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Sequence · 2007-08-16

M 6.5 · Observed seismic cluster · 31 km WSW of Malango, 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 cluster13
M6+1
Analysis radius260 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.2
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours8
Within first 7 days13
Observed duration5.8 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.3
0 h5.8 d
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Main-event impact

47 Felt reports · Shallow

51/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.531 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands15.0 km2007-08-16 08:39:28 UTCView event →
M 4.816 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands20.9 km2007-08-16 08:58:11 UTCView event →
M 4.526 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands10.0 km2007-08-16 09:09:43 UTCView event →
M 4.529 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands10.0 km2007-08-16 09:52:08 UTCView event →
M 4.926 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands10.0 km2007-08-16 11:57:22 UTCView event →
M 4.815 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands15.5 km2007-08-16 15:56:52 UTCView event →
M 4.916 km S of Malango, Solomon Islands15.6 km2007-08-17 02:43:34 UTCView event →
M 4.933 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands10.0 km2007-08-17 07:00:06 UTCView event →
M 4.533 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands10.0 km2007-08-17 14:06:00 UTCView event →
M 5.219 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands14.7 km2007-08-19 02:32:16 UTCView event →
M 4.520 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands9.8 km2007-08-19 02:51:19 UTCView event →
M 4.729 km S of Malango, Solomon Islands10.0 km2007-08-19 05:55:59 UTCView event →
M 4.535 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands42.7 km2007-08-22 03:23:51 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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