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Magnitude 5.1
Region VANUATU
Date time 2021-04-08 01:13:46.8 UTC
Location 18.48 S ; 169.45 E
Depth 267 km
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Magnitude 4.6
Region MICHOACAN, MEXICO
Date time 2021-04-08 01:19:38.1 UTC
Location 19.08 N ; 100.46 W
Depth 132 km
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Magnitude 4.6
Region SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
Date time 2021-04-08 01:49:03.0 UTC
Location 6.64 S ; 104.58 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 3.3
Region OFF COAST OF LOS LAGOS, CHILE
Date time 2021-04-08 01:52:35.0 UTC
Location 39.55 S ; 74.88 W
Depth 26 km
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Magnitude 2.4
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2021-04-08 02:00:40.7 UTC
Location 32.79 N ; 115.45 W
Depth 9 km
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Magnitude 3.0
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2021-04-08 02:08:33.1 UTC
Location 32.79 N ; 115.44 W
Depth 11 km
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Magnitude 4.2
Region KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
Date time 2021-04-08 02:26:31.0 UTC
Location 3.22 N ; 126.65 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 1.8
Region CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION
Date time 2021-04-08 02:35:31.7 UTC
Location 28.19 N ; 16.17 W
Depth 27 km
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Magnitude 2.2
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2021-04-08 02:41:51.9 UTC
Location 32.78 N ; 115.44 W
Depth 12 km
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Magnitude 3.0
Region ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
Date time 2021-04-08 03:02:54.1 UTC
Location 19.26 N ; 155.45 W
Depth 36 km
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Magnitude 3.5
Region MOLUCCA SEA
Date time 2021-04-08 03:16:49.0 UTC
Location 0.98 N ; 126.29 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 2.8
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2021-04-08 03:28:50.6 UTC
Location 32.80 N ; 115.47 W
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 2.1
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2021-04-08 03:38:12.0 UTC
Location 32.78 N ; 115.44 W
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 1.7
Region CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION
Date time 2021-04-08 03:47:07.6 UTC
Location 28.16 N ; 16.48 W
Depth 21 km
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Magnitude 3.6
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2021-04-08 03:52:08.3 UTC
Location 32.78 N ; 115.43 W
Depth 14 km
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Magnitude 2.7
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2021-04-08 03:57:47.6 UTC
Location 32.77 N ; 115.43 W
Depth 16 km
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pop up

Magnitude 5.4
Region KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Date time 2021-04-08 01:00:39.8 UTC
Location 29.11 S ; 176.39 W
Depth 10 km
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SPRITE SEASON BEGINS: Spring is the season for sprites, and Paul Smith just photographed a magnificent display over Kansas. "These were my first big sprites of the season," says Smith, who took this picture on April 6th:

https://imgur.com/qh5zsM8

"They were so bright, I saw a couple of them with my unaided eyes," he adds.

Sprites are a weird form of lightning that leap up from powerful thunderstorms. These are "jellyfish sprites", named for their resemblance to sea creatures. Their red tentacles stretch about 90 km high, almost touching the edge of space.

At this time of year, severe storms set the stage for sprite formation. Mesoscale convective systems sweep across the Great Plains, cracking with intense electric fields that drive electrons up and into sprites. La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean may amplify this process.

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Looking for some Cheetos!

Glad he was safely returned to the wild

Atmosphere is loaded with cosmic rays! These are plasma discharge events. Fantastic! Follow the cosmic rays monitor on spaceweather.com. Left hand margin, halfway down the page. 11.7 is highest east ever recorded. Last April I saw the current measure hit 11.4. It dropped after that til last week or two. It’s creeping back up.

Magnitude 4.3
Region OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
Date time 2021-04-08 04:17:21.0 UTC
Location 54.74 N ; 163.20 E
Depth 40 km
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Magnitude 3.2
Region LEBANON - SYRIA REGION
Date time 2021-04-08 04:22:38.1 UTC
Location 33.72 N ; 35.22 E
Depth 28 km
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Magnitude 2.2
Region ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
Date time 2021-04-08 04:23:47.0 UTC
Location 19.47 N ; 155.65 W
Depth -2 km
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Magnitude 4.2
Region VERACRUZ, MEXICO
Date time 2021-04-08 04:26:08.0 UTC
Location 17.56 N ; 94.65 W
Depth 143 km
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Magnitude 3.3
Region DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG
Date time 2021-04-08 04:33:21.7 UTC
Location 36.46 N ; 27.15 E
Depth 13 km
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Magnitude 5.0
Region CELEBES SEA
Date time 2021-04-08 05:26:53.4 UTC
Location 2.91 N ; 122.47 E
Depth 556 km
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Magnitude 4.0
Region OAXACA, MEXICO
Date time 2021-04-08 05:31:27.0 UTC
Location 16.39 N ; 94.98 W
Depth 82 km
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Magnitude 3.9
Region OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
Date time 2021-04-08 05:41:17.0 UTC
Location 15.42 N ; 94.53 W
Depth 16 km
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Magnitude 3.9
Region GUERRERO, MEXICO
Date time 2021-04-08 05:42:50.0 UTC
Location 17.22 N ; 100.25 W
Depth 51 km
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Magnitude 3.0
Region UTAH
Date time 2021-04-08 05:45:29.1 UTC
Location 37.78 N ; 112.96 W
Depth 2 km
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Magnitude 3.0
Region MAUI REGION, HAWAII
Date time 2021-04-08 05:47:27.4 UTC
Location 20.46 N ; 156.01 W
Depth 34 km
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