Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - Coral Sea, 91 km south of Lata, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands, on Friday, Oct 2, 2026, at 01:02 pm (GMT +11)

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The quake had a moderate depth of 78 km (48 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Solomon Islands | Quakes in Vanuatu | Temotu Province | Torba Province | Sanma ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 78 km depth2 Oct 02:30 UTC: First to report: GeoAu after 27 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 2, 2026 02:02:45 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Oct 2, 2026, at 01:02 pm (GMT +11)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.09Depth78 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude11.5388°S / 165.7124°ESolomon IslandsAlso near: Vanuatu 192 km (119 mi) awaySeismic antipode11.5388°N / 14.288°W GuineaQuality29 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGeoAu (Geoscience Australia )Nearest volcanoTinakula (129 km / 80 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 26.6°C (80 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy41 minutes agoOct 2, 2026 02:02 GMT / Oct 2, 2026 01:02 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -11.53882 / 165.71237: Solomon Islands: Santa Cruz IslandsSource: GeoAuDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23404769',-11.53882,165.71237,'41 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Solomon Islands: Santa Cruz Islands',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="&notFelt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Solomon IslandsNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Lata, a town with 553 inhabitants in the Solomon Islands, in 91 km (57 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry91 km (57 mi)N of epicenterLata(pop: 553)III: WeakLuva Station, Temotu ProvinceSolomon Islands328 km (204 mi)SE of epicenterSola(pop: 1,170)II: Very weakTorba ProvinceVanuatu417 km (259 mi)S of epicenterPort-Olry(pop: 1,300)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu427 km (265 mi)S of epicenterHog Harbour(pop: 1000)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu431 km (268 mi)W of epicenterKirakira(pop: 2,110)II: Very weakBauro Central, Makira-Ulawa ProvinceSolomon Islands470 km (292 mi)S of epicenterLuganville(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu535 km (333 mi)S of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakMalampa ProvinceVanuatu630 km (391 mi)NW of epicenterAuki(pop: 7,020)I: Not feltMalaita ProvinceSolomon IslandsNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-10-2EpicenterAgency5.0978 km48 mi±7.5 km02:02:45.342±1.1sSanta Cruz IslandsEpicenter uncertainty: ± 18 kmGeoAu (Geoscience Australia )"; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var section = document.getElementById("seismogramSection"); if (!section) return; var images = section.querySelectorAll("img.waitBg"); if (!images.length) return; images.forEach(function(img, index){ img.addEventListener("error", function(){ // If the first image fails, hide the whole section. if (index === 0) { // Remove TOC entry var tocLink = document.querySelector('#toc .tocLink[data-href="seismogramSection"]'); if (tocLink) {tocLink.remove()} // Remove whole section section.remove(); } // Otherwise remove only this station. var plot = img.closest(".plotContainer"); if (!plot) return; var station = plot.previousElementSibling; var caption = plot.nextElementSibling; if (station) station.remove(); plot.remove(); if (caption) caption.remove(); // Remove empty "Show more" var more = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms"); if (more && !more.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { more.remove(); var btn = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms_1"); if (btn) btn.remove(); } // Hide section if nothing remains. if (!section.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { section.style.display = "none"; } }, { once: true }); });});]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 672 km / 418 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-4.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceSeismic station: Monasavu, Fiji (MSVF/II network) | Distance from quake: 1495 km / 929 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow moreAftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 13 km2 (5 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 6 km (4 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 2, 2026 01:02 pm (GMT +11)41 minutes ago5.178 km0 km - This quakeCoral Sea, 91 km S of Lata, Temotu Province, Solomon IslandsMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 37.7 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.23 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 15.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 47 quakes per year (or 3.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 95 quakes per year (or 7.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 96 quakes per year (or 8 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake