M4.3 earthquake 155 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 155 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands on Mon, Apr 25, 1983, 8:20 PM GMT+11 (09:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 168 km WNW of Malango, 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-25 09:20:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.314° S, 158.355° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.4185 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15857 days ago · 108 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.0119 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 15857 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 6.4124 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.8108 km SW of Buala, Solomon Islands · 15857 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ury. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.