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Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 45 km southwest of Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 12:46 am (GMT +11) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.0 quake Solomon Sea, 57 km southwest of Honiara, Solomon Islands, Nov 22, 2022 1:03 pm (GMT +11), which had occurred 3 days earlier.

Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 45 km southwest of Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 12:46 am (GMT +11)

Strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

25 Nov 13:51 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 5 minutes.
25 Nov 13:55: Now using data updates from GFZ
25 Nov 13:57: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.8. Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2.1 mi) towards N.
25 Nov 14:08: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 25, 2022 13:46:51 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 12:46 am (GMT +11)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.7
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	9.8023°S / 159.7751°E (Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands)
Antipode	9.802°N / 20.225°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking
Felt	6 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Gallego (51 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	13 km (8 mi) SSE of Malango (pop: 10,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) SSW of Honiara (pop: 56,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) SSW of Tulagi (Florida Islands) (pop: 1,750) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 153 km (95 mi) SW of Auki (pop: 6,810) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 185 km (115 mi) S of Buala (pop: 2,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 246 km (153 mi) WNW of Kirakira (Nakumwe) (pop: 1,120) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 374 km (232 mi) ESE of Gizo (New Georgia Group) (pop: 6,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10¹³ joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.7	10 km	13 Km SSE of Malango, Solomon Islands	USGS
5.7	10 km	SOLOMON ISLANDS	EMSC
5.7	10 km	Solomon Islands	RaspberryShake
5.7	10 km	Solomon Islands: Near Port Moresby	RENASS
5.7	10 km	Solomon Islands	GFZ
5.8	25 km	Solomon Islands	GeoAu
5.7	10 km	Solomon Islands	IRIS
5.7	31 km	Solomon Islands: Solomon Is. [Land]	INGV

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Honiara (45.1 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 10-15 s : I am sitting outside my house on my phone | 9 users found this interesting.

Honiara / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 2-5 s : I was woken from the shaking of the house. It lasted for around 3 - 5 seconds. Shaking was quite violent for a short period of time. | One user found this interesting.

Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 15-20 s : Light shaking. The house and everything is shaking and rattling | One user found this interesting.

Honiara / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

Honiara / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s (reported through our app)

Honiara / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 10-15 s

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