M4.4 earthquake 38 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Fri, Feb 10, 1984, 12:52 AM GMT+11 (13:52 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 101 km SE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-02-09 13:52:10 UTC
- Depth
- 21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.893° S, 160.005° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.177 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15565 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.2101 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15549 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 4.7106 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 15567 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.095 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 15568 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.173 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15568 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
- 6.454 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 15568 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.783 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 15568 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.3122 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 15568 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 7.685 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 15568 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00021v4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.