M5.3 earthquake 16 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Sun, Jan 2, 1983, 11:54 PM GMT+11 (12:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-02 12:54:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.796° S, 159.833° 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.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ryg (also filed as iscgem583869, iscgemsup583869). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.