Overall Green Earthquake alert in Solomon Islands on 29 Dec 2020 06:13 UTC

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M 4.9 in Solomon Islands on 29 Dec 2020 06:13 UTC

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PNG: Magnitude-5.3 offshore earthquake occurred off Bougainville Island at around 1723 BST Dec. 29

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 08:34:00 +0100garda-com (en)

Magnitude-5.3 offshore earthquake strikes off Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, at 1723 BST Dec. 29. No immediate reports of damage.

Mag. 4.8 earthquake - Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, on Monday, 28 December 2020 at 23:34 (GMT)

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:10:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 20 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Tuesday 29 December 2020 at 10:34 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 70 km below the surface. The event was filed by the German Research Centre for....

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, on Monday, 28 December 2020 at 20:03 (GMT)

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:44:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in the Solomon Islands near Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Temotu Province, only 24 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Tuesday 29 December 2020 at 7:03 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 64.6 km.

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