M6.8 · 153 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 · 6:31 PM – 6:41 PM
153 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands

Magnitude 6.8 (mww), 13 km deep, 153 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands — 8.90°S, 158.42°E. November 18, 2015 at 18:31 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 6. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10003zcp Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).