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Historic Earthquake
1988 Solomon Islands Earthquake
10 August 1988 · San Cristobal, Guadalcanal · Solomon Islands
On 10 August 1988 at 04:38 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands (San Cristobal, Guadalcanal), at a depth of 36 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 62 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person. 100 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 10 August 1988
- Time
- 04:38 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 36 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Homes Destroyed
- 100
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Nearest Volcano
- Savo (173 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 Solomon Island Earthquake · M 7.81 deaths
- 2014Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 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