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Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1965

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Solomon Islands in 1965. The largest: M5.9 15 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands, Jul 17, 1965.

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

19641966

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Where every quake of 1965 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1965

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19650
February 19650
March 19650
April 19650
May 196515.6104 km SSW of Buala, Solomon Islands
June 196515.784 km SSE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
July 196515.915 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands
August 196515.8102 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
September 19650
October 196515.762 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
November 196515.919 km SW of Honiara, Solomon Islands
December 196515.984 km SSE of Lata, 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 1965

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.