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M7.1 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1944-11-16

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1944-11-16 12:11

Rank in 19449 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19001046 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×51approx.

130 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · -11.82, 166.22

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
M6.1 1941-08-19	1941-08-19 17:40	15 km	143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.4 1941-05-17	1941-05-17 02:24	35 km	54 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1940-04-27	1940-04-27 09:35	15 km	157 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1939-09-02	1939-09-02 08:58	35 km	182 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1938-12-04	1938-12-04 16:23	35 km	187 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1938-09-28	1938-09-28 18:13	15 km	213 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1937-08-31	1937-08-31 02:29	35 km	191 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1937-07-04	1937-07-04 06:38	15 km	212 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1937-07-04	1937-07-04 05:55	15 km	195 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.6 1937-07-02	1937-07-02 02:37	35 km	58 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

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.