M5.5 earthquake Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Wed, Jun 14, 1972, 3:51 PM GMT+11 (04:51 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1972-06-14 04:51:56 UTC
- Depth
- 86.7 km (53.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.324° S, 161.377° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem772520. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.