M4.8 earthquake 159 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 159 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands on Thu, Apr 21, 1977, 12:13 PM GMT+11 (01:13 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 82 km WNW of Malango, 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-04-21 01:13:31 UTC
- Depth
- 75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.098° S, 158.396° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp0000ngq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.