M5.5 earthquake 124 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 124 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands on Tue, Sep 6, 1983, 12:05 PM GMT+11 (01:05 UTC), 38 km (23 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
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-06 01:05:58 UTC
- Depth
- 37.7 km (23.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.305° S, 158.655° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001y5f (also filed as gcmtb090683a, gcmt19830906010601, iscgem567897). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.