Today: 6.3 magnitude earthquake near Uwajima, Ehime, Japan

5.5 magnitude earthquake 83 km from Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-23 10:40:26 UTC

UTC time: Tuesday, October 23, 1979 10:40 AM

Your time: 1979-10-23T10:40:26Z

Magnitude Type: mb

USGS page: M 5.5 - Solomon Islands

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

1979-10-23 10:40:26 UTC 5.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

Aftershocks:

1979-10-23 11:19:59 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-23 11:41:56 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-23 13:55:10 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-23 15:07:32 UTC 5.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-25 06:53:26 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-25 08:43:00 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-26 05:50:05 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-27 07:08:56 UTC 5.3 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1979-10-27 08:42:05 UTC 4.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:

Solomon Islands

North Of Solomon Islands

Santa Cruz Islands

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

D'entrecasteaux Islands

Vanuatu

Loyalty Islands

Southwest Of New Caledonia

Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Bismarck Sea

Southeast Of Loyalty Islands

Near S Coast Of New Guinea