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Sequence · 2016-04-28

M 7.0 · Observed seismic cluster · 3 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster30
M6+1
Analysis radius340 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.8
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours9
Within first 7 days29
Observed duration10.9 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.2
0 h10.9 d
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Main-event impact

2 Felt reports · PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.03 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu24.0 km2016-04-28 19:33:24 UTCView event →
M 4.813 km NNW of Norsup, Vanuatu10.0 km2016-04-28 19:53:47 UTCView event →
M 4.734 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu28.8 km2016-04-28 20:02:25 UTCView event →
M 4.528 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu16.0 km2016-04-28 20:15:41 UTCView event →
M 4.841 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu35.0 km2016-04-29 00:52:47 UTCView event →
M 4.824 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu13.5 km2016-04-29 01:01:53 UTCView event →
M 4.657 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu15.1 km2016-04-29 17:20:13 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu18.6 km2016-04-29 17:32:27 UTCView event →
M 4.624 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu35.0 km2016-04-29 19:09:43 UTCView event →
M 5.028 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu35.0 km2016-04-29 22:09:02 UTCView event →
M 4.849 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu19.3 km2016-04-29 22:50:14 UTCView event →
M 4.516 km WSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu35.0 km2016-04-29 23:01:42 UTCView event →
M 5.037 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu4.3 km2016-04-30 04:38:27 UTCView event →
M 5.835 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu3.0 km2016-04-30 08:35:42 UTCView event →
M 4.97 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu29.6 km2016-04-30 08:40:04 UTCView event →
M 4.731 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2016-04-30 08:45:58 UTCView event →
M 5.1Vanuatu10.4 km2016-04-30 09:26:29 UTCView event →
M 4.572 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu19.3 km2016-04-30 11:35:55 UTCView event →
M 5.225 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu6.3 km2016-04-30 20:30:39 UTCView event →
M 4.720 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu8.7 km2016-04-30 22:08:17 UTCView event →
M 4.782 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu35.0 km2016-05-01 14:12:51 UTCView event →
M 4.570 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu15.5 km2016-05-02 13:10:01 UTCView event →
M 4.648 km WNW of Norsup, Vanuatu13.3 km2016-05-02 15:27:10 UTCView event →
M 4.641 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu28.1 km2016-05-02 17:39:06 UTCView event →
M 4.652 km SW of Luganville, Vanuatu13.5 km2016-05-02 17:40:51 UTCView event →
M 5.024 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu7.2 km2016-05-03 23:05:59 UTCView event →
M 4.523 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu21.2 km2016-05-04 00:24:07 UTCView event →
M 5.725 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu26.0 km2016-05-04 14:36:23 UTCView event →
M 4.64 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu9.3 km2016-05-04 22:31:11 UTCView event →
M 4.573 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu35.2 km2016-05-09 16:53:39 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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