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Posted by feww on August 15, 2015
Centered at 10.905°S, 163.877°E the quake occurred at a depth of 6.3km, reported USGS/EHP.
The quake is the latest significant event in a seismic cluster swarming the region.
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Posted by feww on August 13, 2015
Centered at 9.319°S, 157.934°E the event occurred at a depth of about 5.0 km (3.1 mi), said USGS/EHP.
The event was preceded by a significant foreshock measuring 5.3Mw.
Other Significant Quakes
M 5.5 – 100km NNE of Amsterdam Island, France
Location: 37.035°S, 78.055°E
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2015-08-13 10:39:53 UTC
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Posted by feww on July 18, 2015
3rd Revision by yet another seismologist (!)
M7.0; 10.38S, 165.20E ; depth=10km
Centered at 10.38ºS, 165.19ºE the quake occurred at a depth of about 2km, reported emsc-csem.org
Pacific Tsunami center has issued the following statement:
TSUNAMI EVALUATION
BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS… HAZARDOUS
TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM OF
THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS
EQ Details
Magnitude: 7.2Mw
Region: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Date/time: 2015-07-18 at 02:27:31.9 UTC
Location: 10.38ºS ; 165.19ºE
Depth 2 km
Distances 584 km E of Honiara, Solomon Islands / pop: 56,298 / local time: 13:27:31.9 2015-07-18
358 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands / pop: 1,122 / local time: 13:27:31.9 2015-07-18
Aftershocks
M5.1, 10.31S,164.96E 2015-07-18 at 04:30:04.3; depth=2km
M4.9, 10.31S,165.08E 2015-07-18 at 03:32:34.9; depth=2km
Posted in News Alert | Tagged: earthquake, HONIARA, Kirakira, Lata, North New Hebrides Trench, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, South Solomon Trench, tsunami evaluation | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on July 10, 2015
UPDATED
Centered at 9.35ºS, 158.39ºE, 172 km W of Honiara, the quake occurred at a depth of about 10km, according to emsc-csem.org
At least one significant aftershock measuring 5.3Mw was reported as of posting.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.8Mw
Region: SOLOMON ISLANDS
Date time: 2015-07-10 at 04:12:41.7 UTC
Location: 9.35ºS, 158.39ºE
Depth: 10 km
Distances:
NO tsunami threat from this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes
M5.6, 15km S of Hachinohe, Japan 2015-07-09 18:32:51 UTC depth=79.4 km
M4.7, 5km E of Sakai, Japan 2015-07-09 16:15:13 UTC depth=48.7 km
M5.1, 73km NE of Miyako, Japan 2015-07-09 08:27:39 UTC depth=42.2 km
M4.6, 93km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand 2015-07-09 20:01:04 UTC depth=59.4 km
M5.4, 45km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea 2015-07-09 10:07:38 UTC depth=102.2 km
M5.4, 277km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 2015-07-09 07:28:27 UTC depth=339.3 km
M5.0, 44km ENE of Tingo Maria, Peru 2015-07-09 18:08:38 UTC depth=39.8 km
M5.1, 59km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador 2015-07-09 13:25:54 UTC depth=55.5 km
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Posted by feww on April 4, 2014
Flash flooding has claimed at least 6 lives, left dozens missing and more than 10,000 homeless in the Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara (population: ∼ 70,000), prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.
“This is the worst disaster the nation has seen,” said the Solomon Star newspaper.
Extreme Rain Events lasting for about a week caused the main Matanikau River to burst its banks, sweeping away entire communities. The rain and flooding continue.
A spokesperson from the National Disaster Management Office said the office will assess the damage to map out the cost but said it will be costly.
“Homes were swept away by flash floods, lives were lost, properties damaged but the real extent of the damage is still sketchy,” the spokesman said.
“Matanikau River caused significant damage and there are other reports from other parts of Guadalcanal that were hard hit on Thursday.”
He said the Guadalcanal plains were also affected.
“Reports from those areas were that homes were flooded and food gardens wiped out.
“Lunga River also unleashed her might yesterday affecting a lot of residents in Lunga.”
The old one-lane Mataniko bridge is gone. On the Guadalcanal plains, hundreds of villagers headed for the hills last night as flooding took away homes. This is the worst disaster the nation has seen. Solomon Star News
Meanwhile a magnitude 6Mw quake struck about 28km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
Magnitude: 6.0Mw
Event Time: 2014-04-04 11:40:32 UTC
Location: 10.530°S 161.672°E
Depth: 63.8km (39.6mi)
Nearby Cities: 28km (17mi) WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
224km (139mi) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
Source: USGS/EHP
Posted in 2014 Disaster Forecast, 2014 global disasters, Climate Change, Global Disaster watch, global disasters, Global Disasters 2014, significant events | Tagged: earthquake, Flash Flooding, flooding, HONIARA, Kirakira, Matanikau River, Solomon Islands, state of emergency, XTREME RAIN EVENTS | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on January 6, 2010
Seven fishermen from Viru in the Western Province were reported missing amid continuing aftershocks, the Solomon Star newspaper reported. The seven have not been seen since Monday’s mainshock and tsunami.
As of posting, 8 more aftershock Measuring greater than M5.0 have struck near the epicenter of the mainshock that occurred on January 4. See:
The largest of these aftershocks measured up to 7.2Mw.
The Solomon Islands region, which comprises a section of the Pacific Ring of Fire, is particularly prone to earthquakes because of the above average rate of convergence of the Australia and Pacific tectonic plates in the region.
The down-going slab of the Australian plate is overridden by leading edge of the Pacific Plate at a rate of about 10 cm/yr near the location where the shocks occurred.
As the subducting plate is forced into the earth’s mantle, the more brittle areas of the crust is crushed resulting in the release of stress energy—earthquakes.
Damage from Monday’s mainshock and tsunami to an unidentified village in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. Credit: Regional Assistance Mission To Solomon Islands (handout via Reuters).
Earthquake location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW.
Details of the largest aftershock:
Tsunami Evaluation:
No tsunami reported.
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