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Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1929

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Solomon Islands in 1929. The largest: M6.2 147 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands, Aug 18, 1929.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1929 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1929

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19290
February 19290
March 19290
April 19290
May 19290
June 19290
July 19290
August 192926.2147 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
September 192915.754 km E of Gizo, Solomon Islands
October 19290
November 192915.985 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
December 192916.0north of the Solomon Islands

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Solomon Islands nowWorldwide in 1929

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.