Moderate yet deep 5.0 quake hits near Kirakira, Nakumwe, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in the Solomon Islands near Kirakira, Nakumwe, Makira-Ulawa Province, only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Friday, August 5th, 2022, at 1:37 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 135 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 France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.0, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.3.

Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kirakira (pop. 1,100) located 46 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Data & ora: Aug 5, 2022 1:37 pm (GMT +11) local time (5 Aug 2022 02:37 GMT)
Magnitudine: 5.0
Prof.: 135.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 10.73°S / 162.24°E (Solomon Islands)
Fonte dati primaria: GFZ