Terremoto moderado magnitud 5.1 a 33 km de profundidad
15 Sep 00:00 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 16 minutos.
15 Sep 00:04: Magnitud recalculada de 4.9 a 5.0. Profundidad recalculada de 100.0 a 122.0 km (de 62 a 76 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 23 km (15 mi) al SO.
15 Sep 00:31: Magnitud recalculada de 5.0 a 5.1. Profundidad recalculada de 122.0 a 33.0 km (de 76 a 21 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 22 km (14 mi) al NNE.
15 Sep 00:55: Ubicación del epicentro corregida 3.1 km (1.9 mi) al NO.
Update Wed, 15 Sep 2021, 00:09
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands
5.0 quake 15 Sep 10:44 am (GMT +11)
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in the Solomon Islands near Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Temotu Province, only 25 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Wednesday, September 15th, 2021, at 10:44 am local time at an intermediate depth of 122 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 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 Lata (pop. 550) located 19 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either
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Aftershocks
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 13 km
2 (=5 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 6 km (4 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the
map below to verify).
Réplicas registradas, las más recientes primero (0 en total)
So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
(Coral Sea, Islas Salomón)
27.9°C (82 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from E
