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M7.2 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1963-09-17

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth45 km

Time (UTC)1963-09-17 19:20

Rank in 196311 / 129among M6+

Rank since 1900860 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×65approx.

55 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands · -10.47, 165.36

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

1900 M7.6M7.6

1980 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.4M7.4

1941 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.4 1963-09-15	1963-09-15 00:46	35 km	28 km NW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1962-11-11	1962-11-11 16:09	47 km	161 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1962-05-22	1962-05-22 08:06	114 km	185 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.8 1961-01-22	1961-01-22 03:24	15 km	180 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1960-11-02	1960-11-02 17:14	15 km	99 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.8 1957-12-17	1957-12-17 13:50	124 km	186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1955-01-08	1955-01-08 07:33	63 km	133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1954-10-04	1954-10-04 09:33	20 km	6 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.8 1954-10-03	1954-10-03 02:47	35 km	21 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1954-10-01	1954-10-01 02:55	35 km	38 km SE of Lata, Solomon 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.