M4.4 earthquake 139 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 139 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands on Tue, Feb 4, 1986, 12:12 AM GMT+11 (13:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 75 km W of Kirakira, 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
- 1986-02-03 13:12:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.699° S, 160.492° 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.496 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14837 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.275 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14791 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 4.4132 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.0Solomon Islands · 14848 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
- 6.3104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14853 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.073 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14855 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.574 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 14862 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qpf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.