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Historic Earthquake
1977 Solomon Islands Earthquake
21 April 1977 · Solomon Islands
On 21 April 1977 at 04:24 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands, at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 83 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 18 people and injured 1. It is the 98th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 21 April 1977
- Time
- 04:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- 1
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Nearest Volcano
- Savo (137 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 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