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Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1946

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Solomon Islands in 1946. The largest: M6.5 129 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands, Aug 11, 1946.

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

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Where every quake of 1946 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1946

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19460
February 19460
March 19460
April 19460
May 19460
June 19460
July 19460
August 194616.5129 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands
September 19460
October 19460
November 19460
December 19460

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 1946

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.