159 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands

2 Oct 2026, 04:44:53 UTC · 5 days ago

Magnitude: 5.1 MB
Depth: 10.0 km
UTC: 2 Oct 2026, 04:44:53
Coordinates: 8.933°S 158.022°E
Preferred source: USGS
Sources: USGS, EMSC, GFZ
Felt reports: 0
Revision: Reviewed by an analyst
Nearest active fault: ~28 km, Subduction_ThrustGEM Global Active Faults (Styron & Pagani 2020), CC BY-SA 4.0

Expected intensity

Rings show the expected Modified Mercalli (MMI) intensity from the Akkar–Sandıkkaya–Bommer (2014) ground-motion model converted with Worden et al. (2012). Real shaking depends on soil and building.

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Source comparison

Latest solution of each source. Differences are to the preferred solution.

Source	Magnitude	Time	Δ time	Depth	Δ location	Place
EMSC	5.1MB	2 Oct 2026, 04:44:54 UTC	+1.5 s	15.2 km	10.6 km	SOLOMON ISLANDS
GFZ	4.8MW	2 Oct 2026, 04:44:56 UTC	+2.8 s	21.1 km	16.0 km	Solomon Islands
USGS ★	5.1MB	2 Oct 2026, 04:44:53 UTC	—	10.0 km	—	159 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands

Revision history (5)

Source	Magnitude	Time	Depth	Coordinates	Received
GFZ	4.8MW	2 Oct 2026, 04:44:56 UTC	21.1 km	8.817°S 157.935°E	2 Oct 2026, 05:46:53 UTC
EMSC	5.1MB	2 Oct 2026, 04:44:56 UTC	21.1 km	8.817°S 157.935°E	2 Oct 2026, 05:46:43 UTC
GFZ	4.8MW	2 Oct 2026, 04:44:55 UTC	10.0 km	8.850°S 157.845°E	2 Oct 2026, 05:12:53 UTC
EMSC	5.1MB	2 Oct 2026, 04:44:53 UTC	10.0 km	8.933°S 158.022°E	2 Oct 2026, 04:59:47 UTC
GFZ	5.2MB	2 Oct 2026, 04:44:55 UTC	10.0 km	8.850°S 157.845°E	2 Oct 2026, 04:53:54 UTC

Aftershocks

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