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The Earth Record

The daily journal · Earth, atmosphere & space

19 October 2026.

A source-linked record of our changing planet.

Day closed · last collection 23:02 UTC

LAST COLLECTION 23:02 UTC

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93 source records captured so far in this UTC day. 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+

28

Within the daily record

Largest earthquake

M 6.0

Observed magnitude

Space-weather records

2

Bulletins and significant flares

Event feed checks

8 / 9

Partial coverage · see source notes

The world today

34 LOCATED RECORDS
Locations of the recorded natural events. Linked markers open the event record.M 4.5 - Kuril IslandsM 5.7 - 203 km WNW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 5.7 - 198 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 4.8 - 88 km WNW of Hihifo, TongaHurricane TrudySuper Typhoon ChampiM 5.1 - South Sandwich Islands regionM 4.6 - south of the Fiji IslandsM 4.9 - 77 km WSW of Murghob, TajikistanM 4.6 - 5 km E of San José El Ídolo, GuatemalaM 5.3 - 116 km WNW of Höfn, IcelandM 4.8 - 56 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaM 4.8 - 212 km WNW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 5.0 - 31 km NW of Jiangyou, ChinaM 5.4 - 196 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 4.7 - 53 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaM 4.9 - 54 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaM 4.9 - 115 km NNW of Sola, VanuatuM 4.7 - 163 km WNW of Tobelo, IndonesiaM 4.9 - 202 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 4.5 - 2 km W of Lunca Jariștei, RomaniaM 5.2 - 211 km WNW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 5.4 - 184 km WNW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 5.3 - 188 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 6.0 - 186 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 4.9 - 203 km WNW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 4.9 - 218 km WNW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM 4.5 - Banda SeaTropical Cyclone WatiM 4.9 - 68 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, NicaraguaM 4.7 - 20 km SW of Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and NevisGreen 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 .Green 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 2026-10-19 23:02:03 UTC. Changes describe our source records, not Earth’s overall safety.

How to read this ↗
  1. 01Largest earthquake magnitude among records captured today: M 6.0 - 186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. Event time: 2026-10-19 07:49 UTC. ↗
  2. 02A source record changed after an earlier capture: Hurricane Trudy ↗
  3. 0341 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
43
Revised
33
Carried forward
110

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 · 24 messages past their stated expiry · See individual records

Explore 186 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 · 27 records

Earthquakes M4.5+

Checked 23:02:03 UTC · Feed timestamp 2026-10-19 23:01:07 UTC

NOAA SWPC ↗

ok · 83 records

Space-weather bulletins

Checked 23:02:03 UTC

NOAA GOES ↗

partial · 64 records

Observed solar flares

Checked 23:02:03 UTC

NOAA Kp ↗

ok · 63 records

Geomagnetic observations

Checked 23:02:03 UTC · Feed timestamp 2026-10-19 18:00:00 UTC

GDACS ↗

ok · 8 records

Disaster reports

Checked 23:02:03 UTC · Feed timestamp 2026-10-19 22:55:01 UTC

NOAA Pacific ↗

ok · 1 records

Tsunami bulletins

Checked 23:02:03 UTC

NOAA National ↗

ok · 1 records

Tsunami bulletins

Checked 23:02:03 UTC

NASA EONET ↗

ok · 12 records

Natural-event context

Checked 23:02:03 UTC

NOAA NWS ↗

ok · 14 records

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

Checked 23:02:03 UTC · Feed timestamp 2026-10-19 23:00:00 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

15.30°C

Observed 17 October 2026

Preliminary — may be revised

+0.89°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 2026-10-19 22:17 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°2026-09-18: 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 +0.91°C; FINAL2026-10-17: 15.30°C; anomaly +0.89°C; PRELIMINARY2026-09-182026-10-17
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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

M1.6

Latest estimated Kp / 9

0.67

Kp 5 marks the G1 geomagnetic threshold. Flare class alone does not predict an Earth impact. Last sample 18:00 UTC.

The event ledger

93 RECORDS

Context

18:00 UTC

Hurricane Trudy

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

NASA EONET ↗

Source geometry date

Context

18:00 UTC

Super Typhoon Champi

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

NASA EONET ↗

Source geometry date

SUMMARY

09:09 UTC

SUMMARY: 10cm Radio Burst

SUMMARY: 10cm Radio Burst · Begin Time: 2026 Oct 19 0858 UTC · Maximum Time: 2026 Oct 19 0859 UTC · End Time: 2026 Oct 19 0859 UTC · Peak Flux: 430 sfu · Duration: 1 minutes · Latest Penticton Noon Flux: 137 sfu

NOAA SWPC ↗

Bulletin issued

M1.6

09:03 UTC

M1.6 solar flare

GOES-18 recorded a M1.6 flare. Peak X-ray flux: 1.68e-5 W/m². This measurement alone does not establish an Earth-directed CME.

NOAA GOES ↗

Observed peak

Context

06:00 UTC

Tropical Cyclone Wati

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

NASA EONET ↗

Source geometry date

Reporting interval: 2026-10-19, 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

2026-10-18

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