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M7.1 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1969-01-05

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth61 km

Time (UTC)1969-01-05 13:26

Rank in 19699 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19001069 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×48approx.

78 km W of Buala, Solomon Islands · -8.02, 158.89

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.1M8.1

1939 M7.8M7.8

1984 M7.6M7.6

1977 M7.5M7.5

1926 M7.5M7.5

1906 M7.3M7.3

1968 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.3M7.3

1991 M7.2M7.2

1901 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 1968-08-18	1968-08-18 18:38	543 km	58 km SSE of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.7 1968-01-19	1968-01-19 06:04	31 km	141 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1963-08-22	1963-08-22 19:52	15 km	146 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1961-08-01	1961-08-01 05:39	25 km	86 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
M7.0 1959-08-17	1959-08-17 21:04	25 km	67 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1955-10-13	1955-10-13 09:26	35 km	101 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1955-05-26	1955-05-26 16:23	40 km	96 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1953-04-29	1953-04-29 03:31	19 km	16 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M7.0 1952-12-06	1952-12-06 10:41	15 km	Solomon Islands
M6.6 1950-11-08	1950-11-08 02:18	15 km	17 km ESE of Malango, 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.