Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Sunday, April 19, 1936 at 05:07 GMT
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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 ![]() |
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 |
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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