M4.6 earthquake 126 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 126 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands on Fri, Nov 15, 1991, 6:28 AM GMT+11 (19:28 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 153 km SE of Gizo, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-11-14 19:28:43 UTC
- Depth
- 20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.227° S, 158.667° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
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
- 5.8153 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 12698 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.4153 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 12697 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.470 km SSW of Buala, Solomon Islands · 12694 days ago · 173 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004z5d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.