M4.8 earthquake 152 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 152 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands on Thu, Mar 17, 1983, 1:07 AM GMT+11 (14:07 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 124 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-16 14:07:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.375° S, 158.363° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8108 km SW of Buala, Solomon Islands · 15862 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 6.4124 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 15861 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4185 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15861 days ago · 108 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.3155 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15860 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.0168 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15854 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tps. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.