Solomon Islands earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 60 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 60 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Sun, Apr 24, 1977, 3:29 AM GMT+11 (16:29 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-04-23 16:29:50 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.957° S, 160.199° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.057 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 5.0106 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 5.443 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.6112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.7120 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.2Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.691 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18054 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.8Solomon Islands · 18054 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 5.1113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18052 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 5.1Solomon Islands · 18050 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 5.1125 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18050 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.8114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18049 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 5.591 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18048 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.325 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18048 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.818 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18048 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 5.142 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18047 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.776 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18044 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.194 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18044 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 5.155 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18042 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.798 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18039 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 5.2109 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18038 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.774 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18035 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 5.7113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18029 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 5.078 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18021 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 4.7113 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18021 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 5.79 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18000 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.6114 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.098 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.9111 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 5.139 km SSE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.5115 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.3102 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 5.334 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 5.354 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.9111 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.1119 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.667 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 5.2102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 6.0112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 5.145 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.8114 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.796 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 5.4111 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 5.471 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.6120 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.638 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nkf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.