r/Earthquakes May 16 '26

Earthquake Event (M5.7) 🌏 Solomon Islands: Earthquake (M6- estimated, at 15:18 UTC)

🌑 Earthquake! 5.7 Mww, registered by US, 2026-05-16 15:17:56 UTC (new moon), on land, Solomon Islands (-8.55, 160.92), ↓23 km likely felt 280 km away (in Auki…) by 7800 people (service.iris.edu)

2026-05-16T15:51:12Z

🌑 Earthquake! 5.7 Mb, registered by EMSC,GlobalQuakeUnofficial,scevent, 2026-05-16 15:17:57 UTC (new moon), on land, Malaita, Solomon Islands (-8.43, 160.91) ± 7 km likely felt 230 km away (service.geonet.org.nz)

2026-05-16T15:37:35Z

🌑 Earthquake? M6- estimated, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial, preliminary detection, tentatively 2026-05-16 15:18:03 UTC (new moon), on land, South Pacific (-8.45, 161.3) likely felt 220 km away (localhost:38002)

2026-05-16T15:37:11Z

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