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M7.0 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1970-12-02

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1970-12-02 15:54

Rank in 197018 / 152among M6+

Rank since 19001664 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×29approx.

181 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · -11.07, 163.46

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.8M7.8

2016 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.6M7.6

1988 M7.6M7.6

2014 M7.6M7.6

1900 M7.6M7.6

1910 M7.5M7.5

2014 M7.4M7.4

1963 M7.4M7.4

1926 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1970-12-02	1970-12-02 15:25	15 km	199 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1970-12-01	1970-12-01 18:14	10 km	171 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1969-01-20	1969-01-20 12:24	20 km	119 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.9 1969-01-06	1969-01-06 15:39	15 km	143 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1967-01-16	1967-01-16 14:26	25 km	62 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1967-01-13	1967-01-13 13:48	36 km	57 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1967-01-03	1967-01-03 05:52	15 km	48 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1967-01-03	1967-01-03 05:35	15 km	36 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.2 1966-12-31	1966-12-31 22:15	25 km	199 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.8 1966-06-15	1966-06-15 01:32	15 km	104 km WNW of Kirakira, 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.