Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1972
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Solomon Islands in 1972. The largest: M7.4 96 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands, Feb 15, 1972.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1972 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1972
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.652 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 46 km deep
- 5.964 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 47 km deep
- 6.5131 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 68 km deep
- 5.262 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 5.782 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 6.378 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 27 km deep
- 6.080 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 31 km deep
- 6.167 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 11 km deep
- 6.184 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22 km deep
- 5.520 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 5.5Solomon Islands · 87 km deep
- 6.1131 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 21 km deep
- 5.685 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 100 km deep
- 7.496 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 103 km deep
- 5.852 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 25 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1972 | 0 | ||
| February 1972 | 4 | 7.4 | 96 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| March 1972 | 0 | ||
| April 1972 | 0 | ||
| May 1972 | 0 | ||
| June 1972 | 1 | 5.5 | Solomon Islands |
| July 1972 | 1 | 5.5 | 20 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands |
| August 1972 | 6 | 6.3 | 78 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| September 1972 | 3 | 6.5 | 131 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| October 1972 | 0 | ||
| November 1972 | 0 | ||
| December 1972 | 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.