July 25, 2012 Earthquake: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on July 25, 2012 at 11:20:27 UTC, 20 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 25, 2012
- Time
- 11:20:27 UTC
- Place
- Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.694° S, 159.727° E
- Country
- Solomon Islands
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 26
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Twenty-six houses destroyed and
landslides occurred on the south coast of Guadalcanal.
Felt (VI) at Honiara. Also felt on Tulaghi. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 3, 1931, San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands
- April 20, 1977, Solomon Islands
- April 21, 1977, Solomon Islands
- April 30, 1939, Solomon Islands
- August 10, 1988, San Cristobal, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- November 22, 2022, Honiara, Solomon Islands
- September 27, 1985, Honiara, Guadacanal, Solomon Islands
- September 16, 1926, Solomon Islands
- November 8, 1950, Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands
- January 25, 1926, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- February 9, 1991, Solomon Islands
- April 20, 1977, Solomon Islands
- February 7, 1984, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- August 1, 1961, Solomon Islands
- April 20, 1977, Solomon Islands
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9926.