Recent and past earthquakes in the Solomon Islands

Updated: Sep 24, 2021 10:19 GMT
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Updated Sep 24, 2021 10:19 GMT -
During the past 30 days, Solomon Islands was shaken by 6 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above and 8 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0.
Biggest quake: 5.4 quake Coral Sea, Vanuatu, Sep 12, 2021 1:57 pm (GMT +11)
Biggest quake today: 4.9 quake Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands, 106 km south of Arawa, Papua New Guinea, Sep 24, 2021 5:59 am (GMT +11) ...Read More
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Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Thursday, September 23, 2021 18:59 GMT (1 earthquake)
Sep 24, 2021 5:59 am (GMT +11) (Sep 23, 2021 18:59 GMT)
4.9

100 km		70 km (43 mi)Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands, 106 km south of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
I FELT IT 		MoreMap
Saturday, September 18, 2021 22:06 GMT (3 earthquakes)
Sep 19, 2021 9:06 am (GMT +11) (Sep 18, 2021 22:06 GMT)
5.0

35 km		64 km (40 mi)Solomon Sea, 97 km south of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
I FELT IT - 1 report		MoreMap
Sep 18, 2021 04:54 GMT
4.7

10 km		327 km (203 mi)Coral Sea, 76 km south of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
I FELT IT 		MoreMap
Sep 18, 2021 01:21 GMT
4.5

110 km		55 km (34 mi)28 km east of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands
I FELT IT 		MoreMap
Friday, September 17, 2021 18:44 GMT (4 earthquakes)
Sep 18, 2021 5:44 am (GMT +11) (Sep 17, 2021 18:44 GMT)
5.3

10 km		327 km (203 mi)Coral Sea, 83 km south of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
I FELT IT - 1 report		MoreMap
Sep 17, 2021 04:28 GMT
4.5

10 km		311 km (193 mi)Solomon Sea, 60 km south of Kirakira, Solomon Islands MoreMap
Sep 17, 2021 04:26 GMT
4.5

10 km		328 km (204 mi)Coral Sea, 71 km southeast of Kirakira, Solomon Islands MoreMap
Sep 17, 2021 11:04 am (GMT +11) (Sep 17, 2021 00:04 GMT)
5.0

10 km		357 km (222 mi)Coral Sea, Solomon Islands 1 reportMoreMap
Thursday, September 16, 2021 20:50 GMT (1 earthquake)
Sep 17, 2021 7:50 am (GMT +11) (Sep 16, 2021 20:50 GMT)
4.4

157 km		17 km (10.6 mi)86 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea MoreMap
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 23:44 GMT (1 earthquake)
Sep 15, 2021 10:44 am (GMT +11) (Sep 14, 2021 23:44 GMT)
5.1

33 km		33 km (21 mi)Coral Sea, 41 km northeast of Lata, Solomon Islands MoreMap
Sunday, September 12, 2021 02:57 GMT (2 earthquakes)
Sep 12, 2021 1:57 pm (GMT +11) (Sep 12, 2021 02:57 GMT)
5.4

38 km		199 km (124 mi)Coral Sea, Vanuatu 1 reportMoreMap
Sep 12, 2021 01:26 GMT
4.6

10 km		294 km (183 mi)Solomon Sea, 87 km south of Kirakira, Solomon Islands MoreMap
Sunday, September 5, 2021 20:29 GMT (1 earthquake)
Sep 6, 2021 7:29 am (GMT +11) (Sep 5, 2021 20:29 GMT)
4.4

222 km		148 km (92 mi)Coral Sea, Vanuatu MoreMap
Saturday, September 4, 2021 18:43 GMT (1 earthquake)
Sep 5, 2021 5:43 am (GMT +11) (Sep 4, 2021 18:43 GMT)
5.3

52 km		44 km (27 mi)Solomon Sea, 78 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 1 reportMoreMap
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3 x 1013 joules (8.39 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7215 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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