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Historic Earthquake
1977 Solomon Islands Earthquake
20 April 1977 · Solomon Islands
On 20 April 1977 at 23:42 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands, at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 64 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 20 April 1977
- Time
- 23:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 19 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Nearest Volcano
- Savo (103 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 Solomon Island Earthquake · M 7.81 deaths
- 2014Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1988San Cristobal, Guadalcanal · M 7.61 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 8.118 deaths
- 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