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Latest quakes in or near Alu Island, Western, Solomon Islands - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.8 earthquake 115 Km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands - Jan 11, 2024 -
Strongest since 2022Mag. 5.5 Solomon Islands - Jul 9, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 22:57 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Alu Island, Western, Solomon Islands, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Alu Island, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Alu Island in the past 24 hours.
Since 2022, Alu Island has had 19 quakes of magnitudes above 4 and up to 5.5:
  • 6 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 13 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
Latest: Mag. 4.8 Earthquake 115 Km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands -
Strongest: Mag. 5.5 Earthquake Solomon Islands -
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Latest quakes in or near Alu Island, Western, Solomon Islands - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Jan 11, 10:56 am (GMT +11)
Jan 10, 23:56 GMT
4.8

35 km
115 Km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands Info
Monday, January 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 9, 03:41 am (Guadalcanal)
Jan 8, 16:41 GMT
4.9

83 km
90 Km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Info
Sunday, November 26, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 26, 2023 11:52 pm (GMT +11)
Nov 26, 2023 12:52 GMT
4.2

10.6 km
Solomon Islands Info
Nov 26, 2023 03:10 pm (GMT +11)
Nov 26, 2023 04:10 GMT
4.7

10.9 km
121 Km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands Info
Monday, November 6, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 7, 2023 08:30 am (Guadalcanal)
Nov 6, 2023 21:30 GMT
5.3

26 km
105 Km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands Info
Sunday, August 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 27, 2023 09:49 pm (Guadalcanal)
Aug 27, 2023 10:49 GMT
4.3

59 km
Solomon Islands Info
Sunday, August 13, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 13, 2023 11:26 am (Guadalcanal)
Aug 13, 2023 00:26 GMT
4.3

383 km
Solomon Islands: 118 Km SE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea Info
Sunday, July 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 9, 2023 11:06 am (Guadalcanal)
Jul 9, 2023 00:06 GMT
5.5

35 km
Solomon Islands 1 reportInfo
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 19, 2023 03:51 am (Guadalcanal)
Apr 18, 2023 16:51 GMT
4.9

72 km
106 Km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands Info
Saturday, March 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 18, 2023 09:05 pm (Guadalcanal)
Mar 18, 2023 10:05 GMT
4.8

10 km
Solomon Islands: 84 Km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Info
Thursday, March 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 10, 2023 04:48 am (Guadalcanal)
Mar 9, 2023 17:48 GMT
5.1

76 km
Solomon Islands Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.4 x 1013 joules (12.3 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10562 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 8.2 quakes on average per year in or near Alu Island, Western, Solomon Islands:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.27 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.6 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 3.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 9.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 10.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 10.1 quakes per year
Alu Island has a very high level of seismic activity. Alu Island has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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