Magnitude 6.5 (mww), 6 km deep, 177 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands — 9.33°S, 157.88°E. August 12, 2015 at 18:49 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us100031me Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).