Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - New Georgia Group, Western Province, 4.8 km south of Rano, Solomon Islands, on Saturday, 28 Nov 2020 5:57 pm (GMT +11) -

Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - New Georgia Group, Western Province, 4.8 km south of Rano, Solomon Islands, on Saturday, 28 Nov 2020 5:57 pm (GMT +11)

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

28 Nov 07:28 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 minutes.
Update Sat, 28 Nov 2020, 07:30
Light magnitude 4.9 quake hits 83 km southeast of Gizo, Solomon Islands in the afternoon
4.9 quake 28 Nov 5:57 pm (GMT +11)
4.9 quake 28 Nov 5:57 pm (GMT +11)
A shallow magnitude 4.9 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Gizo, Solomon Islands.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit on Saturday 28 November 2020 at 5.57 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Gizo (pop. 6,200) located 83 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 28 Nov 2020 06:57:50 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 28 Nov 2020 5:57 pm (GMT +11)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.672°S / 157.3235°E (New Georgia Group, Western Province, Solomon Islands)
Nearest volcano: Coleman Seamount (24 km / 15 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
83 km (51 mi) SE of Gizo (New Georgia Group) (pop: 6,150) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) WSW of Buala (Isabel) (pop: 2,700) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (174 mi) SE of Buin (Bougainville, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 750) --> See nearby quakes!
286 km (178 mi) WNW of Malango (Guadalcanal) (pop: 10,500) --> See nearby quakes!
314 km (195 mi) W of Tulagi (Florida Islands, Central Province) (pop: 1,750) --> See nearby quakes!
331 km (206 mi) SE of Panguna (Bougainville, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 2,920) --> See nearby quakes!
334 km (207 mi) SE of Arawa (Bougainville, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 40,300) --> See nearby quakes!
371 km (231 mi) W of Auki (Malaita) (pop: 6,810) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSE
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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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.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.910 km82 Km SE of Gizo, Solomon IslandsUSGS
M 5.010 kmSOLOMON ISLANDSEMSC
M 4.962 kmSolomon IslandsGFZ
M 5.2163 kmSolomon IslandsBMKG

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