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A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit the Queen Charlotte Islands region, British Columbia, Canada at 22:22 UTC on September 15, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A major solar flare measuring X4.5 erupted from Active Region 3825 at 15:29 UTC on September 14, 2024. The event started at 15:13 and ended at 15:47 UTC. This is the fifth strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25.
New activity/unrest was reported for 6 volcanoes from September 4 to 10, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes.
Coronal mass ejection (CME) produced by a filament eruption early Sunday, September 8, 2024, hit Earth at around 03:50 UTC on September 12. The impact sparked G3 – Strong geomagnetic storming and widespread red aurora.
A major solar flare measuring X1.3 erupted from an unnumbered active region on the Sun’s SE limb at 09:43 UTC on Thursday, September 12, 2024. The event started at 09:31 and ended at 09:51 UTC.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Bismarck Sea near Papua New Guinea at 16:46 UTC on September 11, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Hurricane “Francine” is forecast to make landfall along the Louisiana coast, between the Vermilion/Cameron line and Grand Isle, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. A life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds are expected, with warnings in effect across Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm is also forecast to bring heavy rainfall, increasing the risk of flash flooding across the region through Thursday.
Increased activity and very high sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions at Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines forced approximately 300 residents living within 4 km (2.5 miles) of the volcano to evacuate on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Tropical Storm “Francine” formed in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of eastern Mexico, at 15:00 UTC on Monday, September 9, 2024. This is the 6th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The system is expected to intensify into a hurricane as it approaches the Louisiana and Upper Texas coastline on Wednesday, September 11. The current forecast track calls for landfall in Louisiana at hurricane strength on Wednesday.
Early on Sunday, September 8, 2024 (UTC), a magnetic filament erupted from the Sun’s northwest quadrant (N16W22), releasing an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). The CME is expected to impact Earth on September 10, potentially triggering a G2 – Moderate geomagnetic storm. Concurrently, heightened activity near the Sun’s west limb has caused a sharp increase in proton levels, resulting in an S1 – Minor solar radiation storm at 08:50 UTC today.
