M5.0 earthquake 170 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 170 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands on Mon, Mar 10, 1975, 10:13 AM GMT+11 (23:13 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 154 km ESE of Gizo, 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-09 23:13:10 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.153° S, 157.974° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0000a67. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.