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Look at what happened in May 2005 when the same kind of flare hit earth.M.8
CALIFORNIA AURORAS: Last night, May 14th, an extreme geomagnetic storm sparked auroras across much of the United States. Dennis Mammana took this picture from Borrego Springs in the Anza-Borrego Desert of Southern California:
The storm is subsiding now, but it’s not finished. Sky watchers, especially those in Canada, Alaska and northern-tier US states such as Minnesota and Wisconsin, should remain alert for auroras tonight.
What caused this storm? A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field. Impact time: May 14th at 0230 UT. Pictured below, the CME left the sun on May 13th, propelled in our direction by an M8-class explosion near sunspot 759. Eighteen hours later it reached Earth and sparked bright auroras.
EARTHQUAKES in 2005
June 13 Tarapaca, Chile 7.8
June 15 Off coast of northern California 7.2
July 24 Nicobar Islands, India 7.3
Aug. 16 Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan 7.2
Sept. 9 New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea 7.7
Sept. 26 Northern Peru 7.5
Oct. 8 Pakistan 7.6
Nov. 14 Off coast of Honshu, Japan 7.0