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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Monday, 8 February 2016

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Monday, 8 February 2016

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Monday, 8 February 2016
Feb 8 16:31: Magnitude recalculated from 6.5 to 6.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 55.0 km.
Feb 8 16:36: Magnitude recalculated from 6.4 to 6.6.
Feb 8 16:40: Magnitude recalculated from 6.6 to 6.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 55.0 to 54.0 km.
Feb 8 16:44: Magnitude recalculated from 6.5 to 6.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 54.0 to 42.0 km.
Date & time: Mon, 8 Feb 16:19:14 UTC
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 42.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.64°S / 154.66°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Bagana (89 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 8 Feb
Mon, 8 Feb 16:19 UTCM 6.5 / 40 km BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 8 Feb 16:19 UTCM 6.4 / 31.6 km- 92km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Mon, 8 Feb 16:19 UTCM 6.6 / 19.5 kmBougainville - Solomon Islands region [Sea: Papua New Guinea][Map]INGV
Mon, 8 Feb 16:19 UTCM 6.4 / 44 kmBougainville Island Region[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
الله أكبر (16430.8 km NNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking) (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 10 Dec
Sat, 10 Dec 16:24 UTCM 6.0 / 151 km - [info] (67 km)Solomon Islands
[Map]		GFZ
kokopo east new britain papua new guinea (279.4 km NNW from epicenter) / MMI V (Moderate shaking): It was a moderate shake, bed shaking for about a m7nute, felt like it was happening with a short radius (via app)
Sat, 17 Dec (21 earthquakes)
Sat, 17 Dec 11:27 UTCM 6.4 / 34 km - [info] (126 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 17 Dec 11:44 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info] (66 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 12:01 UTCM 5.2 / 28 km - [info] (73 km)Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 17 Dec 12:13 UTCM 4.5 / 49 km - [info] (94 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 12:27 UTCM 5.2 / 54 km - [info] (83 km)Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 17 Dec 12:52 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info] (142 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 17 Dec 13:22 UTCM 5.6 / 40 km - [info]Balbi (94 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Banga Island (371.5 km S from epicenter) / MMI VI (Strong shaking): stayed calm..coz in 2007 there was a bigger shake than this....that experience taught me not to panic...so...called out to my kids and I went under the table...was not scared just calm so that I would think straight....merry christmas (via app)
Sat, 17 Dec 13:34 UTCM 4.8 / 78 km - [info] (84 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 13:52 UTCM 4.7 / 70 km - [info] (97 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 13:55 UTCM 5.1 / 94 km - [info] (117 km)Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 17 Dec 14:50 UTCM 5.0 / 93 km - [info] (97 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 15:29 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info] (113 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 17 Dec 16:04 UTCM 4.6 / 96 km - [info] (103 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 16:55 UTCM 4.6 / 122 km - [info] (52 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 17:16 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (117 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 17:46 UTCM 4.9 / 72 km - [info] (119 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 18:02 UTCM 5.0 / 51 km - [info] (146 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 18:21 UTCM 5.0 / 88 km - [info] (92 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 18:54 UTCM 5.1 / 40 km - [info] (89 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 20:00 UTCM 5.0 / 12 km - [info] (106 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Dec 20:58 UTCM 4.7 / 62 km - [info] (128 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 18 Dec (12 earthquakes)
Sun, 18 Dec 00:43 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (132 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 18 Dec 01:07 UTCM 4.6 / 60 km - [info] (150 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 18 Dec 06:39 UTCM 5.9 / 25 km - [info]Balbi (84 km)Solomon Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 18 Dec 07:13 UTCM 5.2 / 53 km - [info] (93 km)Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 18 Dec 07:39 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (107 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 18 Dec 10:07 UTCM 4.9 / 29 km - [info] (90 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 18 Dec 12:08 UTCM 4.6 / 38 km - [info] (72 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 18 Dec 14:41 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (150 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 18 Dec 19:49 UTCM 4.9 / 66 km - [info] (95 km)Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 18 Dec 19:55 UTCM 4.9 / 63 km - [info] (72 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 18 Dec 19:57 UTCM 5.5 / 40 km - [info]Balbi (6 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 18 Dec 21:10 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info] (74 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 19 Dec
Mon, 19 Dec 02:51 UTCM 5.0 / 188 km - [info] (159 km)New Britain Region, PNG[Map]GeoAu
Mon, 19 Dec 10:59 UTCM 5.2 / 53 km - [info] (145 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Mon, 19 Dec 11:05 UTCM 5.1 / 67 km - [info] (135 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 19 Dec 19:03 UTCM 4.8 / 74 km - [info] (190 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 20 Dec
Tue, 20 Dec 04:33 UTCM 5.3 / 30 km - [info] (146 km)New Britain Region, PNG[Map]GeoAu
Tue, 20 Dec 04:33 UTCM 5.0 / 35 km - [info] (156 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Tue, 20 Dec 06:14 UTCM 5.4 / 10 km - [info] (143 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 21 Dec
Wed, 21 Dec 22:45 UTCM 4.6 / 26 km - [info] (158 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 21 Dec 23:27 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (139 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Thu, 22 Dec
Thu, 22 Dec 00:59 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (140 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Thu, 22 Dec 02:23 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (68 km)Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Thu, 22 Dec 22:35 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (141 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 23 Dec
Fri, 23 Dec 21:28 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (141 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 23 Dec 22:32 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (149 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 24 Dec
Sat, 24 Dec 00:10 UTCM 4.8 / 30 km - [info] (125 km) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 24 Dec 00:27 UTCM 5.0 / 68 km - [info] (153 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC

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