M5.1 earthquake Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Sat, Mar 24, 1973, 4:49 PM GMT+11 (05:49 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-24 05:49:27 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.170° S, 161.593° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000011x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.