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M6.8 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1953-02-26

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1953-02-26 11:42

Rank in 195311 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19002125 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×19approx.

173 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands · -10.95, 164.23

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

1980 M7.9M7.9

1966 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1934 M7.7M7.7

2014 M7.6M7.6

1900 M7.6M7.6

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.5M7.5

2014 M7.4M7.4

1963 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1952-03-21	1952-03-21 16:10	20 km	27 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1952-03-20	1952-03-20 23:39	20 km	38 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1952-03-04	1952-03-04 19:30	15 km	Solomon Islands
M6.0 1950-11-14	1950-11-14 04:23	35 km	29 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1950-07-07	1950-07-07 16:54	15 km	202 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1950-07-07	1950-07-07 16:46	15 km	219 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1950-01-02	1950-01-02 15:14	15 km	103 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1947-09-03	1947-09-03 18:56	35 km	34 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.1 1944-11-16	1944-11-16 12:11	35 km	130 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.4 1941-05-17	1941-05-17 02:24	35 km	54 km ESE 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.