6.8 Magnitude Earthquake VANUATU - 21st December 2012

Magnitude
6.8
Date-Time
Friday, December 21, 2012 at 22:28:09 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 09:28:09 AM at epicenter
Location
14.382°S, 167.260°E
Depth
207.9 km (129.2 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
129 km (80 miles) N (6°) from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu

4.4 Magnitude Earthquake GULF OF CALIFORNIA - 21st December 2012

Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Friday, December 21, 2012 at 19:24:57 UTC
Friday, December 21, 2012 at 12:24:57 PM at epicenter
Location
27.572°N, 111.630°W
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 miles)
Region
GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances
70 km (43 miles) ENE of Santa Rosalia, Mexico

Marine industries beware: Ice islands dead ahead

The birth of an ice island is rarely seen. But what begins in remote high Arctic latitudes can, in the years and decades that follow, have a real impact on places that are far more visible, like shipping lanes and offshore oil platforms.

Recent years have produced a wave of ice islands. Researchers tracking the giant formations have tabulated roughly 1,000 square kilometres that have broken free from Greenland and Canada’s Arctic islands.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/marine-industries-beware-ice-islands-dead-ahead/article5900795/