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M6.9 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1989-10-27

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1989-10-27 21:04

Rank in 198913 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001891 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

78 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · -11.02, 162.35

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1931 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

1910 M7.5M7.5

2014 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1989-10-18	1989-10-18 11:40	45 km	99 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1989-02-14	1989-02-14 06:20	32 km	60 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.6 1988-08-10	1988-08-10 06:38	40 km	120 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.6 1988-08-10	1988-08-10 04:38	34 km	121 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1987-06-18	1987-06-18 14:03	73 km	52 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1986-10-24	1986-10-24 05:27	47 km	93 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1986-01-27	1986-01-27 07:35	82 km	Solomon Islands
M6.3 1986-01-22	1986-01-22 12:26	95 km	104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1985-06-23	1985-06-23 19:49	32 km	208 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1985-06-23	1985-06-23 13:57	33 km	207 km ESE 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.