M5.6 earthquake 122 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 122 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands on Fri, Jun 17, 1966, 11:45 AM GMT+11 (00:45 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 79 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-06-17 00:45:03 UTC
- Depth
- 25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.243° S, 160.716° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22004 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.679 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 21961 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 5.5110 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22013 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.7117 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.9120 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
- 6.8104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 7.1110 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem846552. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.