Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 80 km south of Арава, North Solomons, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020 9:45 am (GMT +11) -
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Умеренное землетрясение маг. 5.5 at 49 km depth
16 Nov 22:53 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
16 Nov 22:56: Epicenter location corrected by 4 km (2.5 mi) towards SSW.
17 Nov 07:58: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 49.0 km (from 6.2 to 30 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards SSW.
16 Nov 22:56: Epicenter location corrected by 4 km (2.5 mi) towards SSW.
17 Nov 07:58: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 49.0 km (from 6.2 to 30 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards SSW.
Update Mon, 16 Nov 2020, 22:57
Significant magnitude 5.4 earthquake 76 km south of Arawa, Papua New Guinea5.4 quake Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, 17 Nov 9.45 am (GMT +11)
Papua New Guinea was shaken near the village of Buin by an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 only 12 minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 9.45 am local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Buin (pop. 800) located 17 km from the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Arawa (pop. 40,300) located 76 km from the epicenter.
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The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 9.45 am local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Buin (pop. 800) located 17 km from the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Arawa (pop. 40,300) located 76 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 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:
Дата & время: 16 Nov 2020 22:45:24 UTC -
Местное время в эпицентре: Вторник, 17 ноя 2020 09:45 (GMT +11)
Величина: 5.5
Глубина: 49.0 km
Эпицентр Широта / Долгота: 6.94°S / 155.67°E
(Соломоново море, Папуа — Новая Гвинея)Ближайшие вулкана: Loloru (43 km / 27 mi)
Города поблизости:
21 km (13 mi) S of Buin (pop: 750) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
72 km (45 mi) SSE of Panguna (pop: 2,920) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
80 km (50 mi) S of Арава (pop: 40,300) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
183 km (114 mi) NW of Гизо (New Georgia Group, Соломоновы Острова) (pop: 6,150) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
453 km (281 mi) WNW of Buala (Соломоновы Острова) (pop: 2,700) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
474 km (295 mi) SE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
494 km (307 mi) SE of Рабаул (Rabaul District) (pop: 8,070) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
541 km (336 mi) NW of Malango (Соломоновы Острова) (pop: 10,500) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
979 km (609 mi) ENE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from ENE
Источник данных: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Overcast Clouds
27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from ENEEstimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Величина | Глубина | Местоположение | Источник |
| M 5.5 | 49 km | Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea | GFZ |
| M 5.4 | 80 km | SOLOMON ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 5.3 | 93 km | Solomon Islands | BMKG |
| M 5.5 | 33 km | 83 Km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands | USGS |
| M 5.4 | 88 km | Solomon Islands | GeoAu |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 15 Jan 2021 20:18 UTC| M 5.1 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|23 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Jan 2021 16:52 UTC| M 5.8 |47 km (29.2 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 11 Dec 2020 01:31 UTC| M 4.9 |67.2 km (41.8 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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