Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 18, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Solomon Islands on Wednesday, July 18, 1934 at 19:40 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Solomon Islands - SO), about 689.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.413 and latitude -11.818.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -11.818, 166.413
UTC time 1934-07-18 19:40:20.150
Location 138 km SSE of Lata
Country Solomon Islands (SO)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1934-07-18

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