M5.1 earthquake 34 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 34 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands on Wed, Mar 29, 1978, 8:52 PM GMT+11 (09:52 UTC), 541 km (336 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-29 09:52:31 UTC
- Depth
- 541.0 km (336.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 9.628° S, 159.415° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- 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.
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ttz. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.