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New activity was observed at 2 volcanoes in last 7 days, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from January 22 – January 28, 2014 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
New activity/unrest:
In last 2 days, since it announced its comeback to Earth view on January 27, Region 1967 (S15E60, Fkc/beta-gamma-delta / formerly known as Region 1944) produced 10 M-class solar flares. Current location of the region is not favorable for Earth directed
C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is a long-period comet set for a very close encounter with Mars later this year. Although early estimates of its orbit showed a good possibility of impact, latest observations suggest a near miss and raise great concern for Mars
After two weeks of transiting the farside, old Active Regions 1944 and 1946 are coming back into Earth view. Moderate to high solar activity is possible from January 27 through February 09, 2014.
The comeback was announced by two
Strong and shallow earthquake magnitude 6.1 struck Lixourion, Greece on January 26, 2014 at 13:55 UTC. EMSC is reporting M 6.0 at depth of 24 km, USGS increased magnitude to M 6.1 and reports depth of 12.3 km. 18 strong aftershocks were
New activity was observed at 6 volcanoes in last 7 days, ongoing activity was reported for 10 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from January 15 – January 21, 2014 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
New activity/unrest:
If you haven't heard for Eric Dollard yet, visit his official website to learn more about him and what he does. We present here his Advanced Seismic Warning System – an early warning system for detection of earthquakes up to 48 hours ahead of
A relatively large explosive eruption is currently in progress at Kamchatkan Shiveluch volcano. Following an eruption that started at 22:47 UTC yesterday, an ash plume rose to estimated 4.5 – 5 km (14 760-16 400 ft) altitude and drifted west.
The volcano
After 31 months of deep space hibernation ESA's comet chaser "Rosetta" has woken up and contacted mission control today. The signal was received by NASA’s Goldstone ground station in California at 18:18 UTC, during the first window of oppor
A very strong earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.2 (GeoNet) struck New Zealand's North Island at 03:52 UTC on January 20, 2014 (15:52 local time). USGS measured depth of 28 km, GeoNet measured depth of 33 km.
Epicenter was located
