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A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 VB2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.085 LD / 0.00022 AU (32 769 km / 20 362 miles) from the center of our planet at 07:00 UTC on November 7, 2023. This is one of 3 asteroids to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance today — the others are 2023 VS at 01:18 UTC and 2023 VD2 at 12:53 UTC.
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 VA flew past Earth at a distance of 0.07 LD / 0.00018 AU (26 760 km / 16 628 miles) from the center of our planet at 05:37 UTC on November 2, 2023.
A G3 – Strong geomagnetic storming was observed on Sunday, November 5, 2023, as a result of the impact of two successive coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun. The storm produced auroras extending into the lower latitudes such as Colorado and Texas in the United States and Greece in Europe, which is unusual for such regions. Many people across both hemispheres have also recorded and captured rare red aurora.
On November 1, 2023, military personnel located on Iwoto Island witnessed the birth of a new island following intense volcanic activity. The eruption, which occurred 1 km (0.62 miles) off the island’s southern coast, was preceded by frequent volcanic tremors since October 21.
A large filament eruption centered near N30W30 was observed in H-alpha imagery around 05:00 UTC on November 3, 2023.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.6 hit western Nepal at 18:02 UTC (23:47 local time) on Friday, November 3, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 17.9 km (11 miles). GSRAS is reporting M5.6 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
New activity/unrest was reported for 8 volcanoes from October 25 to 31, 2023. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 20 volcanoes.
A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.2 hit the Timor region, Indonesia at 21:04 UTC on November 1, 2023 at a depth of 45 km (28 miles). USGS is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 36 km (22 miles); EMSC M6.0 at a depth of 39 km (24 miles).
Significant activity was reported at Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, on October 31, 2023. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red at 02:34 UTC, and satellite data indicated an ash column reaching up to 14 km (46 000 feet) above sea level at 23:10 UTC.
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 UR10 flew past Earth at just 0.036 LD / 0.00009 AU (13 951 km / 8 669 miles) from the center of our planet at 04:27 UTC on October 20, 2023. This is about 7 580 km (4 709 miles) from the surface.
