M6.5 · 65 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

Thursday, January 19, 2017 · 11:04 PM – 11:14 PM
65 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

Magnitude 6.5 (mww), 36 km deep, 65 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands — 10.35°S, 161.34°E. January 19, 2017 at 23:04 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/us10007u7n Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).