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Sequence · 2016-08-12

M 7.2 · Observed seismic cluster · southeast of the Loyalty Islands

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 cluster55
M6+1
Analysis radius372 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.5
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours20
Within first 7 days45
Observed duration13.5 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.7
0 h13.5 d
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Main-event impact

2 Felt reports · PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

65/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.2southeast of the Loyalty Islands16.4 km2016-08-12 01:26:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 01:32:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 01:36:05 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 01:38:08 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 01:38:35 UTCView event →
M 5.2southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 01:42:28 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands8.2 km2016-08-12 02:17:14 UTCView event →
M 5.0southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 02:34:44 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 02:41:37 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 02:45:08 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 02:47:05 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 03:25:04 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 07:52:42 UTCView event →
M 4.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 08:03:14 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 08:16:45 UTCView event →
M 4.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 13:00:33 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 14:56:36 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands14.8 km2016-08-12 15:23:18 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 21:22:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-12 21:32:57 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-13 06:37:54 UTCView event →
M 4.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-13 07:03:25 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-13 09:12:28 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-13 13:13:13 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-13 13:20:56 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-13 20:41:26 UTCView event →
M 5.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-13 22:59:07 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-14 01:41:55 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-14 04:49:21 UTCView event →
M 4.5Vanuatu region39.7 km2016-08-14 11:50:09 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-14 12:44:16 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-14 14:01:19 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-14 22:43:11 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-15 02:05:49 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-15 02:53:36 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-15 03:16:16 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-15 14:09:02 UTCView event →
M 5.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-15 18:00:59 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-17 00:03:52 UTCView event →
M 4.5Vanuatu region36.7 km2016-08-17 03:16:03 UTCView event →
M 5.0southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-18 03:29:49 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-18 13:02:04 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-18 16:24:42 UTCView event →
M 5.2southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-18 16:25:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-18 16:32:26 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-19 04:05:18 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-19 05:45:37 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-19 09:51:08 UTCView event →
M 5.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-20 03:13:45 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-20 03:30:21 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-20 05:05:14 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-20 11:01:10 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-20 22:33:32 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-22 12:09:57 UTCView event →
M 4.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-08-25 13:49:06 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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