3.7 – 9.1 km (5.6 mi) SW of Weitchpec, CA

February 29th, 2012

Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:00:33 UTCLat/Lon: 41.1412/-123.795Depth: 30.61

M 5.1, Kuril Islands

February 29th, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:36:35 UTCWednesday, February 29, 2012 10:36:35 PM at epicenter Depth: 36.90 km (22.93 mi)

M 3.4, Central Alaska

February 29th, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:06:43 UTCWednesday, February 29, 2012 03:06:43 AM at epicenter Depth: 137.70 km (85.56 mi)

M 3.4, Central Alaska

February 29th, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:06:43 UTCWednesday, February 29, 2012 03:06:43 AM at epicenter Depth: 137.70 km (85.56 mi)

4.2 – 65.0 km (40.4 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA

February 29th, 2012

Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:27:29 UTCLat/Lon: 32.1068/-115.301Depth: 20.14

M 5.1, Kuril Islands

February 29th, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 01:22:51 UTCWednesday, February 29, 2012 12:22:51 PM at epicenter Depth: 34.10 km (21.19 mi)

M 2.8, Baja California, Mexico

February 29th, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 01:50:37 UTCTuesday, February 28, 2012 05:50:37 PM at epicenter Depth: 12.40 km (7.71 mi)

M 2.8, Baja California, Mexico

February 29th, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 01:50:37 UTCTuesday, February 28, 2012 05:50:37 PM at epicenter Depth: 12.40 km (7.71 mi)

Cradle of Flames: New Book Explains How Wildfires Shape Southern California and other ‘Mediterranean’ Ecosystems

February 29th, 2012

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – We may tend to view fires as the bane of cities and wilderness areas, but they really play an integral part in the evolution and ecology of the world’s “Mediterranean-type climate” regions — dry, pleasant coastlands that cradle and nurture world cities such as Los Angeles, Santiago, Cape Town, Perth and Athens. Exploring the impression of fire on Mediterranean-type ecosystems and plant communities is the focus of a new book, “Fire[.....]

M 5.0, Kuril Islands

February 28th, 2012

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 15:24:21 UTCWednesday, February 29, 2012 02:24:21 AM at epicenter Depth: 45.50 km (28.27 mi)