Solomon Islands earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 70 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Thu, Apr 21, 1977, 7:04 PM GMT+11 (08:04 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-04-21 08:04:54 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.042° S, 160.252° 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

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Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8101 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.965 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 5.0117 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 5.6127 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 5.080 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.593 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.961 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.638 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.6120 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.471 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 5.4111 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.796 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.8114 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 5.145 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 6.0112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 5.2102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.667 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.1119 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.9111 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 5.354 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 5.334 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 5.3102 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.5115 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 5.139 km SSE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 4.9111 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 5.098 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.6114 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 5.260 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 5.057 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 5.0106 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 5.443 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.6112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 4.7120 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 4.2Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 4.691 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 4.8Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 5.1113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18053 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 5.1Solomon Islands · 18051 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 5.1125 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18051 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 4.8114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18050 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 5.591 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18049 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 4.325 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18049 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 4.818 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18049 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 5.142 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18047 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 4.776 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18045 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 4.194 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18045 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 5.155 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18043 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 4.798 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18040 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 5.2109 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18038 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 4.774 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18035 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 5.093 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18034 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 5.7113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18029 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 5.078 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18022 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 4.7113 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18021 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 5.79 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18000 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.898 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 6.0123 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.768 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 5.0113 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 5.352 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.7114 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 5.3105 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 5.8113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.957 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 7.5103 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 5.128 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 5.07 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 5.255 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 5.459 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.929 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 5.221 km N of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 5.168 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 5.533 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 5.550 km SSE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 5.549 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nhf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.