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M7.9 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1980-07-17

MagnitudeM7.9ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1980-07-17 19:42

Rank in 19801 / 95among M6+

Rank since 1900129 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×708approx.

199 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · -12.53, 165.92

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

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1900 M7.6M7.6

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1980-07-09	1980-07-09 20:56	33 km	213 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.5 1980-07-08	1980-07-08 23:19	33 km	196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1980-04-14	1980-04-14 12:39	33 km	188 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1979-11-09	1979-11-09 16:39	45 km	108 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 1979-11-02	1979-11-02 01:32	33 km	114 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1979-02-16	1979-02-16 00:31	60 km	98 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1978-09-23	1978-09-23 16:32	201 km	37 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1978-09-06	1978-09-06 11:07	198 km	76 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 1978-05-13	1978-05-13 07:08	160 km	63 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.5 1977-09-04	1977-09-04 08:48	33 km	93 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

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.