Continuing solar flares and earthquakes

A noteworthy 6.8 magnitude earthquake (now downgraded to 6.7M by the USGS) occurred off the Northeastern shores of New Zealand November 16, 2014.

This new West Pacific unrest comes on the heels of this weeks 7.2M + 6.2M events, which occurred in Indonesia, and New Caledonia.

From November 17-19, 2014 there has been an earthquake swarm north of Luzon Philippines some above 5.1. Over 12 on the Philippine fault line that heads through Manila. Part of Phivolcs listing:

18 Nov 2014 - 08:14 PM         19.70     120.47        095      4.4   114 km N 66° W of Calayan (Cagayan) 

18 Nov 2014 - 05:15 PM         19.41     120.33        010      5.0   120 km N 83° W of Calayan (Cagayan)

17 Nov 2014 - 10:50 PM         19.56     120.40        023      4.6   115 km N 75° W of Calayan (Cagayan)

17 Nov 2014 - 10:46 PM         19.51     120.31        050      4.4   115 km N 26° W of Pagudpud (Ilocos Norte)

17 Nov 2014 - 10:27 PM         19.71     120.21        018      4.2   141 km N 20° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

17 Nov 2014 - 10:13 PM         19.60     120.40        031      4.7   117 km N 72° W of Calayan (Cagayan)

17 Nov 2014 - 10:01 PM         19.65     120.32        014      4.1   133 km N 72° W of Calayan (Cagayan)

17 Nov 2014 - 09:34 PM         19.61     120.35        014      5.2   129 km N 74° W of Calayan (Cagayan)

  All these are going on as an old earth-facing sunspot AR2192 (a.k.a. AR2209) poses a threat for strong flares. The sunspot's 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field is unstable and harbors energy for X-class eruptions.

Heaven forbid, but a sun spot that could blast out the killshot has been long over due supposedly. The blast that could knock out all the power grids around planet earth.

The current coronal mass ejection (CME)

The Philippines sitting on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Keep safe.

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