4.0 Magnitude Earthquake hits Batangas on April 18, 2012

A 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake hits Batangas on April 18, 2012. It had a depth of 123 kilometers and was tectonic in origin.

Phivolcs said no aftershocks were expected. The quake occurred at 11:48 a.m. Its epicenter was located 13 kilometers northwest of the town of Calatagan. However, no casualties or damage was reported according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Biggest Space Storm to hit Earth

According to the report from AFP,  a space weather storm that was forecast to be the strongest in five years has fizzled out and ended up causing no impact to power grids or modern navigation systems, US experts said on Thursday.

A series of eruptions on the Sun this week sent radiation and solar plasma hurtling toward Earth at high speeds but in the end, the geomagnetic storm registered the lowest level, G1, on a five-step scale.

NOAA had forecast the storm would be a level three, or "strong," and said it would be the worst since 2006. NASA had said it might even be "severe."

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According to Telegraph .co.uk, in a new warning, Nasa said the super storm would hit like “a bolt of lightning” and could cause catastrophic consequences for the world’s health, emergency services and national security unless precautions are taken.

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