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M6.9 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1928-09-22

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1928-09-22 07:31

Rank in 192820 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19001718 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×26approx.

212 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · -12.64, 165.87

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

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1926-09-06	1926-09-06 15:09	15 km	145 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1926-01-05	1926-01-05 07:28	35 km	69 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.4 1922-04-25	1922-04-25 21:19	35 km	151 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1922-04-11	1922-04-11 00:18	35 km	142 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.0 1921-10-15	1921-10-15 04:58	35 km	143 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.5 1921-04-01	1921-04-01 12:00	35 km	150 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.7 1920-08-15	1920-08-15 08:16	35 km	168 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1920-07-06	1920-07-06 03:00	15 km	53 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.8 1920-05-20	1920-05-20 07:26	80 km	195 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 1919-11-20	1919-11-20 14:11	60 km	Santa Cruz 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.