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Magnitude 6.2
Region MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
Date time 2022-07-08 23:36:08.3 UTC
Location 18.98 N ; 147.07 E
Depth 2 km
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EDIT: USGS REPORTING 6.3 5.8

Last Edited by KickinIt on 07/08/2022 07:57 PM

I don't notice anything out of the ordinary. Everything ebbs and flows, swarms happen and sometimes it leads to something more and sometimes it doesn't. I wouldn't fret it.

I mean just look at how many swarms we had just in July.Iran,Andaman Islands ,Mariana Islands now.So many in quick time .Oh and Mariana Swarm is getting stronger now

Happy Friday Kickin!



My past 2 days have been AWFUL! Beyond awful. Yesterday I worked from 9am - 10pm. No lie.

Got pulled over on my way to work this morning because my inspection sticker is expired. Luckily just got a warning for that. I left the office today at 1:40pm and worked when I got home until 6pm.

Things are not good at work right now. :\

Hey Simple, sorry you've had a rough week. At least the cop only gave you a warning, so that's positive. I hope you can ignore work for a few days and enjoy your weekend!

Magnitude 5.9
Region PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
Date time 2022-07-08 23:43:44.1 UTC
Location 18.79 N ; 146.04 E
Depth 70 km
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EDIT: UPGRADED TO 6.0

Last Edited by KickinIt on 07/08/2022 08:53 PM

The overload of work stress the past couple of days has sent my immune system into full blown flare up. Total nightmare. Super uncomfortable. TGIF!

I will do my best to put off any work I can over the weekend.

Oh no! The effect of stress on the body is so crazy, I'm always amazed by it. If only it weren't so hard to manage at times! Do your best. A few days of a break will help you, I think.

Magnitude 3.0
Region SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
Date time 2022-07-08 23:55:16.0 UTC
Location 31.20 S ; 68.38 W
Depth 71 km
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Magnitude 4.3
Region SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Date time 2022-07-08 23:57:51.0 UTC
Location 9.65 S ; 112.91 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 4.5
Region SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Date time 2022-07-09 00:06:43.0 UTC
Location 9.44 S ; 112.85 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 4.3
Region SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Date time 2022-07-09 00:14:53.0 UTC
Location 9.32 S ; 112.91 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 4.6
Region MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
Date time 2022-07-09 00:22:11.6 UTC
Location 18.79 N ; 147.75 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 3.1
Region NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Date time 2022-07-09 00:31:37.6 UTC
Location 37.57 S ; 176.56 E
Depth 162 km
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Magnitude 4.2
Region JUJUY, ARGENTINA
Date time 2022-07-09 00:32:25.0 UTC
Location 22.48 S ; 66.17 W
Depth 275 km
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Magnitude 3.5
Region OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Date time 2022-07-09 00:46:47.0 UTC
Location 12.51 N ; 88.21 W
Depth 25 km
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Magnitude 4.7
Region PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
Date time 2022-07-09 00:38:30.7 UTC
Location 18.87 N ; 146.96 E
Depth 10 km
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We are under a Heat Advisory for the weekend. Tomorrow 102-103 and Sunday 100.


Look out folks it's coming your way

Major carrier>> Roger cell phone and data services out in Canada.

@BrynneKKelly
Rogers unsure when service will return after nationwide outage
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Magnitude 4.5
Region KARNATAKA, INDIA
Date time 2022-07-09 00:52:07.1 UTC
Location 16.96 N ; 75.73 E
Depth 40 km
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Magnitude 4.6
Region MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
Date time 2022-07-09 00:54:40.0 UTC
Location 17.05 N ; 75.65 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 2.3
Region OKLAHOMA
Date time 2022-07-09 01:11:39.7 UTC
Location 35.39 N ; 97.87 W
Depth 1 km
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Magnitude 3.1
Region PUERTO RICO
Date time 2022-07-09 00:54:58.6 UTC
Location 18.27 N ; 67.17 W
Depth 76 km
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Magnitude 5.0
Region MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Date time 2022-07-09 01:08:42.6 UTC
Location 5.55 N ; 126.42 E
Depth 60 km
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Edit: Downgraded to 4.9

Last Edited by Simple27 on 07/08/2022 09:35 PM

Magnitude 4.4
Region NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2022-07-09 01:12:30.0 UTC
Location 37.20 N ; 141.40 E
Depth 30 km
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Edit: Upgraded to 4.7

Last Edited by Simple27 on 07/08/2022 09:35 PM

LONG-DURATION SOLAR FLARE: Big sunspot AR3053 exploded on July 8th (2049 UT), producing a long duration M2.5-class solar flare. A pulse of radiation from the flare caused a minor shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific side of North America. Stay tuned for updates about a possible Earth-directed CME.

https://imgur.com/OWasgRo

https://imgur.com/e8cedDa

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THE FIRST ACCIDENTAL GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Sixty years ago today, one of the biggest geomagnetic storms of the Space Age struck Earth. It didn't come from the sun.

"We made it ourselves," recalls Clive Dyer of the University of Surrey Space Centre in Guildford UK. "It was the first anthropogenic space weather event."

On July 9, 1962, the US military detonated a thermonuclear warhead 250 miles above the Pacific Ocean--a test called "Starfish Prime." What happened next surprised everyone. Witnesses from Hawaii to New Zealand reported auroras overhead, magnificent midnight "rainbow stripes" that tropical sky watchers had never seen before. Radios fell silent, then suddenly became noisy as streetlights went dark in Honolulu.

https://imgur.com/FnQcQDZ

Essentially, Starfish Prime created an artificial solar storm complete with auroras, geomagnetic activity, and blackouts. Much of the chaos that night was caused by the electromagnetic pulse (EMP)--a ferocious burst of radiation that ionized the upper atmosphere. Ionized air over the Pacific pinned down Earth's magnetic field, then let it go again when the ionization subsided. The rebound created a manmade geomagnetic storm for hundreds of miles around the blast zone.
"The explosion led to the early demise of all the spacecraft in orbit at the time," says Dyer. "These included Ariel-1, the UK's first spacecraft, and Telstar-1, a US communications satellite which had the bad luck to be launched the very next day."

Normally, geomagnetic storms bring down satellites via orbital decay. The upper atmosphere heats up and expands to the point where it can pull satellites down toward Earth. Starfish Prime was different.

"The explosion filled Earth's magnetosphere with energetic electrons, adding them to our planet's natural radiation belts," explains Dyer. These artificial electrons hit satellites hard, degrading their electronics and solar arrays.

https://imgur.com/J8PASRJ

"Ariel-1 became almost unusable after only 4 days due to power degradation and tape recorder failure," recalls Dyer. "The Telstar satellite lasted until November 1962 when its command decoder failed. It still managed to provide the first transatlantic TV feed, synchronize UK/US time to 1 microsecond and inspired the Tornado's rock classic 'Telstar,' which used recordings of a flushing toilet played backwards."

The flux of energetic electrons trapped in Earth's magnetosphere remained high for years, hammering satellites deep into the 1960s.

Dyer, who is widely known for his studies of extreme space weather, was still in school when the explosion occured. It set the stage for his entire career. "Starfish Prime," he says, "was a defining event."

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^^^ there's an expanded link, in the link.

LATEST: After a last-minute rescheduling of Friday night's Carlos Santana performance at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Santana's management announced he also will postpone his next six shows.
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Update: #Rogers says it has started restoring its wireless services after day-long outage.
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Thanks for the posts John

Magnitude 3.8
Region NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
Date time 2022-07-09 01:30:04.0 UTC
Location 11.04 N ; 86.39 W
Depth 28 km
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