Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1971
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Solomon Islands in 1971. The largest: M7.1 153 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands, Nov 21, 1971.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1971 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1971
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.7156 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 110 km deep
- 6.1157 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 117 km deep
- 7.1153 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 110 km deep
- 5.7107 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 19 km deep
- 6.1119 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 47 km deep
- 5.568 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 163 km deep
- 5.5113 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 65 km deep
- 5.339 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 30 km deep
- 5.646 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 25 km deep
- 6.087 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 10 km deep
- 6.4202 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 25 km deep
- 6.154 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 95 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | 0 | ||
| February 1971 | 1 | 6.1 | 54 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| March 1971 | 1 | 6.4 | 202 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| April 1971 | 0 | ||
| May 1971 | 1 | 6.0 | 87 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| June 1971 | 2 | 5.6 | 46 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| July 1971 | 1 | 5.5 | 113 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| August 1971 | 0 | ||
| September 1971 | 3 | 6.1 | 119 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands |
| October 1971 | 0 | ||
| November 1971 | 3 | 7.1 | 153 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| December 1971 | 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.