Largest Earthquakes in or Near Solomon Islands on Record Since 1900

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Since 1900, Solomon Islands has had 79 quakes of magnitudes up to 8.1:

3 quakes above magnitude 8
76 quakes between magnitude 7 and 8

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Latest: Mag. 7.0 Earthquake 18 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands -

Strongest: Mag. 8.1 Earthquake -

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Showing quakes since 1900magnitude 7.6 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (79 quakes):

Largest earthquakes in or near Solomon Islands on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Nov 22, 2022 01:03 pm (Guadalcanal)	7.0 14 km	19 km (12 mi) to the S	18 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands 10 reports	Info
Thursday, December 8, 2016 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 9, 2016 04:38 am (Guadalcanal)	7.7 38 km	28 km (17 mi) to the SE	6 reports	Info
Saturday, April 19, 2014 GMT (3 quakes)
Apr 19, 2014 11:47 pm (GMT +10)	7.0 85 km	96 km (60 mi) to the W	Solomon Sea, 137 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Info
Apr 19, 2014 11:28 pm (GMT +10)	7.5 43 km	80 km (50 mi) to the W	75km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 1 report	Info
Apr 19, 2014 11:27 pm (GMT +10)	7.3 31 km	91 km (57 mi) to the W		Info
Sunday, April 13, 2014 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 13, 2014 11:36 pm (GMT +11)	7.4 39 km	71 km (44 mi) to the SE	111km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands	Info
Saturday, April 12, 2014 GMT (3 quakes)
Apr 13, 2014 07:24 am (GMT +11)	7.4 59 km	43 km (27 mi) to the SE	Solomon Islands	Info
Apr 13, 2014 07:14 am (GMT +11)	7.6 23 km	49 km (30 mi) to the SE	93 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 2 reports	Info
Apr 13, 2014 07:14 am (GMT +11)	7.3 29 km	89 km (55 mi) to the SE		Info
Friday, April 11, 2014 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 11, 2014 05:07 pm (Port Moresby)	7.1 61 km	82 km (51 mi) to the W	57km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea	Info
Friday, February 8, 2013 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 9, 2013 02:26 am (Guadalcanal)	7.0 27 km	10 km (6.2 mi) to the SE	25km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 9.2 x 10¹⁷ joules (2.5 x 10⁵ gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.2 x 10⁸ tons of TNT or 13692.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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