M4.5 earthquake 127 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 127 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Sun, Nov 12, 1978, 4:56 PM GMT+11 (05:56 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 66 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Nov 12, 1978, 4:56 PM GMT+11
UTC: 1978-11-12 05:56:29 UTC
Depth: 89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 10.456° S, 160.589° 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: 8

Nearest places

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

Malango, Solomon IslandsPopulation 15,560. Forecast129 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xds. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.