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M6.6 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1911-10-20

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1911-10-20 17:43

Rank in 191126 / 42among M6+

Rank since 19003333 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

149 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · -12.02, 166.20

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

1980 M7.9M7.9

1957 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1934 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1900 M7.6M7.6

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 1911-07-11	1911-07-11 21:22	175 km	55 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.2 1910-11-26	1910-11-26 04:41	35 km	56 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.7 1910-11-10	1910-11-10 12:19	35 km	61 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.8 1909-06-27	1909-06-27 07:15	15 km	4 km S of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1907-06-27	1907-06-27 22:26	30 km	61 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.6 1900-07-29	1900-07-29 06:59	–	Santa Cruz Islands

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.