M4.6 earthquake 10 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands on Fri, Sep 27, 1985, 7:19 PM GMT+11 (08:19 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 91 km NW 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-27 08:19:25 UTC
- Depth
- 37.1 km (23.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.791° S, 159.697° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.619 km SSE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 14928 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.791 km NW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 14927 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.936 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 14914 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k6g. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.