Solomon Islands earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Tue, Mar 12, 1974, 1:02 PM GMT+10 (03:02 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 72 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1974-03-12 03:02:08 UTC
Depth
76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.343° S, 156.064° E
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
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4114 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19199 days ago · 54 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.7125 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19190 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.772 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 19179 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.0105 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19143 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 5.3120 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19202 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.8115 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19202 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.5126 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 19202 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 5.193 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19203 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.794 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19203 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.2101 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19203 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 6.6111 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19203 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 6.5100 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19203 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.280 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 19205 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.585 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 19223 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00005kc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.