July 18, 2015 Earthquake: Solomon Islands
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Solomon Islands on July 18, 2015 at 02:27:33 UTC, 11 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
- July 18, 2015
- Time
- 02:27:33 UTC
- Place
- Solomon Islands
- Magnitude
- 7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 10.401° S, 165.141° E
- Country
- Solomon Islands
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt (VIII) at Lata, Solomon Islands. Also felt at Honiara and Kirakira. Felt at Sola, Vanuatu. Lata, Temotu, Solomon Islands - CDI: 8; Sola, Torba, Vanuatu - CDI: 7; Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands - CDI: 6; Kirakira, Makira and Ulawa, Solomon Islands - CDI: 6(reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 6, 2013, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- January 9, 2012, Solomon Islands
- September 17, 1963, Solomon Islands
- July 29, 1900, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- December 9, 1909, Solomon Islands
- September 15, 1963, Solomon Islands
- May 27, 1992, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- July 21, 1934, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
- February 8, 2013, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- September 2, 2007, 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 10146.