M6.0 earthquake Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Mon, Jan 27, 1986, 6:35 PM GMT+11 (07:35 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-27 07:35:23 UTC
- Depth
- 82.2 km (51.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.400° S, 161.135° 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
- 4.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4132 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14843 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4139 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.682 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14839 days ago · 101 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.496 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14837 days ago · 69 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.488 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14793 days ago · 112 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.275 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 14791 days ago · 96 km deep · 10 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qft (also filed as gcmtb012786a, gcmt19860127073521, iscgem506962). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.