Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1970
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Solomon Islands in 1970. The largest: M7.0 181 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands, Dec 3, 1970.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1970 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1970
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.755 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 41 km deep
- 7.0181 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 30 km deep
- 6.7199 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 6.2171 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 10 km deep
- 5.942 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 45 km deep
- 5.9101 km WNW of Buala, Solomon Islands · 57 km deep
- 5.5175 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 148 km deep
- 6.294 km WNW of Buala, Solomon Islands · 48 km deep
- 6.2121 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 63 km deep
- 5.737 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 5.841 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 5.720 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1970 | 1 | 5.7 | 20 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| February 1970 | 0 | ||
| March 1970 | 0 | ||
| April 1970 | 2 | 5.8 | 41 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands |
| May 1970 | 1 | 6.2 | 121 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| June 1970 | 1 | 6.2 | 94 km WNW of Buala, Solomon Islands |
| July 1970 | 1 | 5.5 | 175 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| August 1970 | 2 | 5.9 | 42 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| September 1970 | 0 | ||
| October 1970 | 0 | ||
| November 1970 | 0 | ||
| December 1970 | 4 | 7.0 | 181 km ESE of Kirakira, 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.
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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.