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Recent and past earthquakes in the Solomon Islands

Updated: Apr 20, 2024 08:06 GMT -
During October 2020, Solomon Islands has had 20 quakes of magnitudes above 4 and up to 5.6:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 17 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
Strongest: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake 22 Km SE of Auki, Solomon Islands -
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Past earthquakes in or near Solomon Islands: October 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Oct 31, 2020 05:37 am (Guadalcanal)
4.6

10 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the E South Pacific Ocean, 43 km east of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands
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Oct 31, 2020 01:47 am (GMT +11)
4.6

27 km
41 km (25 mi) to the SE 210 km southeast of Honiara, Capital Territory, Solomon Islands 1 report
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Oct 31, 2020 12:01 am (GMT +11)
4.7

221 km
60 km (37 mi) to the SE 366 km north of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands 1 report
Info
Oct 30, 2020 10:10 pm (Guadalcanal)
5.6

26 km
22 Km SE of Auki, Solomon Islands 16 reportsInfo
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Oct 29, 2020 02:49 am (Guadalcanal)
4.3

218 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the SE Solomon Islands: Santa Cruz Islands
Info
Oct 28, 2020 04:41 pm (GMT +10)
4.7

10 km
188 km (117 mi) to the W 199 km west of Arawa, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Oct 28, 2020 12:50 am (GMT +11)
4.3

63 km
57 km (35 mi) to the SE Solomon Islands: Santa Cruz Islands
Info
Oct 28, 2020 12:34 am (GMT +11)
4.1

229 km
111 km (69 mi) to the SE Vanuatu: Santa Cruz Islands
Info
Monday, October 26, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 26, 2020 12:58 pm (GMT +10)
4.9

10 km
171 km (106 mi) to the W 143 km west of Arawa, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
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Sunday, October 25, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 25, 2020 10:04 pm (Guadalcanal)
5.2

66 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the SE 47 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 2 reportsInfo
Thursday, October 22, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 22, 2020 12:57 pm (Guadalcanal)
4.8

45 km
48 km (30 mi) to the SE 153 km southeast of Honiara, Capital Territory, Solomon Islands 1 report
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4 x 1013 joules (11.1 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9570 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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