M6.2 earthquake in Solomon Islands on March 6, 2026

On March 6, 2026 at 14:27 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.2 earthquake. The epicenter was 170 km southeast of Kirakira, with the focus 10 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.2magnitude

10 kmdepth

14:27time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)1,757 km
Sunshine Coast (Australia)1,988 km
Merauke (Indonesia)2,506 km
Jayapura (Indonesia)2,660 km
Central Coast (Australia)2,718 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 22 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.6.

M5.6 · Sep 6, 04:05 UTC71 km
M5.2 · Aug 23, 08:12 UTC67 km
M5.2 · Jun 27, 11:23 UTC100 km
M5.1 · Jun 27, 00:03 UTC95 km
M5.0 · Apr 8, 08:33 UTC35 km
M4.9 · Apr 16, 06:26 UTC149 km
M4.9 · Apr 15, 07:27 UTC15 km
M4.9 · Mar 22, 20:01 UTC24 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 117 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.0 (February 6, 2013).

M8.0 · February 6, 2013232 km
M7.8 · December 8, 2016212 km
M7.6 · August 10, 1988277 km
M7.6 · April 12, 2014106 km
M7.4 · April 13, 2014114 km