January 9, 2012 Earthquake: Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Solomon Islands on January 9, 2012 at 04:07:14 UTC, 28 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- January 9, 2012
- Time
- 04:07:14 UTC
- Place
- Solomon Islands
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 28 km (17 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 10.617° S, 165.160° E
- Country
- Solomon Islands
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 6, 2013, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- July 18, 2015, Solomon Islands
- September 17, 1963, Solomon Islands
- May 27, 1992, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- September 15, 1963, Solomon Islands
- July 21, 1934, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
- July 29, 1900, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- December 9, 1909, Solomon Islands
- February 8, 2013, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- September 2, 2007, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- December 31, 1966, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
More
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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 10774.