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What the open sources showed this week
20 October 2026 · every line names its source and time
- Events this week
- 444
- Categories
- 5
- Sources answered
- 11
Earthquakes · 356
M6.0 186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
USGS earthquake feed · 19 Oct, 07:49 UTC
M5.7 203 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
USGS earthquake feed · 19 Oct, 18:55 UTC
M5.7 198 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
USGS earthquake feed · 19 Oct, 18:52 UTC
And 353 more on the live picture.
News reports · 61
Deadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre 'in 30 to 60 seconds'
Public broadcaster world desks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky, UN News) · 20 Oct, 01:52 UTC
'Our worst nightmare': Threats to Australian politicians were rising before MP hit by car
Public broadcaster world desks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky, UN News) · 20 Oct, 01:24 UTC
Saudi Arabia cancels 2026 ‘Davos in the Desert’ amid Houthi attacks
Public broadcaster world desks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky, UN News) · 20 Oct, 01:05 UTC
And 58 more on the live picture.
Conflict reporting · 19
Deadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre 'in 30 to 60 seconds'
GDELT conflict-weighted world coverage · 20 Oct, 01:52 UTC
Saudi Arabia cancels 2026 ‘Davos in the Desert’ amid Houthi attacks
GDELT conflict-weighted world coverage · 20 Oct, 01:05 UTC
Iran war live: Trump says US hits Iran hard ‘economically and militarily’
GDELT conflict-weighted world coverage · 20 Oct, 00:00 UTC
And 16 more on the live picture.
Storms · 6
Red Tropical Cyclone CHAMPI-26 in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan from: 14 Oct 2026 to: 19 Oct 2026 .
GDACS global disaster alerts · 14 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Super Typhoon Champi
NASA EONET natural events · 19 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Hurricane Trudy
NASA EONET natural events · 19 Oct, 18:00 UTC
And 3 more on the live picture.
Wildfires · 2
Prescribed Fire Newman Piles RX, Coconino, Arizona
NASA EONET natural events · 14 Oct, 10:42 UTC
Prescribed Fire Jane 102 RX, Harney, Oregon
NASA EONET natural events · 13 Oct, 10:24 UTC
The sources behind this brief
Answered this cycle: USGS earthquake feed, EMSC seismic portal, USGS volcano alert levels, NOAA National Hurricane Center, US National Weather Service alerts, GDACS global disaster alerts, NASA EONET natural events, NOAA space weather prediction centre, Public broadcaster world desks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky, UN News), GDELT conflict-weighted world coverage, Transport for London traffic cameras.
Did not answer: adsb.lol military and emergency aircraft, adsb.lol limited-display aircraft (LADD). Their absence is not evidence.