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Earthquake with magnitude 5.79 occurred near Solomon Sea, Melanesia at January 29, 2026, 8:28:15 PM GMT

Magnitude 5.79 mB
Location

Solomon Sea, Melanesia

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Depth
33 km
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Intensity (MMI) Instrumental intensity was not provided by the source for this event.
Intensity (CDI) Felt-report intensity was not provided by the source for this event.

Nearest cities

  • 180.79 km southeast of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

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Events nearby

Events within 300 km and 7 days before or after this event, limited to 10 nearest results.

  1. Magnitude 5.00 Solomon Sea, Melanesia 58.17 km
  2. Magnitude 4.50 Pacific Ocean, Bismarck Archipelago 81.69 km
  3. Magnitude 4.40 Pacific Ocean, Bismarck Archipelago 86.08 km
  4. Magnitude 4.60 Solomon Sea, Melanesia 158.08 km
  5. Magnitude 4.70 Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, East New Britain 203.82 km
  6. Magnitude 4.40 Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, East New Britain 229.17 km
  7. Magnitude 4.40 Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, East New Britain 244.6 km

Source

#2026p077993, NZGN · 5°0' S, 153°33' E