Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
Strong and shallow earthquake M 6.6 struck south of Kermadec Islands on February 2, 2014 at 09:26 UTC. USGS is reporting depth of 19.5 km (12.1 miles), EMSC 2 km.
Epicenter was located 192 km (119 miles) SSE of L'Esperance Rock and 732km (455
On January 29, 2014, Earth Observing-1 satellite captured a plume of discolored sea drifting from the location of the underwater volcano Kavachi, southern edge of the Solomon Islands – western Pacific Ocean.
Aquamarine water extends eastward from the
Indonesian Mount Sinabung volcano claimed its first victims due to a direct effect of the eruption. At least 14 people were reported killed and 3 others severely burnt by one or two moderately large pyroclastic flows this morning. 3 more people are still reported
According to AMS, February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. February is also the start of the fireball season, when an abundance of fireballs seem to occur. This lasts well into April
The Alaska Volcano Observatory reported on January 30 that it raised the Aviation Color Code to YELLOW and the Alert Level to ADVISORY at Shishaldin Volcano.
The decision was based on satellite observations of increased surface temperatures in the summit
At 16:11 UTC today Region 1967 (S14E48, Fkc/beta-gamma-delta) unleashed its 13th and strongest M-class solar flare since it returned from the farside of the Sun. The region is rotating toward the center of the disk and is showing a trend of slight growth.
New activity was observed at 2 volcanoes in last 7 days, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from January 22 – January 28, 2014 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
New activity/unrest:
In last 2 days, since it announced its comeback to Earth view on January 27, Region 1967 (S15E60, Fkc/beta-gamma-delta / formerly known as Region 1944) produced 10 M-class solar flares. Current location of the region is not favorable for Earth directed
C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is a long-period comet set for a very close encounter with Mars later this year. Although early estimates of its orbit showed a good possibility of impact, latest observations suggest a near miss and raise great concern for Mars
After two weeks of transiting the farside, old Active Regions 1944 and 1946 are coming back into Earth view. Moderate to high solar activity is possible from January 27 through February 09, 2014.
The comeback was announced by two
