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The Earth
Record

THE PLANETARY JOURNAL / DAILY EDITION

6 October 2026.

One planet. One day. A permanent record.

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LAST COLLECTION 19:44 UTC

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31 source records captured so far in this UTC day.Last collection: .This covers our monitored feeds—not every event worldwide or a measure of global safety.

Global average air temperature

Copernicus / ERA5 · land and ocean

15.60°C

Observed 4 October 2026

Preliminary — may be revised

+0.70°C

Compared with the 1991–2020 average for this calendar day. This is near-surface air temperature, not sea-water temperature or an average of cities.

Source retrieved 2026-10-06 19:14 UTC. Daily observations usually lag by about two days.

Last 30 observed daysSolid: daily mean · Dashed: 1991–2020 daily average
14.5°15.8°17.0°2026-09-05: 16.62°C; anomaly +0.90°C; FINAL2026-09-06: 16.52°C; anomaly +0.82°C; FINAL2026-09-07: 16.46°C; anomaly +0.78°C; FINAL2026-09-08: 16.45°C; anomaly +0.80°C; FINAL2026-09-09: 16.41°C; anomaly +0.78°C; FINAL2026-09-10: 16.38°C; anomaly +0.78°C; FINAL2026-09-11: 16.39°C; anomaly +0.81°C; FINAL2026-09-12: 16.34°C; anomaly +0.78°C; FINAL2026-09-13: 16.33°C; anomaly +0.80°C; FINAL2026-09-14: 16.30°C; anomaly +0.79°C; FINAL2026-09-15: 16.26°C; anomaly +0.78°C; FINAL2026-09-16: 16.24°C; anomaly +0.79°C; FINAL2026-09-17: 16.18°C; anomaly +0.76°C; FINAL2026-09-18: 16.13°C; anomaly +0.73°C; FINAL2026-09-19: 16.10°C; anomaly +0.73°C; FINAL2026-09-20: 16.10°C; anomaly +0.76°C; FINAL2026-09-21: 16.12°C; anomaly +0.80°C; FINAL2026-09-22: 16.06°C; anomaly +0.78°C; FINAL2026-09-23: 16.06°C; anomaly +0.81°C; FINAL2026-09-24: 16.09°C; anomaly +0.86°C; FINAL2026-09-25: 16.08°C; anomaly +0.88°C; FINAL2026-09-26: 16.05°C; anomaly +0.89°C; FINAL2026-09-27: 16.01°C; anomaly +0.88°C; FINAL2026-09-28: 15.95°C; anomaly +0.85°C; FINAL2026-09-29: 15.85°C; anomaly +0.78°C; FINAL2026-09-30: 15.76°C; anomaly +0.72°C; FINAL2026-10-01: 15.70°C; anomaly +0.69°C; FINAL2026-10-02: 15.65°C; anomaly +0.68°C; FINAL2026-10-03: 15.62°C; anomaly +0.69°C; FINAL2026-10-04: 15.60°C; anomaly +0.70°C; PRELIMINARY2026-09-052026-10-04
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Earthquakes · M4.5+

17

Within the daily record

Largest earthquake

M 5.9

Observed magnitude

Space-weather records

6

Bulletins and significant flares

Event feed checks

8 / 8

All monitored event feeds responding

The world today

25 LOCATED RECORDS

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

M1.8

Latest estimated Kp / 9

1.67

Kp 5 marks the G1 geomagnetic threshold. Flare class alone does not predict an Earth impact. Last sample 15:00 UTC.

The event ledger

31 RECORDS

Information

18:39 UTC

Bulletin evaluation · issued 2026-10-06

There is NO tsunami danger from this earthquake.

80 miles SE of Iliamna, Alaska

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

16:33 UTC

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G2 Predicted

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G2 Predicted · Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: · Oct 07: None (Below G1) Oct 08: None (Below G1) Oct 09: G2 (Moderate) · THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT · Comment: G1 to G2 (Minor-Moderate) geomagnetic storms are likely on 09 Oct with the arrival of a CME that left the Sun on 06 Oct. · NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at · www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

NOAA SWPC ↗

Bulletin issued

Context

12:00 UTC

Hurricane Nolo

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

NASA EONET ↗

Source geometry date

Context

12:00 UTC

Hurricane Rachel

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

NASA EONET ↗

Source geometry date

Context

12:00 UTC

Super Typhoon Choi-wan

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

NASA EONET ↗

Source geometry date

Context

12:00 UTC

Tropical Storm Koguma

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

NASA EONET ↗

Source geometry date

M1.8

08:05 UTC

M1.8 solar flare

GOES-18 recorded a M1.8 flare. Peak X-ray flux: 1.90e-5 W/m². This measurement alone does not establish an Earth-directed CME.

NOAA GOES ↗

Observed peak

M1.4

06:10 UTC

M1.4 solar flare

GOES-18 recorded a M1.4 flare. Peak X-ray flux: 1.41e-5 W/m². This measurement alone does not establish an Earth-directed CME.

NOAA GOES ↗

Observed peak

Bulletin

03:43 UTC

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected · Extension to Serial Number: 5427 · Valid From: 2026 Oct 05 0155 UTC · Now Valid Until: 2026 Oct 06 1200 UTC · Warning Condition: Persistence · NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at · www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

NOAA SWPC ↗

Bulletin issued

Reporting interval: 2026-10-06, 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

Source dates differ from the capture date

Ocean observation date

2026-10-05

Temperature & anomaly maps ↗

NOAA ENSO advisory · issued 2026-09-10

El Niño Advisory

Advisory, history & outlook ↗

Latest captured RONI

+1.69°C

JAS 2026 · three-month mean