West Coast shaken by earthquake near underwater volcano as experts warn eruption is imminent
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12:30 EST 12 Nov 2025, updated 13:45 EST 12 Nov 2025
By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR

MORE: Massive underwater volcano to blow at any moment and release millions of tons of lava
A major earthquake rattled the Oregon Coast near a highly active Pacific Northwest volcano, which experts say could erupt at any moment.

Cme incoming

https://spaceweather.com/

Solar wind (speed & density currently fluctuating)
speed: 836.4 km/sec (519.71487 mph)
density: 0.29 protons/cm3 (low density)

upper right corner of page, you can go back a few days or as far as 2001

Classification of X-ray Solar Flares

"Scientists classify solar flares according to their x-ray brightness in the wavelength range 1 to 8 Angstroms. There are 3 categories: X-class flares are big; they are major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms. M-class flares are medium-sized; they can cause brief radio blackouts that affect Earth's polar regions. Minor radiation storms sometimes follow an M-class flare. Compared to X- and M-class events, C-class flares are small with few noticeable consequences here on Earth."

"Sunspot 4274 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares"

(magnetic instability = possible more X-class flares.. also, 4274 is nearing the edge of the sun where solar flares have a very strong effect on earth)