	170.985	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.3	2007/09/29 17:24:59	-21.148	169.244	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.1	2007/09/29 16:10:07	-28.456	-176.989	35.0	KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.7	2007/09/29 15:36:48	-21.228	169.213	31.4	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.7	2007/09/29 06:42:37	5.961	127.478	37.1	PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.7	2007/09/29 05:37:08	2.962	95.605	35.0	SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
MAP	6.0	2007/09/29 05:32:44	2.967	95.600	35.0	SIMEULUE, INDONESIA

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MAP	5.1	2007/09/28 16:02:23	-21.654	169.250	35.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	7.4	2007/09/28 13:38:58	21.980	142.685	261.3	MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.0	2007/09/28 11:44:22	-19.899	-178.257	559.3	FIJI REGION
MAP	6.0	2007/09/28 11:16:39	-21.519	169.217	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	6.0	2007/09/28 11:12:41	-21.377	169.202	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.2	2007/09/28 10:40:36	-21.498	169.277	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.1	2007/09/28 10:12:18	-21.224	169.436	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.4	2007/09/28 08:21:23	-21.377	169.457	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.3	2007/09/28 02:40:01	12.383	141.927	29.0	MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.0	2007/09/28 02:36:41	-8.483	163.504	10.0	SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP	5.1	2007/09/28 02:20:04	-21.291	169.411	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.0	2007/09/28 02:01:34	-21.157	169.324	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.3	2007/09/28 01:51:00	-21.287	169.442	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.3	2007/09/28 01:43:58	-23.316	169.287	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	6.6	2007/09/28 01:35:52	-21.255	169.412	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.6	2007/09/28 01:25:16	-21.293	169.499	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	6.4	2007/09/28 01:01:49	-21.442	169.368	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.9	2007/09/28 00:44:48	-21.376	169.230	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

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MAP	5.4	2007/09/27 22:01:13	-21.266	169.375	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.3	2007/09/27 21:26:58	-21.219	169.216	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.5	2007/09/27 21:05:35	-21.202	169.343	15.4	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.0	2007/09/27 21:02:05	-21.362	169.496	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.4	2007/09/27 20:47:20	-21.208	169.274	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.2	2007/09/27 20:25:59	-21.205	169.304	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	6.3	2007/09/27 19:57:45	-21.278	169.366	21.1	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	5.1	2007/09/27 08:07:43	-3.537	100.821	35.0	KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

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MAP	5.6	2007/09/26 18:39:34	-6.964	-11.545	10.0	ASCENSION ISLAND REGION
MAP	6.0	2007/09/26 15:43:01	-1.746	99.515	26.0	KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP	5.4	2007/09/26 14:40:00	-5.175	153.584	10.0	NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	5.6	2007/09/26 12:50:01	-5.039	153.529	69.0	NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	6.7	2007/09/26 12:36:23	-4.880	153.402	10.0	NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	5.9	2007/09/26 04:43:17	-3.882	-79.171	91.2	NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR

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MAP	5.1	2007/09/25 21:54:58	7.937	126.588	82.8	MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP	5.6	2007/09/25 08:27:05	-1.788	100.441	35.0	SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP	6.2	2007/09/25 05:16:00	-30.921	179.892	399.7	KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

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MAP	5.0	2007/09/24 21:25:48	-4.412	101.275	35.0	SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP	5.0	2007/09/24 18:12:31	34.930	23.358	25.1	CRETE, GREECE
MAP	5.2	2007/09/24 17:35:26	-5.920	105.492	15.0	SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
MAP	5.0	2007/09/24 14:48:11	51.336	-178.574	35.0	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	5.5	2007/09/24 12:26:32	-4.304	101.580	35.0	SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

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Most recent earthquakes are at the top of this list.

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DISCLAIMER - The maps and lists show events which have been located by the USGS and contributing agencies within the last 7 days. They should not be considered to be complete lists of all events M2.5+ in the US and adjacent areas and especially should not be considered to be complete lists of all events M4.0+ in the world. The World Data Center for Seismology, Denver (a part of the USGS National Earthquake Information Center) continues to receive data from observatories throughout the world for several months after the events occurred, and using those data, adds new events and revises existing events in later publications. For a description of these later publications and the data available, see Scientific Data.