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M7.3 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1934-07-21

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1934-07-21 06:18

Rank in 19347 / 117among M6+

Rank since 1900695 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

45 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · -11.10, 165.97

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

1980 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1934-07-20	1934-07-20 18:48	15 km	36 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1934-07-20	1934-07-20 18:10	35 km	61 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.0 1934-07-19	1934-07-19 07:36	15 km	165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1934-07-19	1934-07-19 05:45	15 km	109 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1934-07-19	1934-07-19 00:06	10 km	197 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.7 1934-07-18	1934-07-18 19:40	10 km	138 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1934-06-28	1934-06-28 00:56	15 km	Santa Cruz Islands
M6.6 1934-03-13	1934-03-13 13:11	15 km	142 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1933-10-02	1933-10-02 13:59	35 km	96 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1933-09-09	1933-09-09 21:19	35 km	185 km SSE 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.