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The daily journal · Earth, atmosphere & space

18 October 2026.

A source-linked record of our changing planet.

Day closed · provisional

LAST COLLECTION 23:47 UTC

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101 source records captured in this UTC edition. Last collection: . 1 event feed check is incomplete. This covers our monitored feeds—not every event worldwide or a measure of global safety.

Earthquakes · M4.5+

11

Within the daily record

Largest earthquake

M 5.2

Observed magnitude

Space-weather records

1

Bulletins and significant flares

Event feed checks

8 / 9

Partial coverage · see source notes

The world today

15 LOCATED RECORDS
Locations of the recorded natural events. Linked markers open the event record.M 4.5 - Fiji regionM 5.1 - 129 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaM 4.7 - 147 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaM 5.2 - 71 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, TongaM 4.5 - 0 km NE of Río Grande, PanamaM 4.7 - 20 km SW of Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and NevisM 4.6 - Carlsberg RidgeM 4.5 - Kermadec Islands, New ZealandM 5.2 - 55 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaM 4.8 - 31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New GuineaM 4.6 - 70 km W of Tambolaka, IndonesiaGreen notification for tropical cyclone WATI-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).Red notification for tropical cyclone CHAMPI-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.233 million .Typhoon KogumaGreen notification for tropical cyclone TRUDY-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).
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Markers show source-reported points, not affected areas. Space-weather records appear separately.

THE DAY IN CONTEXT

Daily briefing

Captured 2026-10-18 23:47:39 UTC. Changes describe our source records, not Earth’s overall safety.

How to read this ↗
  1. 01Largest earthquake magnitude among records captured today: M 5.7 - 48 km WNW of Khuzdar, Pakistan. Event time: 2026-10-17 05:06 UTC. ↗
  2. 02A source record changed after an earlier capture: Hurricane Trudy ↗
  3. 0384 NWS alert series captured today across its US coverage area. These are selected Severe/Extreme messages, not a count of separate storms. ↗
  4. 04NASA EONET published/updated at 18:00 UTC: Super Typhoon Champi ↗
  5. 051 event feed check is incomplete. Missing reports cannot establish a quiet day. ↗
Initial baseline
0
Newly tracked
35
Revised
51
Carried forward
126

Newly tracked means first seen by this journal after its source baseline. Revised takes precedence over other change labels. Carried forward means seen again today without a captured change, not necessarily an ongoing hazard. Source lookback windows include older records, so these counts differ from the dated ledger.

1 source cancellations/closures · 64 messages past their stated expiry · See individual records

Explore 212 tracked source series and their histories

Series may overlap across agencies. A message’s expiry or disappearance does not establish that a hazard has ended. Histories open the latest captured source record.

Coverage at this briefing’s capture
USGS ↗

ok · 10 records

Earthquakes M4.5+

Checked 23:47:39 UTC · Feed timestamp 2026-10-18 23:47:29 UTC

NOAA SWPC ↗

ok · 82 records

Space-weather bulletins

Checked 23:47:39 UTC

NOAA GOES ↗

partial · 58 records

Observed solar flares

Checked 23:47:39 UTC

NOAA Kp ↗

ok · 63 records

Geomagnetic observations

Checked 23:47:39 UTC · Feed timestamp 2026-10-18 18:00:00 UTC

GDACS ↗

ok · 9 records

Disaster reports

Checked 23:47:39 UTC · Feed timestamp 2026-10-18 23:45:03 UTC

NOAA Pacific ↗

ok · 1 records

Tsunami bulletins

Checked 23:47:39 UTC

NOAA National ↗

ok · 1 records

Tsunami bulletins

Checked 23:47:39 UTC

NASA EONET ↗

ok · 13 records

Natural-event context

Checked 23:47:39 UTC

NOAA NWS ↗

ok · 19 records

US and NWS-served territories/waters; Severe and Extreme alerts only

Checked 23:47:39 UTC · Feed timestamp 2026-10-18 23:46:57 UTC

Successful checks indicate feed access, not complete global coverage. Some feeds have no regular heartbeat. UK weather warnings are not yet included.

Global average air temperature

Copernicus / ERA5 · land and ocean

15.35°C

Observed 16 October 2026

Preliminary — may be revised

+0.90°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 2026-10-18 23:02 UTC. Daily observations usually lag by about two days.

Last 30 observed daysSolid: daily mean · Dashed: 1991–2020 daily average
14.0°15.3°16.5°2026-09-17: 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: 15.61°C; anomaly +0.71°C; FINAL2026-10-05: 15.64°C; anomaly +0.78°C; FINAL2026-10-06: 15.68°C; anomaly +0.85°C; FINAL2026-10-07: 15.68°C; anomaly +0.89°C; FINAL2026-10-08: 15.67°C; anomaly +0.92°C; FINAL2026-10-09: 15.62°C; anomaly +0.91°C; FINAL2026-10-10: 15.58°C; anomaly +0.90°C; FINAL2026-10-11: 15.53°C; anomaly +0.89°C; FINAL2026-10-12: 15.47°C; anomaly +0.87°C; FINAL2026-10-13: 15.43°C; anomaly +0.87°C; FINAL2026-10-14: 15.40°C; anomaly +0.88°C; FINAL2026-10-15: 15.38°C; anomaly +0.89°C; FINAL2026-10-16: 15.35°C; anomaly +0.90°C; PRELIMINARY2026-09-172026-10-16
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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

C3.7

Latest estimated Kp / 9

0.33

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

The event ledger

101 RECORDS

Severe

20:18 UTC

Special Marine Warning issued October 18 at 4:18PM EDT until October 18 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Key West FL

Special Marine Warning · Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound; Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef; Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef; Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

NOAA NWS ↗

Bulletin issued

WATCH

17:24 UTC

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted · Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: · Oct 19: G1 (Minor) Oct 20: G1 (Minor) Oct 21: None (Below G1) · THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT · Comment: · NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at · www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

NOAA SWPC ↗

Bulletin issued

Severe

09:22 UTC

Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 5:22AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Freeze Warning · Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Northwest Harford; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Western Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

NOAA NWS ↗

Bulletin issued

Severe

07:26 UTC

Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 3:26AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Freeze Warning · Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

NOAA NWS ↗

Bulletin issued

Severe

06:57 UTC

Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:57AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH

Freeze Warning · Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

NOAA NWS ↗

Bulletin issued

Severe

06:11 UTC

Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:11AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA

Freeze Warning · Warren; Potter; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Huntingdon; Mifflin; Juniata; Somerset; Bedford; Fulton; Franklin; Tioga; Northern Lycoming; Sullivan; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming; Union; Snyder; Montour; Northumberland; Columbia; Perry; Dauphin; Schuylkill; Lebanon; Cumberland; Adams; York; Lancaster. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

NOAA NWS ↗

Bulletin issued

Severe

02:05 UTC

Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 10:05PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Freeze Warning · Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Northwest Harford; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Western Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

NOAA NWS ↗

Bulletin issued

Severe

01:02 UTC

Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 9:02PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH

Freeze Warning · Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

NOAA NWS ↗

Bulletin issued

Severe

00:11 UTC

Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:11PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Freeze Warning · Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

NOAA NWS ↗

Bulletin issued

Context

2026-10-13

Typhoon Koguma

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

NASA EONET ↗

Source geometry date

About this edition

Source health & methodology ↗

Reporting interval: 2026-10-18, 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

Unavailable

Temperature & anomaly maps ↗

NOAA ENSO advisory · issued 2026-10-08

El Niño Advisory

Advisory, history & outlook ↗

Latest captured RONI

+1.69°C

JAS 2026 · three-month mean