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Sequence · 2010-01-05

M 6.8 · Observed seismic cluster · 127 km SE of Gizo, 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 cluster34
M6+3
Analysis radius308 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.2
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours15
Within first 7 days26
Observed duration13.5 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.6
0 h13.5 d
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Main-event impact

4 Felt reports · Shallow

53/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.8127 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands15.4 km2010-01-05 12:15:32 UTCView event →
M 5.2164 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-05 12:25:31 UTCView event →
M 5.1135 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-05 12:36:18 UTCView event →
M 5.3122 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-05 13:10:02 UTCView event →
M 6.0155 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-05 13:11:42 UTCView event →
M 5.7157 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands23.4 km2010-01-05 13:13:01 UTCView event →
M 5.2137 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands43.5 km2010-01-05 13:56:56 UTCView event →
M 4.5173 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands27.6 km2010-01-05 16:04:15 UTCView event →
M 4.9123 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-05 17:54:55 UTCView event →
M 4.7169 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-05 23:03:14 UTCView event →
M 4.591 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-06 02:06:32 UTCView event →
M 4.6133 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-06 03:25:09 UTCView event →
M 4.9172 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-06 03:39:18 UTCView event →
M 5.072 km ENE of Gizo, Solomon Islands33.4 km2010-01-06 04:29:56 UTCView event →
M 5.0146 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-06 05:22:03 UTCView event →
M 4.8105 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-07 08:01:19 UTCView event →
M 4.5174 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-08 03:19:57 UTCView event →
M 5.0114 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands23.1 km2010-01-08 04:29:08 UTCView event →
M 5.2125 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-08 13:00:04 UTCView event →
M 5.0161 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-08 16:00:04 UTCView event →
M 4.5135 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-09 02:58:37 UTCView event →
M 6.2142 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands12.0 km2010-01-09 05:51:30 UTCView event →
M 5.3155 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-09 07:04:34 UTCView event →
M 4.8167 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands38.1 km2010-01-09 07:10:37 UTCView event →
M 5.0155 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-09 11:59:15 UTCView event →
M 4.6185 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-10 15:29:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5130 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.0 km2010-01-14 23:23:55 UTCView event →
M 4.895 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea95.8 km2010-01-16 21:35:07 UTCView event →
M 4.9113 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands21.7 km2010-01-18 22:30:57 UTCView event →
M 5.2171 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands22.1 km2010-01-18 23:11:03 UTCView event →
M 5.1167 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands19.4 km2010-01-18 23:12:41 UTCView event →
M 5.1169 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands22.7 km2010-01-19 00:16:58 UTCView event →
M 5.6Solomon Islands39.1 km2010-01-19 00:17:48 UTCView event →
M 5.1133 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands31.6 km2010-01-19 01:00:22 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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