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A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the Kuril Islands region, Russia at 10:25 UTC on December 8, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 220 km (137 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A major solar flare measuring X2.2 erupted from Active Region 3912 at 09:06 UTC on December 8, 2024. The event started at 08:50 and ended at 09:10 UTC.
New activity/unrest was reported for 7 volcanoes from November 27 to December 3, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 16 volcanoes.
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.0 hit near the coast of Northern California at 18:44 UTC (10:44 LT) on December 5, 2024. The agency is reporting a shallow depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). A Tsunami Warning was issued for parts of California and Oregon along the U.S. West Coast.
A newly-discovered asteroid currently designated COWEPC5 is expected to impact Earth’s atmosphere over Siberia, Russia at around 16:15 UTC (08:15 PST) on December 3, 2024. This is the 11th predicted Earth impactor on record – and the 4th so far this year.
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 XA flew past Earth at 0.02 LD / 0.00005 AU (7 726 km / 4 801 miles) from the center of our planet at 09:46 UTC on December 1, 2024. This is about 1 355 km (842 miles) above the surface, making it the closest asteroid flyby of the year.
New activity/unrest was reported for 7 volcanoes from November 20 – 26, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with filament eruption near Region 3901 at around 20:24 UTC on November 25, 2024, is forecast to reach Earth late November 28 (UTC).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as M6.4 hit near the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, at 13:47 UTC on November 26, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS are EMSC are reporting M6.1 at a depth of 10 km.
The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes has warned of an intense winter storm impacting the Southern Sierra Nevada and parts of the Intermountain West from November 25 to 28, 2024. Forecasts indicate over 180 mm (7 inches) of precipitation and snow accumulations exceeding 1.5 m (5 feet) at higher elevations, with flash flood and winter storm warnings in effect.
