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  • Asteroids 2018 SM and SD2 flew past Earth at 0.11 and 0.25 LD

    Two newly discovered asteroids – 2018 SM and SD2 – flew past Earth within 1 lunar distance on September 15 and 25, 2018. Asteroid SD2 is now the 51st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and 11th this month, making…

  • Very deep M6.6 earthquake hits Fiji region

    A very deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit Fiji islands region at 10:52 UTC on September 30, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 546 km (339 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located 276 km (171 miles) E of…

  • The Watchers News Brief: September 28, 2018

    Powerful M7.5 earthquake hits Sulawesi, causing major tsunami in Palu and Donggala – more than 50 deadA powerful earthquake registered as M7.5 by the USGS and M7.7 by the BMKG hit Sulawesi, Indonesia at 10:02 UTC on September 28, causing a major tsunami in Palu and…

  • Fully developed medicane in Mediterranean heading toward Greece

    A very dangerous and life-threatening storm dubbed Medicane "Cindy" by the EMWMC and also known as Zorbas and Zorba is now fully developed and expected to hit and move over southern Greece on September 29. The storm is bringing severe to extremely severe…

  • Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Sulawesi, Indonesia at 07:00 UTC on September 28, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 18.1 km (11.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), BMKG M6.0 at the same depth….

  • The Watchers News Brief: September 27, 2018

    Medicane "Zorbas" forming in the Mediterranean Sea, major flooding reported in Libya"In response to the Arctic outbreak that pushed into the southern Balkan peninsula, a cold core upper low is deepening in the southern-central Mediterranean and…