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The Earth
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THE PLANETARY JOURNAL / DAILY EDITION

29 September 2026.

One planet. One day. A permanent record.

Day closed · provisional

LAST COLLECTION 22:59 UTC

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Earthquakes · M4.5+

18

Within the daily record

Largest earthquake

M 5.6

Observed magnitude

Space-weather records

2

Bulletins and significant flares

Source checks complete

7 / 8

Partial coverage · see source notes

The world today

31 LOCATED RECORDS
Locations of the recorded natural events. Linked markers open the event record.M 4.5 - 15 km SW of San Antonio, Colombia230 miles N of Eugene, OregonM 4.7 - 49 km N of Dicabisagan, PhilippinesM 4.7 - 50 km N of Fangale’ounga, TongaM 4.6 - West Chile RiseM 4.8 - South Sandwich Islands regionGreen notification for tropical cyclone NINETEEN-E-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).M 4.9 - 61 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor LesteM 5.6 - southern Mid-Atlantic RidgeM 5.4 - 99 km SSE of Pangai, TongaM 4.8 - 97 km W of Petrolia, CAM 4.8 - 98 km SW of Port-Vila, VanuatuM 5.0 - 77 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaM 4.5 - 96 km ENE of Alianza Cristiana, PeruM 4.5 - 95 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaM 4.8 - South Sandwich Islands regionM 4.8 - South Sandwich Islands regionM 5.3 - 76 km NE of Tadine, New CaledoniaM 4.5 - 173 km SE of Atlasovo, RussiaM 4.9 - 2 km SW of Sakai, JapanGreen notification for tropical cyclone HANNA-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).Green notification for tropical cyclone RACHEL-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).Tropical Cyclone 01BGreen notification for tropical cyclone SURIGAE-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).Red notification for tropical cyclone POLO-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.222 million .Green notification for tropical cyclone FAY-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).Green notification for tropical cyclone NOLO-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).Drought is on going in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, ChadDrought is on going in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, UgandaDrought is on going in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El SalvadorDrought is on going in Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine,
EarthquakesStormsDroughtTsunami bulletins

Markers show source-reported points, not affected areas. Space-weather records appear separately.

Seismic rhythm

M4.5+ / UTC HOURS
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00

Bars count earthquakes in the collected daily record. Unelapsed hours have no observations.

Beyond the atmosphere

NOAA SWPC ↗

Strongest recorded flare today

C1.5

Latest estimated Kp / 9

1.33

Kp 5 marks the G1 geomagnetic threshold. Flare class alone does not predict an Earth impact. Last sample 21:00 UTC.

The event ledger

33 RECORDS

Information

21:09 UTC

Bulletin evaluation · issued 2026-09-29

There is NO tsunami danger from this earthquake.

230 miles N of Eugene, Oregon

NOAA National information bulletin. Follow the original message for affected areas, validity and any later cancellation. This archive does not assert a current warning.

NOAA National ↗

Bulletin issued

WATCH

13:01 UTC

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted · Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: · Sep 30: None (Below G1) Oct 01: None (Below G1) Oct 02: G1 (Minor) · THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT · Comment: 28 Sep CME inbound · NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at · www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

NOAA SWPC ↗

Bulletin issued

Context

2026-09-24

Tropical Cyclone 01B

NASA EONET event context. Location and timing may be approximate; follow the original source for authoritative details.

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Source geometry date

About this edition

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Reporting interval: 2026-09-29, 00:00–24:00 UTC. Issued bulletins and event observations are labelled separately. Future-dated or malformed records are withheld. This page preserves a dated record and does not certify that any warning is currently active.

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The ocean record

Dated observations, not live warnings

Sea-surface observations

2026-09-28

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NOAA ENSO advisory

El Niño Advisory

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Latest captured RONI

+1.36°C

JJA 2026 · three-month mean