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M7.8 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

Name: M7.8 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province
Start: 1931-10-10T00:19:57.86+00:00
Location: 116 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

34706 d ago · 10 Oct 1931, 00:19 UTC 116 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

What happened

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck 116 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands on 10 Oct 1931, 00:19 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Malango, about 125 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.

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