Sismo leggero mag. 4.8 - Solomon Sea, 96 km a nord ovest da Malango, Guadalcanal Province, Isole Salomone, giovedì, 04 marzo 2021 -
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Sismo leggero magnitudine 4.8 at 528 km depth
4 Mar 07:32 UTC: Primo a segnalare: GFZ dopo 9 minuti.
Update Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 07:36
Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 96 km northwest of Malango, Solomon Islands early evening4.8 quake 4 Mar 6:23 pm (GMT +11)
Just 13 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Malango, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands. The tremor was recorded early evening on Thursday 4 March 2021 at 6:23 pm local time, at a great depth of 528 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8 as well.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Malango (pop. 10,500, 96 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8 as well.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Malango (pop. 10,500, 96 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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 online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
Data & ora: 4 Mar 2021 07:23:16 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: giovedì, 4 mar 2021 18:23 (GMT +11)
Magnitudine: 4.8
Profondità: 528.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 9.19°S / 159.01°E
(Solomon Sea, Isole Salomone)Vulcano più vicino: Gallego (81 km / 50 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
96 km NO da Malango (pop: 10,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
126 km O da Tulagi (Florida Islands) (pop: 1,750) --> Vedi sismi vicini
133 km SSO da Buala (pop: 2,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
191 km OSO da Auki (pop: 6,810) --> Vedi sismi vicini
267 km ESE da Gizo (New Georgia Group) (pop: 6,150) --> Vedi sismi vicini
349 km ONO da Kirakira (Nakumwe) (pop: 1,120) --> Vedi sismi vicini
455 km SE da Buin (Papua Nuova Guinea) (pop: 750) --> Vedi sismi vicini
502 km SE da Arawa (Papua Nuova Guinea) (pop: 40,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
503 km SE da Panguna (Papua Nuova Guinea) (pop: 2,920) --> Vedi sismi vicini
131 km ONO da Guadalcanal Island (pop: 65,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
28.8°C (84 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from NNW
Fonte dati primaria: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Overcast Clouds
28.8°C (84 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from NNWStima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
| 4.8 | 528 km | Solomon Islands | GFZ |
| 4.9 | 514 km | SOLOMON ISLANDS | EMSC |
| 4.9 | 508 km | 105 Km NW of Malango, Solomon Islands | USGS |
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