M5.9 earthquake 120 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 120 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands on Wed, Jun 15, 1966, 5:13 PM GMT+11 (06:13 UTC), 26 km (16 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
- 1966-06-15 06:13:51 UTC
- Depth
- 25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.001° S, 160.889° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 6.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7117 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.5110 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22013 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.6122 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 22013 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.5102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22004 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.679 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 21962 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem846480. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.