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Historic Earthquake
1966 Solomon Islands Earthquake
15 June 1966 · Guadalcanal · Solomon Islands
On 15 June 1966 at 00:59 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal), at a depth of 31 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 52 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 15 June 1966
- Time
- 00:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 31 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Nearest Volcano
- Savo (179 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 Solomon Island Earthquake · M 7.81 deaths
- 1988San Cristobal, Guadalcanal · M 7.61 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 8.118 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1939Solomon Islands · M 7.912 deaths
- 1935Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1931Solomon Islands · M 7.7
- 1931San Cristobal Island · M 7.850 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth