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2014 Solomon Islands Earthquake
12 April 2014 · Solomon Islands
On 12 April 2014 at 20:14 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands, at a depth of 23 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 22 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 12 April 2014
- Time
- 20:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 23 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Solomon Islands
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 Solomon Island Earthquake · M 7.81 deaths
- 1988San Cristobal, Guadalcanal · M 7.61 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 8.118 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1935Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1931Solomon Islands · M 7.7
- 1931San Cristobal Island · M 7.850 deaths
- 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