Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake - 47 km west of Gizo, New Georgia Group, Western Province, Solomon Islands, on Saturday, Dec 6, 1952 at 10:41 am (GMT +0)
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Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 15 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 6, 1952 10:41:22 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Dec 6, 1952 at 10:41 am (GMT +0) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Depth | 15.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 8.229°S / 156.434°E  (Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands) |
| Antipode | 8.229°N / 23.566°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very strong shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Simbo (11 km / 7 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Gizo (New Georgia Group) (pop: 6,150) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 184 km (114 mi) SSE of Buin (Papua New Guinea) (pop: 750) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 237 km (147 mi) SSE of Panguna (Papua New Guinea) (pop: 2,920) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 242 km (150 mi) SSE of Arawa (Papua New Guinea) (pop: 40,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 348 km (216 mi) W of Buala (pop: 2,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 396 km (246 mi) WNW of Malango (pop: 10,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 409 km (254 mi) WNW of Honiara (pop: 56,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 409 km (254 mi) WNW of Honiara (pop: 56,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 7.0 | 15 km | Solomon Islands | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quake)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Apr 11, 1954 03:03 68 years ago | 6.2 35 km | Alu Island, Solomon Islands, 119 km S of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea | More |
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