M4.9 earthquake 86 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Sat, Jul 2, 1977, 9:17 PM GMT+11 (10:17 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-07-02 10:17:31 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.090° S, 160.395° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.3 | Mw, moment | ISCGEMSUP | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.793 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 17990 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.472 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 17942 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pk1 (also filed as iscgemsup695414). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.