DAILY SINCE DECEMBER, 2009
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Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World - Last
Update time = Fri Aug 5 0:00:02 UTC 2011
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s | DEPTH km | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 2.7 | 2011/08/04 21:39:40 | 5.0 | BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO |
| MAP | 4.1 | 2011/08/04 20:18:23 | 42.5 | FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2011/08/04 18:38:20 | 13.1 | OREGON |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2011/08/04 17:18:21 | 82.6 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/08/04 16:34:04 | 36.6 | KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 4.4 | 2011/08/04 15:09:43 | 117.3 | KYUSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2011/08/04 14:56:06 | 16.0 | MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO |
| MAP | 6.3 | 2011/08/04 13:51:36 | 49.0 | KURIL ISLANDS |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2011/08/04 13:46:24 | 29.0 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2011/08/04 11:48:44 | 50.4 | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2011/08/04 10:32:03 | 67.3 | SOUTHERN ALASKA |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2011/08/04 09:12:12 | 8.6 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2011/08/04 09:05:45 | 3.9 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2011/08/04 09:03:38 | 22.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2011/08/04 08:36:54 | 0.9 | ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2011/08/04 07:45:47 | 77.9 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2011/08/04 07:21:32 | 55.5 | ALASKA PENINSULA |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2011/08/04 07:10:58 | 25.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/08/04 05:47:44 | 613.4 | FIJI REGION |
| MAP | 4.5 | 2011/08/04 05:41:17 | 91.9 | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/08/04 05:12:34 | 18.5 | PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2011/08/04 04:33:16 | 10.0 | BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/08/04 04:20:07 | 35.7 | VANUATU |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2011/08/04 04:17:47 | 16.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2011/08/04 03:22:30 | 190.8 | SOUTHERN ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.2 | 2011/08/04 03:13:10 | 10.8 | EASTERN TURKEY |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2011/08/04 02:59:12 | 20.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/08/04 01:35:06 | 10.0 | CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2011/08/04 01:27:33 | 27.6 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2011/08/04 01:04:52 | 12.3 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2011/08/04 00:45:21 | 22.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 5.8 | 2011/08/04 00:16:08 | 37.8 | SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
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1.9 11 km ( 7 mi) NNW of Fairfield Glade, TN
1.5 9 km ( 6 mi) N of Fairfield Glade, TN
SOLAR UPDATE
STRONG SOLAR ACTIVITY: For the third day in a row, active sunspot 1261 has unleashed a significant M-class solar flare. The latest blast at 0357 UT on August 4th registered M9.3 on the Richter Scale of Flares, almost crossing the threshold into X-territory (X-flares are the most powerful kind). The number of energetic protons around Earth has jumped nearly 100-fold as a result of this event.
The eruption propelled a bright coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. Click on the image to view a movie of the expanding cloud recorded by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory:
Note: The many speckles in this movie are caused by energetic solar protons hitting the camera.
Solar Wind Increase: Looking at the latest ACE Spacecraft Data the solar wind increased to near 500 km/s just after 21:00 UTC Thursday. Keep an eye on this information as this will indicate the arrival of one or more expected CME impacts.
Aurora Watch: An Aurora watch is in effect over the next 24 to 48 hours due to an expected double incoming CME shock stemming initially from the M1.4 Solar Flare on Tuesday. Minor to Moderate geomagnetic storming will be possible at high latitudes. Activity could increase even further with the arrival of yet another shock from the M9.3 Solar Flare Thursday morning. People located in Canada, Northern parts of the United States and also Northern Europe should be on the lookout for Aurora.
Tips on viewing the Aurora? Click HERE.
Information on Geomagnetic Storm classes and effects. Click HERE
From the SWPC: Great anticipation for the first of what may be three convergent shocks to slam the geomagnetic field in the next twelve hours, +/-. The CME with the Radio Blackout earlier today is by far the fastest, and may catch its forerunners in the early hours of August 5 (UTC) -- at earth.
Two impacts are expected; G2 (Moderate) to G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storming on August 5, and potentially elevated protons to the S2 (Moderate) Solar Radiation Storm condition, those piling up ahead of the shock. The source of it all, Region 1261, is still hot, so more eruptions are possible.
M9.3 Solar Flare + Coronal Mass Ejection:
Sunspot 1261 is at it again, this time producing a strong M9.3 Solar Flare at 03:57 UTC Thursday morning. It also turns out that yet another Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was produced and you can see it in the still image below captured by STEREO Ahead.
M9.3 CME Update / Incoming: When watching the CME from earths perspective in this Lasco Movie you can see the bright CME and the Protons racing past the Satellite Camera. This explosion is partially earth directed and could trigger minor to major geomagnetic storming within 48 hours. The CME is fast moving as will arrive sooner than normal according the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
Solar Radiation Storm:
Proton Levels did increase and have reached close to the S2 moderate radiation storm levels. This event degrades HF communications through the polar regions.
Click on the image below to watch a movie put together of the CME.
M6.0 Solar Flare and CME: A Moderate Solar Flare reaching M6.0 took place around Sunspot 1261 at 13:47 UTC Wednesday and was fairly long in duration. A brief R2 Radio Blackout resulted. A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was associated with this event and can be seen in the movie I created below. When viewing the CME in the latest Lasco C2 movie it appears that a majority of the cloud is expanding away from earth. A portion of it however may still sweep past us around August 7th and stir up minor geomagnetic storming at high latitudes.1261 and 1263 produce pair of M-Class Flares: An M1.1 Solar Flare took place around Sunspot 1261 at 03:37 UTC Wednesday morning followed an hour later by a M1.7 flare around Sunspot 1263 at 04:32 UTC.
Solar Update / Aurora Watch: Sunspots 1261 and 1263 will continue to be a threat for strong solar flares over the next 24 hours. There is also a very slim chance for an X-Class event.
MOON UPDATE
