Solomon Islands earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 76 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Thu, May 5, 1977, 1:00 PM GMT+11 (02:00 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 86 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-05-05 02:00:37 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.012° S, 160.337° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.194 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18045 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.155 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18043 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.798 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18040 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.2109 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18039 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.774 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18036 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 5.182 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18035 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 5.093 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18034 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 5.7113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18030 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 5.078 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18022 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.7113 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18022 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 5.79 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18001 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 5.886 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 17988 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.7104 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 17987 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.986 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 17987 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.793 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 17987 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 5.142 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18048 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.818 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18049 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.325 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18049 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 5.591 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18049 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.8114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18050 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 5.1125 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18051 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.1Solomon Islands · 18051 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 5.1113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18053 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.8Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.691 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.2Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.7120 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.6112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 5.443 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18056 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 5.0106 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 5.057 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 5.260 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.6114 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 5.098 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.9111 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18057 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away

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