Solomon Islands earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Mon, Nov 19, 1979, 8:52 PM GMT+11 (09:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 39 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-11-19 09:52:10 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.785° S, 161.437° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.839 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17106 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.029 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17092 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.756 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17111 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.990 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17114 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.090 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17128 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.7111 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17131 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.285 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17132 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.369 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17132 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.1106 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17133 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.765 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17134 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.695 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17134 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.561 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 5.478 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 5.079 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 5.282 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 5.583 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 5.390 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 5.828 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 5.777 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 5.697 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 7.171 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 5.082 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 17136 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001439. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.