5.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-08-15 04:51:30|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Solomon Islands at 2023 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 62.6 km, was initially determined to be at 10.31 degrees south latitude and 161.94 degrees east longitude.

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