Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Sunday, April 19, 1936 at 05:07 GMT

Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake at 20 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 19, 1936 05:07:17 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	7.4
Depth	20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.613°S / 156.557°E (Solomon Islands)
Antipode	7.613°N / 23.443°W
Shaking intensity	Very strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Nonda (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	63 km (39 mi) NNW of Gizo (New Georgia Group) (pop: 6,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 136 km (84 mi) SE of Buin (Papua New Guinea) (pop: 750) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 187 km (116 mi) SE of Panguna (Papua New Guinea) (pop: 2,920) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 189 km (117 mi) SE of Arawa (Papua New Guinea) (pop: 40,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 340 km (211 mi) W of Buala (pop: 2,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 418 km (259 mi) WNW of Malango (pop: 10,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 425 km (264 mi) WNW of Honiara (pop: 56,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 425 km (264 mi) WNW of Honiara (pop: 56,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 429 km (266 mi) WNW of Tulagi (Florida Islands) (pop: 1,750) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
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Estimated seismic energy released	7.9 x 10¹⁵ joules (2206 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 x 10⁶ tons of TNT or 118.7 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
7.4	20 km	Solomon Islands	USGS

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