Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - SOLOMON ISLANDS on Sunday, 22 November 2015
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.8 quake: Solomon Islands, 18 Nov 2015 18:31, which had occurred 3 days earlier.
22 Nov 03:18 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 20 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 37.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.85°S / 157.79°E
(Solomon Islands)Nearest volcano: Kavachi (26 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
133 km (83 mi) SE of Gizo (pop: 6,200)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Sun, 22 Nov 02:57 UTC | M 4.8 / 37 km | SOLOMON ISLANDS | EMSC |
| 2015-11-22 13:57:54 +11:00 (22 Nov 02:57:54 UTC) | M 4.8 / 37.2 km | - 133km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | USGS |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it be the first to report it!
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - SOLOMON ISLANDS on Sunday, 22 November 2015Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
More on VolcanoDiscovery
Earthquake monitor: Lists and maps of earthquakes in the world in near real time. Country lists, earthquake archive, and I-felt-it reports.
Try our new app!: Volcanoes & Earthquakes - our new free App for Android shows the latest earthquakes and active volcanoes on a map and as list, as well as volcano news from all the world. You can filter the data shown in various ways, e.g. by magnitude or age of earthquakes, the distance from your location, the status of volcanoes and so on.
List of earthquakes by country / region: On our growing regional earthquake lists, you find current and past earthquakes with many smaller quakes included as well.
