Today: 6.2 magnitude earthquake near Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan

5.6 magnitude earthquake 126 km from Taro’a, Choiseul, Solomon Islands

1977-04-21 09:45:38 UTC

UTC time: Thursday, April 21, 1977 09:45 AM

Your time: 1977-04-21T09:45:38Z

Magnitude Type: ms

USGS page: M 5.6 - Solomon Islands

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

1977-04-21 09:45:38 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 33 km depth
Taro’a, Choiseul, Solomon Islands

Aftershocks:

1977-04-21 10:26:03 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1977-04-21 11:35:22 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

1977-04-21 12:10:13 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 26 km depth
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1977-04-21 12:24:45 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 24 km depth
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1977-04-21 16:00:15 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 14 km depth
Taro’a, Choiseul, Solomon Islands

1977-04-21 16:12:35 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 20 km depth
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1977-04-21 16:53:11 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 12 km depth
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1977-04-21 20:15:45 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 33 km depth
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1977-04-22 02:41:31 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 67 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands

This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:

Solomon Islands

North Of Solomon Islands

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

D'entrecasteaux Islands

Santa Cruz Islands

Vanuatu

Loyalty Islands

Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Southwest Of New Caledonia

Bismarck Sea

Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

Near S Coast Of New Guinea