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Major Quake Watch next 48 hrs
https://www.solarham.net/index.htm
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-x-ray-flux
The X flare is already affecting global communications at frequencies below 5 MHz. The main areas affected are Africa, South America and the Southern Atlantic. pic.twitter.com/ODWXsKunZi
— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) February 9, 2024
6.1 Quake, 10km deep
North of New Zealand
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000lxyv/executive
Stresses have really built up in the west Pacific.
The flare could really spark a big one.
I have a bad feeling about this.
CME WATCH – 2024.02.09: Lots of missing data but even so there is a great deal of CME activity observed. It starts with 2 modest events almost simultaneously from the NE and SW limbs. Then repeated events from both the SW and SE limbs. The SW CMEs are probably AR3576 associated. pic.twitter.com/1xTDOkXlHM
— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) February 9, 2024
The second strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle, an X3.3 event was observed around AR 3575 at 13:14 UTC (Feb 9). A large coronal mass ejection (CME) should be expected, however because AR 3575 is now located behind the southwest limb, it will be directed away from Earth. So for those who were hoping for an Earth directed eruption such as myself, it looks like there will be no such luck this time. Additional details will be provided whenever necessary.
https://www.solarham.net/index.htm
X3.3 solar flare observed around AR 3575 now located behind the SW limb at 13:14 UTC (Feb 9). pic.twitter.com/NXiY38oeyJ
— SolarHam (@SolarHam) February 9, 2024
h/t DOORBERT