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1972 Solomon Sea Earthquake
17 August 1972 · Solomon Sea
On 17 August 1972 at 23:44 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Sea, at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Solomon Sea Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the South Bismarck Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 17 August 1972
- Time
- 23:44 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Solomon Sea Plate
- Country
- Solomon Sea
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 2016New Britain New Ireland · M 7.9
- 20002000 New Ireland Earthquakes · M 8.02 deaths
- 1975Bismarck Sea, Bougainville · M 7.9
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- 19711971 Solomon Islands Earthquakes · M 7.93 deaths
- 1919Solomon Islands · M 8.2
- 1916Solomon Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth