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Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1944

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Solomon Islands in 1944. The largest: M7.1 130 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands, Nov 16, 1944.

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

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Where every quake of 1944 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1944

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19440
February 19440
March 19440
April 19440
May 19440
June 19440
July 19440
August 19440
September 19440
October 19440
November 194417.1130 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
December 19440

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.

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Solomon Islands nowWorldwide in 1944

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.