Space and Quakes (Update - 5.9 quake in New Guinea) (BIG Asteroid for tomorrow)

November 9, 2016          7:45 am (EST)     Update 1:25 pm (EST)

Asteroids: There is one asteroid for tomorrow, (2004 KB) size 260 meters passing at the distance of 8.72 (LD). One on the 11th, (2016 VQ) size 28 meters passing at the distance of 2.51 (LD). There are 3 on the 12th, (2016 VZ) 28 meters passing at the distance of 3.04 (LD), (2016 VR) 24 meters passing at the distance of 6.13 (LD) and (2016 VY1) size 50 meters passing at the distance of 2.57 (LD).

(LD) lunar distance — all (LD)s are 10 or under and minimum distances.

Solar Winds: A stream of solar wind is expected to reach Earth on the 11th.

Sunspots: The solar disk is blank at this time.

Earthquakes: There has been 9 quakes of 4+ magnitude in the last 11 hours. There was a 5.3 magnitude quake in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand about 7 hours ago. There was also a 5.6 magnitude quake in Port-Olry, Sanma, Vanuatu about 4 hours ago.     UPDATE — There was a 5.9 quake in Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea about 3 hours ago.

Quake ratings     4-4.9 / Light     5-5.9 / Moderate     6-6.9 / Strong     7-7.9 / Major     8-8.9 / Great

Storms: None to report.