M5.0 earthquake Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Mon, Jun 9, 1975, 6:46 PM GMT+11 (07:46 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 85 km W 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-09 07:46:30 UTC
- Depth
- 93.0 km (57.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.213° S, 161.503° 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.
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bcs. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.