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M6.5 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1976-11-18

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1976-11-18 03:24

Rank in 197637 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19004298 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

79 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands · -8.82, 156.94

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.1M8.1

1939 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.7M7.7

1926 M7.5M7.5

1936 M7.3M7.3

1977 M7.2M7.2

1991 M7.2M7.2

1969 M7.1M7.1

1926 M7.1M7.1

1974 M7.1M7.1

2010 M7.1M7.1

1926 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1975-11-25	1975-11-25 08:06	33 km	116 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1975-07-22	1975-07-22 19:20	36 km	101 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1975-07-21	1975-07-21 02:39	95 km	67 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1975-07-21	1975-07-21 02:03	47 km	50 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.7 1975-07-20	1975-07-20 19:54	44 km	94 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1974-03-09	1974-03-09 20:18	33 km	111 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1974-03-09	1974-03-09 20:14	50 km	100 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M7.1 1974-02-01	1974-02-01 03:12	40 km	118 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1974-01-31	1974-01-31 23:38	62 km	102 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1974-01-31	1974-01-31 23:30	34 km	126 km NW of Gizo, 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.