Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Coral Sea, Solomon Islands, on Friday, 22 May 2015 at 22:03 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.9 quake Coral Sea, Solomon Islands, Saturday, May 23, 2015 08:45:19, which had occurred 18 minutes earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
22 May 23:10 UTC: Premier à signaler: GFZ après 1 heure et 7 minutes.
Magnitude: 5.2
Profondeur: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.94°S / 163.34°E
(Mer de Corail, Îles Salomon)Nearby towns and cities:
164 km ESE de Kirakira (Nakumwe) (pop: 1,120) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
269 km O de Lata (Santa Cruz Islands) (pop: 553) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
377 km SE de Auki (pop: 6,810) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
405 km ESE de Tulagi (Florida Islands) (pop: 1,750) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
420 km ESE de Malango (pop: 10,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
515 km SE de Buala (pop: 2,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
382 km ESE de Guadalcanal Island (pop: 65,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
96 km E de Santa Anna Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 5.2 | 10 km | Solomon Islands | GFZ |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | 166km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | USGS |
| M 5.2 | 10 km | SOLOMON ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 5.2 | 71 km | Solomon Islands Region | GeoAu |
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