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Historic Earthquake
1991 Solomon Islands Earthquake
14 October 1991 · Solomon Islands
On 14 October 1991 at 15:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands, at a depth of 23 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 38 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 14 October 1991
- Time
- 15:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 23 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Nearest Volcano
- New Georgia at 8.9°S (49 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20072007 Solomon Islands Earthquake · M 8.152 deaths
- 1988San Cristobal, Guadalcanal · M 7.61 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 8.118 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1969Santa Isabel Island · M 7.5
- 1939Solomon Islands · M 7.912 deaths
- 1935Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1926Solomon Islands · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth