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A very bright daylight fireball was seen streaking across the sky over Ontario, Canada at 22:28 UTC on October 29, 2019 (18:28 LT). The American Meteor Society (AMS) received just 3 reports by November 3. Paul Delaney from York University said the object had…
Low-level eruptive activity continues at Shishaldin Volcano. Two stalled lava flows extend beyond the summit crater up to 1.8 km (1.1 miles) down the northwest flank, and satellite data show trace ash deposits on the north flank and a lahar extending at least 4 km…
A relatively strong explosive eruption took place at Sheveluch volcano, Kamchatka, Russia at 05:00 UTC on November 3, 2019. Based on the ground report, the volcanic ash cloud reached 10 km (33 000 feet) above sea level, drifting NW. The Aviation Color Code was…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands at 18:08 UTC on November 2, 2019, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located 106 km (66…
At least 21 people have been killed, 331 were injured and 2 remain missing after several powerful earthquakes and thousands of aftershocks hit Mindanao, Philippines since October 16, 2019. The first strong quake struck North Cotabato at 11:37 UTC on October 16. It…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 VA will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.28 LD / 0.00072 AU (107 710 km / 66 928 miles) at 17:41 UTC on November 2, 2019. 2019 VA belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey on…
Satsuma-Iojima volcano (also known as Tokara-Iojima), Kyushu, Japan erupted at 08:35 UTC (17:35 JST) on November 2, 2019. This is the first eruption at this volcano since 2013. The volcano is a part of Kikai caldera, the source of one of the world's largest…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 UN13 flew past Earth at an extremely close distance of just 0.03 LD / 8.43e-5 AU (12 611 km / 7 836 miles) at 14:45 UTC on October 31, 2019. The asteroid was discovered early October 31 at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona,…
November 1 – Fornax well placed for observation. Across much of the world, the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time. At magnitude 9.0, Fornax is quite faint, and…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 UX12 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.99 LD / 0.00255 AU (381 474 km / 237 037 miles) at 03:08 UTC on October 26, 2019, making it the 10th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance in the month of October and…
