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New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes from November 18 – 24, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 25 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Awu, Sangihe Islands (Indonesia) | Ibu, Halmahera (Indonesia) | Kanlaon, Philippines | Telica,…
Two very strong and deep, M7.6 earthquakes (USGS) hit sparsely populated Peru-Brazil border region at 22:45 and 22:50 UTC on November 24, 2015. The agency is reporting depths of 600.6 km (373 miles) and 611.7 km (380 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 593…
A large filament erupted on the southeast quadrant of the Sun during the early morning UTC hours of November 22, 2015. The eruption began at approximately 07:30 UTC and launched a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. Although LASCO coronagraph imagery is still…
A massive landslide near a jade mine in the state of Kachin, northern Myanmar killed at least 90 people and left more than 100 missing on November 21, 2015. Most of them were scavengers sifting through a huge mountain of tailings and waste in the hope of finding…
The active lava lake in the southern pit of the Ethiopian Erta Ale volcano, 30 – 40 m (100 – 130 feet) in diameter, remains very active and approaches levels close to overflowing the margins of the pit again, being only a few meters below the floor of the caldera,…
A strong earthquake registered as M6.1 (USGS) hit Tanimbar Islands region, Banda Sea, Indonesia at 09:06 UTC on November 21, 2015. USGS is reporting depth of 67.3 km (41.8 mi). Geoscience Australia is reporting M5.9 at a depth of 100 km (62 miles). According to the…
New activity/unrest was observed at 3 volcanoes from November 11 – 17, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 15 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Fuego, Guatemala | Rinjani, Lombok Island (Indonesia) | Yasur, Vanuatu. Ongoing activity:…
Two solar filaments erupted from the SW quadrant of the Sun late November 15 and early November 16 producing a Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) that arrived at Earth at 20:10 UTC on November 18. A G1 – Minor geomagnetic storm is currently in progress. This, combined…
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by Geoscience Australia as M7.1 hit near the coast of Solomon Islands at 18:31 UTC on November 18, 2015. The agency is reporting depth of 3 km (1.9 miles). USGS is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 10.8 km (6.7 miles). …
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by EMSC as M6.5 hit near the west coast of Greece at 07:10 UTC on November 17, 2015. The agency is reporting depth of 10 km (6.2 mile). USGS is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 11.1 km (6.9 miles). According to the USGS,…
