M4.7 earthquake 12 km ENE of Auki, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Auki, Solomon Islands on Wed, Jul 25, 1973, 2:04 AM GMT+11 (15:04 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 9 km NNE of Auki, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-24 15:04:51 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.710° S, 160.797° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.59 km NNE of Auki, Solomon Islands · 19417 days ago · 69 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Auki, Solomon Islands · 19417 days ago · 77 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.426 km ENE of Auki, Solomon Islands · 19417 days ago · 85 km deep · 14 km away
- 6.032 km E of Auki, Solomon Islands · 19411 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.011 km E of Auki, Solomon Islands · 19411 days ago · 74 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002uj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.