M5.9 earthquake Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Sun, May 7, 1939, 7:04 AM GMT+11 (20:04 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-05-06 20:04:27 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.782° S, 160.540° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem901941. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.