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M7.8 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 2016-12-08

MagnitudeM7.8mww

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Depth40 km

Time (UTC)2016-12-08 17:38

Rank in 20165 / 147among M6+

Rank since 1900216 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×501approx.

69 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · -10.68, 161.33

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2016-12-08	2016-12-08 17:46	35 km	95 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.5 2016-12-08	2016-12-08 21:48	27 km	88 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.5 2016-12-08	2016-12-08 21:56	12 km	79 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.5 2016-12-08	2016-12-08 21:58	35 km	111 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.9 2016-12-09	2016-12-09 19:10	20 km	92 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.5 2016-12-09	2016-12-09 19:13	39 km	85 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.9 2016-12-09	2016-12-09 19:43	18 km	87 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.8 2016-12-09	2016-12-09 21:38	10 km	82 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.5 2016-12-09	2016-12-09 23:39	49 km	65 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.6 2016-12-10	2016-12-10 02:38	52 km	66 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.8 2016-12-10	2016-12-10 02:45	8 km	84 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.5 2016-12-11	2016-12-11 17:26	10 km	68 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.9 2016-12-18	2016-12-18 05:46	39 km	82 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.4 2016-12-20	2016-12-20 04:21	20 km	81 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2016-12-20	2016-12-20 12:33	10 km	114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M5.5 2016-12-20	2016-12-20 20:07	10 km	121 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1931 M7.8M7.8

1939 M7.8M7.8

2016 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.6M7.6

1984 M7.6M7.6

1988 M7.6M7.6

2014 M7.6M7.6

1977 M7.5M7.5

1926 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2016-09-14	2016-09-14 07:25	14 km	72 km NW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.2 2016-06-10	2016-06-10 04:17	30 km	18 km WNW of Auki, Solomon Islands
M6.4 2015-08-15	2015-08-15 07:47	8 km	213 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2015-07-01	2015-07-01 19:35	12 km	91 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.8 2015-05-22	2015-05-22 23:59	10 km	159 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.9 2015-05-22	2015-05-22 21:45	11 km	205 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.6 2014-04-13	2014-04-13 13:24	10 km	75 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.4 2014-04-13	2014-04-13 12:36	39 km	112 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.6 2014-04-12	2014-04-12 20:14	23 km	93 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2014-04-04	2014-04-04 11:40	57 km	25 km WSW of Kirakira, 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.