Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Solomon Islands, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
217
M5+
Strongest
M8.1
M7+ events
48
Tsunami events
17
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-01 | 8.1 | 2007 Solomon Islands Earthquake | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-02-06 | 8.0 | 2013 Santa Cruz Islands Earthquake🌊 | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-01-22 | 7.9 | 35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea🌊 | 135 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-07-20 |
| 56 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| 49 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-10-10 | 7.8 | 116 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-04-30 | 7.8 | 23 km SSE of Malango, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-12-08 | 7.8 | 69 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands🌊 | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-12-31 | 7.8 | 146 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 59 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-07-18 | 7.7 | 138 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-12-15 | 7.6 | 56 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1900-07-29 | 7.6 | Santa Cruz Islands | - | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-08-10 | 7.6 | 121 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-02-07 | 7.6 | 85 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-04-12 | 7.6 | 93 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands🌊 | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-04-20 | 7.5 | 105 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-01-25 | 7.5 | 62 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-12-10 | 7.5 | 47 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-09-15 | 7.4 | 28 km NW of Lata, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-02-14 | 7.4 | 96 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 103 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-05-17 | 7.4 | 54 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-02-19 | 7.3 | 41 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-07-21 | 7.3 | 45 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-01-20 | 7.3 | 126 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-04-11 | 7.3 | 128 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-04-19 | 7.3 | 61 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-08-18 | 7.3 | 58 km SSE of Malango, Solomon Islands | 543 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-01-25 | 7.2 | 76 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1901-05-25 | 7.2 | Solomon Islands | - | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-10-14 | 7.2 | 155 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-09-02 | 7.2 | 97 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-11-16 | 7.1 | 130 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-01-05 | 7.1 | 78 km W of Buala, Solomon Islands | 61 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-03-27 | 7.1 | 110 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-06-15 | 7.1 | 110 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-02-01 | 7.1 | 118 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-11-21 | 7.1 | 153 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 110 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-10-23 | 7.1 | 71 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-11-05 | 7.1 | 78 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-03-06 | 7.1 | 178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-04-11 | 7.1 | 56 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea🌊 | 61 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-01-03 | 7.1 | 94 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-02-08 | 7.1 | 32 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands🌊 | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1909-12-09 | 7.0 | 84 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-08-17 | 7.0 | 67 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-11-22 | 7.0 | 18 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands🌊 | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-07-16 | 7.0 | 52 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 110 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-05-27 | 7.0 | 75 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-07-18 | 7.0 | 80 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands🌊 | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-10-03 | 7.0 | 74 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1920-05-07 | 7.0 | 147 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-12-02 | 7.0 | 181 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-12-06 | 7.0 | Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-02-03 | 7.0 | 44 km NW of Malango, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-06-20 | 7.0 | 45 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-12-09 | 6.9 | 92 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands🌊 | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-12-29 | 6.9 | 50 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-08-02 | 6.9 | 62 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-11-09 | 6.9 | 209 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-10-27 | 6.9 | 78 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-02-26 | 6.8 | 173 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-08-23 | 6.8 | 96 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-07-21 | 6.8 | 50 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 47 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-04-23 | 6.8 | 79 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 79 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-09-01 | 6.8 | 49 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 38 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-12-23 | 6.8 | 22 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-02-20 | 6.8 | 28 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 36 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-10-03 | 6.8 | 21 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-05-20 | 6.8 | 3 km NNE of Malango, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-06-15 | 6.8 | 104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-01-19 | 6.7 | 141 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands | 31 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-04-20 | 6.7 | 59 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-03-06 | 6.7 | 173 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-08-17 | 6.7 | 78 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-09-27 | 6.7 | 21 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-10-23 | 6.7 | 73 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-06-26 | 6.7 | 55 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-02-07 | 6.7 | 33 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands🌊 | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1905-06-09 | 6.7 | 106 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-01-06 | 6.7 | 96 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-02-01 | 6.7 | 51 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-07-09 | 6.7 | 71 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-07-29 | 6.7 | 46 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 65 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-12-29 | 6.7 | 55 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 41 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-02-01 | 6.6 | Santa Cruz Islands region | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-07-04 | 6.6 | 212 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-03-09 | 6.6 | 111 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-08-10 | 6.6 | 103 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-07-19 | 6.6 | 146 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-11-27 | 6.6 | 60 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-08-10 | 6.6 | 120 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-04-19 | 6.6 | 57 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea🌊 | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-08-10 | 6.6 | 186 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands🌊 | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-03-13 | 6.6 | 142 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-10-03 | 6.6 | 155 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-01-08 | 6.6 | 133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 63 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-07-28 | 6.5 | 81 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-02-07 | 6.5 | 62 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-08-11 | 6.5 | 129 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-12-20 | 6.5 | Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-10-31 | 6.5 | 62 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |