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  • Strong and shallow M6.0 and M6.4 earthquakes hit southern Iran

    Two shallow earthquakes registered by the USGS as M6.0 and M6.4 hit southern Iran's Hormozgan Province at 12:07 and 12:08 UTC (15:37 and 15:38 LT) on November 14, 2021. The agency is reporting depths of 5.6 km (3.5 miles) and 10 km (6.2 miles), respectively….

  • Asteroid 2021 VP11 flew past Earth at 0.15 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VP11 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD / 0.00039 AU (58 345 km / 36 250 miles) at 16:12 UTC on November 9, 2021. This is the 129th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year…

  • Asteroid 2021 VC7 to fly past Earth at 0.48 LD on November 12

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VC7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.48 LD / 0.00123 AU (184 000 km / 114 330 miles) at 07:49 UTC on November 12, 2021. This is the 127th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of…

  • Asteroid 2021 VY7 to fly past Earth at 0.83 LD on November 11

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VY7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.83 LD / 0.00213 AU (318 650 km / 198 000 miles) at 16:51 UTC on November 11, 2021. This is the 126th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…

  • The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: Novemeber 3 – 9, 2021

    New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from November 3 to 9, 2021. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 16 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) | Krakatau, Indonesia | Manam, Papua New Guinea |…