M6.7 earthquake 21 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Fri, Sep 27, 1985, 2:39 PM GMT+11 (03:39 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-27 03:39:08 UTC
- Depth
- 31.9 km (19.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.829° S, 159.854° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 19.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.610 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 14970 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.619 km SSE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 14928 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.936 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 14914 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k69 (also filed as gcmtc092785a, gcmt19850927033908, atlas19850927033910, iscgem516798). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.