Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Friday, 24 February 2017
This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 7.7 quake: Solomon Islands on Thu, 8 Dec 17h38, which had occurred 11 weeks earlier.
Date & time: Friday, 24 February 2017 09:44 UTC
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.54°S / 159.78°E
(Solomon Islands)
Nearest volcano: Gallego (22 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) [learn more]
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.54°S / 159.78°E
(Solomon Islands)Nearest volcano: Gallego (22 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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 other agencies
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
| Fri, 24 Feb 2017 | ||||
| Fri, 24 Feb 09:44 UTC | M 4.8 / 25 km | SOLOMON ISLANDS | EMSC | |
| Fri, 24 Feb 09:44 UTC | M 4.9 / 28.4 km | - 20km SSW of Honiara, Solomon Islands | USGS | |
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