November 18, 2015 Earthquake: Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Solomon Islands on November 18, 2015 at 18:31:04 UTC, 13 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
- November 18, 2015
- Time
- 18:31:04 UTC
- Place
- Solomon Islands
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 13 km (8 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 8.899° S, 158.422° 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 (IV) at Honiara. Felt at Arawa, Papua New Guinea. Arawa, North Solomons, Papua New Guinea - CDI: 5; Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 1, 2007, Solomon Islands
- April 30, 1939, Solomon Islands
- October 14, 1991, Solomon Islands
- July 10, 2015, Solomon Islands
- January 5, 2010, Solomon Islands
- January 3, 2010, Solomon Islands
- January 3, 2010, Solomon Islands
- January 5, 1969, Santa Isabel Island, Solomon Islands
- February 9, 1991, Solomon Islands
- September 16, 1926, Solomon Islands
- January 25, 1926, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- November 22, 2022, Honiara, Solomon Islands
- July 25, 2012, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- November 8, 1950, Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands
- September 27, 1985, Honiara, Guadacanal, 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 10441.