Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1968
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Solomon Islands in 1968. The largest: M7.3 58 km SSE of Malango, Solomon Islands, Aug 19, 1968.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1968 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1968
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6149 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 5.5133 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 5.5118 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 7.358 km SSE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 543 km deep
- 6.2194 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 55 km deep
- 5.8108 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 10 km deep
- 5.7101 km W of Buala, Solomon Islands · 35 km deep
- 5.523 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 49 km deep
- 5.642 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 39 km deep
- 6.7141 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 31 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | 1 | 6.7 | 141 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands |
| February 1968 | 0 | ||
| March 1968 | 2 | 5.6 | 42 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| April 1968 | 0 | ||
| May 1968 | 0 | ||
| June 1968 | 3 | 6.2 | 194 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| July 1968 | 0 | ||
| August 1968 | 1 | 7.3 | 58 km SSE of Malango, Solomon Islands |
| September 1968 | 2 | 5.5 | 118 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| October 1968 | 1 | 5.6 | 149 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| November 1968 | 0 | ||
| December 1968 | 0 |
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.
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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.