M5.4 earthquake 20 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Mon, Aug 25, 1975, 1:35 AM GMT+11 (14:35 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 98 km SE of Honiara, 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-08-24 14:35:31 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.736° S, 159.898° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 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 usp0000ckj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.