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Space and Quakes (2nd Update – 5.5 quake in Philippines) (Update – 5.5 quake in Japan) (5.4 quakes in Ecuador and Papua New Guinea)
December 19, 2016 8:10am (EST) Update 12:30pm (EST) 2nd Update 4:30pm (EST)
Asteroids: (LD) lunar distance — all (LD)s are 10 or under and minimum distances.
| Dec. 21 | 2015 YQ1 | 11 meters | 5.58 (LD) |
Solar Winds:Earth is about to enter a stream of solar wind that is expected to begin around the 21st and continue through the 25th, with G1-class geometic storms and auroras expected during that time.
Sunspots: New sunspot 2619 is tiny and pose no threat for strong solar flares at this time.
Earthquakes: There has been 13 quakes of 4+ magnitude over the last 9 hours. 9 hours ago there was quakes of 5.1 / 5.0 magnitude around Panguna, Bougainville, and Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. 5 hours ago there was a quake of 5.4 magnitude in Muisne, Esmerldas, Ecuador. 2 hours ago there was quakes of 5.4 / 5.1 magnitude in Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. UPDATE — A 5.5 magnitude quake in Namie, Fukushima, Japan about 40 minutes ago. 2nd UPDATE — A 5.5 magnitude quake in Libas, Caraga, Philippines about 45 minutes ago.
Quake ratings — 4-4.9 / Light 5-5.9 / Moderate 6-6.9 / Strong 7-7.9 / Major 8-8.9 / Great 9-9.9 / Devastating
