GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS Kp Index is at level 6
***ALERT***
GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS
Kp Index is at level 6
Scale of G2
Moderate
Power systems: high-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms, long-duration storms may cause transformer damage.
Spacecraft operations: corrective actions to orientation may be required by ground control; possible changes in drag affect orbit predictions.
Other systems: HF radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes
MAGNITUDE 5.9 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=554314
Subject To Change
Depth: 20 km
Distances: 696 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands / pop: 48,300 / local time: 02:43:59.7 2016-12-22
1669 km S of Tokyo, Japan / pop: 8,337,000 / local time: 01:43:59.7 2016-12-22
2470 km E of Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China / pop: 7,872,000 / local time: 00:43:59.7 2016-12-22
NASA Spots 70-Mile-Long 300-Foot-Wide Crack in Antarctica Ice Shelf
MAGNITUDE 3.0 FRANCE
Subject To Change
Depth: 5 km
Distances: 105 km NW of Monaco, Monaco / pop: 33,000 / local time: 11:15:04.3 2016-12-21
48 km E of Gap, France / pop: 42,800 / local time: 11:15:04.3 2016-12-21
12 km N of Jausiers, France / pop: 1,100 / local time: 11:15:04.3 2016-12-21
MAGNITUDE 4.4 CARIBBEAN SEA
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=554244
Subject To Change
Depth: 10 km
Distances: 414 km NE of San José, Costa Rica / pop: 336,000 / local time: 03:13:00.5 2016-12-21
24 km N of San Andrés, Colombia / pop: 58,300 / local time: 04:13:00.5 2016-12-21
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