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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Monday, 20 March 2017

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Monday, 20 March 2017
Date & time: Mon, 20 Mar 04:24:32 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.14°S / 160.95°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Savo (166 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 20 Mar
Mon, 20 Mar 04:24 UTCM 5.1 / 60 km SOLOMON ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Mon, 20 Mar 04:24 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km- 80km NNE of Auki, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Mon, 20 Mar 04:24 UTCM 5.1 / 61 kmSolomon Islands[Map]GeoAu

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 12 May
Fri, 12 May 05:38 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (159 km)Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Fri, 22 Sep
Fri, 22 Sep 23:25 UTCM 4.9 / 37.3 km - [info] (155 km)- 43km N of Buala, Solomon Islands
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 25 Dec
Mon, 25 Dec 17:56 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info] (278 km)Solomon Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 25 Dec 17:56 UTCM 5.5 / 70 km - [info] (223 km)Solomon Islands
[Map]		GeoAu

 

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