M5.5 earthquake 102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands on Sun, Jun 26, 1966, 3:01 AM GMT+11 (16:01 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 79 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-06-25 16:01:17 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.953° S, 161.130° 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
- ±0.50
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.6122 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 22012 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.5110 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22013 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.7117 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.9120 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.8104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 7.1110 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 22014 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem846821. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.