M3.8 earthquake 65 km SW of Buala, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 65 km SW of Buala, Solomon Islands on Fri, Nov 8, 1985, 8:38 AM GMT+11 (21:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 97 km W of Buala, 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-07 21:38:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.549° S, 159.152° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mhv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.