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-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

A NEW ISLAND FORMS NEAR NISHINO-SHIMA VOLCANO Volcanic activity along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” gave rise to a tiny island in late November 2013 Located in the Ogasawara Islands, part of the Volcano Islands arc, the new islet sits about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Tokyo in waters considered part of Japanese territory * http://earthobservatory nasa gov/NaturalHazards/view php?id=82718&src=nha * ALI(EO-1) image from Dec 24, 2013 (Posted on Dec 24, 2013 3:43 PM)