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M6.8 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1918-08-23

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1918-08-23 06:36

Rank in 191817 / 94among M6+

Rank since 19002134 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×18approx.

96 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands · -10.78, 164.92

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

1900 M7.6M7.6

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1918-03-19	1918-03-19 05:55	15 km	201 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.0 1914-06-20	1914-06-20 07:20	15 km	45 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.3 1914-04-11	1914-04-11 16:30	15 km	128 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.6 1911-10-20	1911-10-20 17:43	35 km	149 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.5 1910-12-10	1910-12-10 09:26	35 km	47 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.7 1905-06-09	1905-06-09 12:31	15 km	106 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.6 1900-07-29	1900-07-29 06:59	–	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.