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Sequence · 2016-12-09

M 6.9 · Observed seismic cluster · 92 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon 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 cluster107
M6+3
Analysis radius324 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.4
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours46
Within first 7 days84
Observed duration14.0 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.5
0 h14.0 d
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Main-event impact

6 Felt reports · PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

66/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.992 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands19.7 km2016-12-09 19:10:06 UTCView event →
M 5.585 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands39.0 km2016-12-09 19:13:22 UTCView event →
M 5.2113 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 19:15:39 UTCView event →
M 4.792 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.0 km2016-12-09 19:18:16 UTCView event →
M 5.088 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands41.3 km2016-12-09 19:21:50 UTCView event →
M 4.5141 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.0 km2016-12-09 19:26:13 UTCView event →
M 5.0109 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.1 km2016-12-09 19:27:46 UTCView event →
M 5.0101 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands33.8 km2016-12-09 19:34:56 UTCView event →
M 4.794 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 19:37:49 UTCView event →
M 5.390 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands34.2 km2016-12-09 19:38:34 UTCView event →
M 5.987 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands18.4 km2016-12-09 19:43:24 UTCView event →
M 4.590 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands34.9 km2016-12-09 19:49:35 UTCView event →
M 4.887 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 19:56:26 UTCView event →
M 4.689 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 20:00:22 UTCView event →
M 4.578 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 20:12:26 UTCView event →
M 4.6116 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands15.9 km2016-12-09 20:34:30 UTCView event →
M 5.187 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 20:35:13 UTCView event →
M 5.075 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands29.8 km2016-12-09 20:44:44 UTCView event →
M 4.6121 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 21:12:55 UTCView event →
M 5.095 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 21:33:17 UTCView event →
M 5.882 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 21:38:23 UTCView event →
M 4.5142 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 22:11:30 UTCView event →
M 4.8115 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands22.3 km2016-12-09 22:34:32 UTCView event →
M 4.877 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands49.2 km2016-12-09 23:22:01 UTCView event →
M 5.565 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands48.6 km2016-12-09 23:39:43 UTCView event →
M 4.755 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands56.5 km2016-12-10 00:23:45 UTCView event →
M 4.780 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands45.1 km2016-12-10 00:45:48 UTCView event →
M 4.673 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands49.2 km2016-12-10 00:50:56 UTCView event →
M 5.666 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands51.8 km2016-12-10 02:38:22 UTCView event →
M 5.884 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands7.7 km2016-12-10 02:45:39 UTCView event →
M 5.088 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands44.0 km2016-12-10 03:28:10 UTCView event →
M 4.689 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands27.2 km2016-12-10 04:19:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands63.8 km2016-12-10 06:33:26 UTCView event →
M 4.871 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands33.3 km2016-12-10 07:25:59 UTCView event →
M 4.6132 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands28.5 km2016-12-10 07:35:23 UTCView event →
M 4.5121 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-10 07:39:35 UTCView event →
M 4.785 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-10 08:18:24 UTCView event →
M 4.669 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands18.5 km2016-12-10 08:32:56 UTCView event →
M 4.56 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-10 10:21:48 UTCView event →
M 4.573 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands18.2 km2016-12-10 11:59:35 UTCView event →
M 5.175 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands27.3 km2016-12-10 12:17:09 UTCView event →
M 4.973 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.3 km2016-12-10 12:48:54 UTCView event →
M 5.132 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-10 13:22:23 UTCView event →
M 4.765 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-10 13:38:37 UTCView event →
M 4.964 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-10 13:42:05 UTCView event →
M 4.947 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-10 17:40:27 UTCView event →
M 4.565 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.0 km2016-12-10 19:13:33 UTCView event →
M 4.784 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands26.0 km2016-12-10 19:43:37 UTCView event →
M 5.062 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands36.5 km2016-12-10 20:08:10 UTCView event →
M 4.689 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-10 20:09:19 UTCView event →
M 4.669 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands34.4 km2016-12-11 00:11:32 UTCView event →
M 4.575 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands28.5 km2016-12-11 00:34:12 UTCView event →
M 4.559 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.0 km2016-12-11 00:45:32 UTCView event →
M 4.783 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands26.2 km2016-12-11 01:17:41 UTCView event →
M 4.5170 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.2 km2016-12-11 01:27:14 UTCView event →
M 4.569 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands15.6 km2016-12-11 09:02:01 UTCView event →
M 5.3121 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.3 km2016-12-11 09:32:00 UTCView event →
M 4.693 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-11 16:19:12 UTCView event →
M 5.568 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-11 17:26:09 UTCView event →
M 4.9107 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-11 20:17:12 UTCView event →
M 5.0100 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-11 20:17:37 UTCView event →
M 5.071 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.2 km2016-12-11 21:39:05 UTCView event →
M 4.5210 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-12 20:10:11 UTCView event →
M 4.7114 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands36.9 km2016-12-13 03:17:06 UTCView event →
M 5.249 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.0 km2016-12-13 03:46:16 UTCView event →
M 4.991 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands41.9 km2016-12-13 05:19:38 UTCView event →
M 5.289 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands12.0 km2016-12-13 05:38:49 UTCView event →
M 4.550 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands45.5 km2016-12-13 12:12:07 UTCView event →
M 5.082 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands21.7 km2016-12-13 15:50:29 UTCView event →
M 4.5120 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-13 17:39:53 UTCView event →
M 4.576 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands48.6 km2016-12-13 23:39:55 UTCView event →
M 4.756 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands47.8 km2016-12-14 01:35:02 UTCView event →
M 5.459 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands41.2 km2016-12-14 03:24:07 UTCView event →
M 4.845 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands46.9 km2016-12-14 05:14:24 UTCView event →
M 5.454 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.0 km2016-12-14 16:34:58 UTCView event →
M 4.6113 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands23.4 km2016-12-15 04:44:08 UTCView event →
M 4.670 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands50.4 km2016-12-15 07:19:41 UTCView event →
M 4.869 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.2 km2016-12-15 09:20:24 UTCView event →
M 4.559 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-15 13:43:06 UTCView event →
M 5.481 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands16.2 km2016-12-15 22:23:26 UTCView event →
M 4.994 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-15 23:32:22 UTCView event →
M 4.528 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands37.8 km2016-12-16 01:33:14 UTCView event →
M 4.7104 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-16 09:17:16 UTCView event →
M 4.758 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands38.8 km2016-12-16 09:38:19 UTCView event →
M 5.982 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands39.0 km2016-12-18 05:46:25 UTCView event →
M 4.658 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands45.4 km2016-12-18 07:00:09 UTCView event →
M 5.381 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands59.2 km2016-12-18 11:35:48 UTCView event →
M 4.573 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands63.0 km2016-12-18 22:47:23 UTCView event →
M 6.481 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands20.0 km2016-12-20 04:21:29 UTCView event →
M 5.2105 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands36.5 km2016-12-20 08:11:33 UTCView event →
M 5.3105 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands19.4 km2016-12-20 08:49:23 UTCView event →
M 4.596 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-20 12:29:08 UTCView event →
M 6.0114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-20 12:33:14 UTCView event →
M 4.8105 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands23.8 km2016-12-20 12:41:27 UTCView event →
M 4.8106 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-20 13:08:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.5 km2016-12-20 13:30:32 UTCView event →
M 4.855 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands47.3 km2016-12-20 13:58:58 UTCView event →
M 4.997 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands36.9 km2016-12-20 17:24:30 UTCView event →
M 4.6106 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands18.3 km2016-12-20 17:26:52 UTCView event →
M 5.5121 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands10.4 km2016-12-20 20:07:52 UTCView event →
M 5.1110 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands35.4 km2016-12-20 23:22:03 UTCView event →
M 4.680 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands27.6 km2016-12-22 08:36:38 UTCView event →
M 4.6122 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands29.0 km2016-12-23 05:46:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6111 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-23 06:56:24 UTCView event →
M 4.878 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands34.2 km2016-12-23 10:46:53 UTCView event →
M 4.753 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands46.3 km2016-12-23 11:19:23 UTCView event →
M 4.762 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands37.4 km2016-12-23 18:23:34 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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