M6.8 · 159 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

Friday, May 22, 2015 · 11:59 PM – 12:09 AM
159 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

Magnitude 6.8 (mww), 10 km deep, 159 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands — 11.11°S, 163.22°E. May 22, 2015 at 23:59 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002bpw Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).