Solomon Islands earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Mon, Apr 25, 1977, 9:42 AM GMT+11 (22:42 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1977-04-24 22:42:04 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.214° S, 160.892° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.691 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.8Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.1113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18055 days ago · 56 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.1125 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18053 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.8114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18053 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.591 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18052 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.142 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18050 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.776 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18048 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.194 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18048 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 5.155 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18046 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.798 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18043 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.2109 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18041 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.774 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18038 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 5.182 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18037 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 5.093 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18036 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.830 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18035 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 5.7113 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18032 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.540 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18026 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 5.078 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18024 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.7113 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18024 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.7120 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.6112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18058 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.443 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.0106 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 5.057 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 5.260 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18059 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.6114 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18060 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.169 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18060 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 5.098 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18060 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.9111 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18060 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.139 km SSE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18060 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.5115 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18060 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 5.3102 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18060 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 5.354 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18060 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.9111 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18061 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.1119 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18061 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.667 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18061 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 5.2102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 18061 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 6.0112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 18061 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 5.145 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 18061 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away

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