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Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1964

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Solomon Islands in 1964. The largest: M6.2 51 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands, Oct 3, 1964.

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

19631965

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Where every quake of 1964 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1964

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196415.829 km E of Gizo, Solomon Islands
February 19640
March 19640
April 19640
May 196416.086 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
June 196415.686 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
July 19640
August 19640
September 19640
October 196416.251 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
November 19640
December 19640

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 1964

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.