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M7.0 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1998-07-16

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth110 km

Time (UTC)1998-07-16 11:56

Rank in 199810 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19001537 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

52 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · -11.04, 166.16

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

2009 M7.7M7.7

1900 M7.6M7.6

1980 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1997-04-23	1997-04-23 03:47	33 km	129 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:15	33 km	140 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:11	33 km	116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:06	33 km	161 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.7 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:02	33 km	171 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1997-01-29	1997-01-29 23:19	33 km	166 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1996-11-14	1996-11-14 07:58	109 km	102 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1996-09-14	1996-09-14 13:10	73 km	27 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1996-08-15	1996-08-15 07:33	33 km	99 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 1996-08-11	1996-08-11 01:31	100 km	107 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.