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What the open sources showed this week
21 October 2026 · every line names its source and time
- Events this week
- 409
- Categories
- 5
- Sources answered
- 13
Earthquakes · 326
M5.4 192 km S of Burica, Panama
USGS earthquake feed · 20 Oct, 17:05 UTC
M5.2 206 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
USGS earthquake feed · 20 Oct, 06:29 UTC
M5.1 39 km W of Mosteiros, Portugal
USGS earthquake feed · 20 Oct, 18:07 UTC
And 323 more on the live picture.
News reports · 58
Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests
Public broadcaster world desks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky, UN News) · 21 Oct, 04:13 UTC
US envoy to meet Putin in Russia as Zelensky says intelligence sharing 'works now'
Public broadcaster world desks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky, UN News) · 21 Oct, 03:59 UTC
Faecal waste pollutes drinking water in Mexico’s Yucatan, Greenpeace says
Public broadcaster world desks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky, UN News) · 21 Oct, 03:02 UTC
And 55 more on the live picture.
Conflict reporting · 12
Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
GDELT conflict-weighted world coverage · 21 Oct, 02:18 UTC
Iran war live: US warns peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult
GDELT conflict-weighted world coverage · 21 Oct, 00:00 UTC
NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks
GDELT conflict-weighted world coverage · 20 Oct, 23:19 UTC
And 9 more on the live picture.
Wildfires · 7
Prescribed Fire STE - Goodin Ridge RX, McCreary, Kentucky
NASA EONET natural events · 18 Oct, 08:25 UTC
Wildfire COOLEY, Mendocino, California
NASA EONET natural events · 16 Oct, 20:14 UTC
Wildfire NORTE, Orange, California
NASA EONET natural events · 16 Oct, 14:52 UTC
And 4 more on the live picture.
Storms · 6
Red Tropical Cyclone CHAMPI-26 in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan from: 14 Oct 2026 to: 21 Oct 2026 .
GDACS global disaster alerts · 14 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Super Typhoon Champi
NASA EONET natural events · 21 Oct, 00:00 UTC
Tropical Cyclone 02S
NASA EONET natural events · 20 Oct, 18:00 UTC
And 3 more on the live picture.
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, adsb.lol military and emergency aircraft, adsb.lol limited-display aircraft (LADD), Public broadcaster world desks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky, UN News), GDELT conflict-weighted world coverage, Transport for London traffic cameras.