Magnitude M 4.8Region BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.Date time 2013-06-02 17:03:19.3 UTCLocation 6.69 S ; 154.07 EDepth 43 kmDistances 715 km NW of Honiara, Solomon Islands / pop: 56,298 / local time: 04:03:19.3 2013-06-03 326 km SE of Kokopo,...Show More Summary
Magnitude M 5.4Region SOLOMON ISLANDSDate time 2013-06-01 17:32:54.0 UTCLocation 7.09 S ; 155.76 EDepth 80 kmDistances 90 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea / pop: 2,916 / local time: 03:32:54.0 2013-06-02
Magnitude M 4.7Region SOLOMON ISLANDSDate time 2013-05-27 14:34:30.1 UTCLocation 10.50 S ; 161.73 EDepth 10 kmDistances 21 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands / pop: 1,122 / local time: 01:34:30.1 2013-05-28
THE quarantine division within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is on alert in the wake of a bird disease outbreak in neighbouring Papua New Guinea.Called Newcastle disease, it was found and declared in Sandaun province, West Sepik, in the Papua New Guinea-Indonesian border. Show More Summary
Magnitude Mw 5.7Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDSDate time 2013-05-17 06:43:16.0 UTCLocation 11.09 S ; 165.10 EDepth 10 kmDistances 354 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands / pop: 1,122 / local time: 17:43:16.0 2013-05-17
Magnitude mb 4.8Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDSDate time 2013-05-15 23:01:20.0 UTCLocation 11.28 S ; 165.13 EDepth 40 kmDistances 6 362 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands / pop: 1,122 / local time: 10:01:20.0 2013-05-16
Magnitude4.7Date-TimeTuesday, May 07, 2013 at 08:59:03 UTCTuesday, May 07, 2013 at 07:59:03 PM at epicenterLocation10.900°S, 163.715°EDepth18 km (11.2 miles)RegionSOLOMON ISLANDSDistances201 km (125 miles) ESE (105°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
At the end of 2012 and the beginning of this year, hundreds of wild dolphins in the Solomon Islands were slaughtered. Local people living in the the village of Fanalei were reportedly responsible. Dolphin teeth have been traditionally...Show More Summary
Magnitude M 4.9Region SOLOMON ISLANDSDate time 2013-04-17 18:13:13.0 UTCLocation 10.76 S ; 161.83 EDepth 45 kmDistances 35 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands / pop: 1,122 / local time: 05:13:13.0 2013-04-18
In the Pacific: >The Japanese concentrate the last of their highly trained aviators and send the fleet carriers Shokaku, Junyo and Hiyo south to raid the Americans in the Solomon Islands. During the first of 10 days of bombing, 180 aircraft bomb Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Show More Summary
Magnitude4.7Date-TimeTuesday, March 19, 2013 at 11:43:36 UTCTuesday, March 19, 2013 at 10:43:36 PM at epicenterLocation11.033°S, 165.829°EDepth42.7 km (26.5 miles)RegionSANTA CRUZ ISLANDSDistances33 km (20 miles) S of Lata, Solomon Islands
Magnitude5.8Date-TimeSaturday, February 23, 2013 at 08:59:08 UTCSaturday, February 23, 2013 at 07:59:08 PM at epicenterLocation10.644°S, 165.279°EDepth10.4 km (6.5 miles)RegionSANTA CRUZ ISLANDSDistances60 km W Lata, Solomon Islands
Magnitude M 5.4Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDSDate time 2013-02-17 19:23:49.0 UTCLocation 10.80 S ; 165.78 EDepth 30 kmDistances 11 km SW Lata, Solomon Islands
Magnitude M 4.7Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDSDate time 2013-02-11 12:51:01.3 UTCLocation 10.80 S ; 165.83 EDepth 10 kmDistances 10 km S Lata, Solomon Islands
Aftershocks are continuing to rock the Solomon Islands, hampering relief efforts after a quake and tsunami.A 7.1 magnitude aftershock hit late on Friday, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no indication another tsunami...Show More Summary
Magnitude4.8Date-TimeSaturday, February 09, 2013 at 05:45:01 UTCSaturday, February 09, 2013 at 04:45:01 PM at epicenterTime of Earthquake in other Time ZonesLocation11.110°S, 161.646°EDepth35.6 km (22.1 miles)RegionSOLOMON ISLANDSDistances78 km (48 miles) SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
THE death toll from the tsunami that swept across Ndende in the eastern Solomon Islands on Wednesday has risen to 10.The reopening of Lata airport enabled medical staff to arrive to support local hospital workers, and National Disaster...Show More Summary
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of a tsunami. The quake comes two days after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck the same region, triggering a tsunami that killed five people but didn't threaten the wider region.
Strong aftershocks rattled the Solomon Islands today, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific nation's prime minister to forgo a visit to the stricken area, where nine deaths have been confirmed. Officials were already struggling to reach the isolated region when a magnitude-6.6 aftershock hit...
Magnitude M 5.1Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDSDate time 2013-02-08 11:39:46.0 UTCLocation 10.94 S ; 165.97 EDepth 40 kmDistances 30 km SE Lata, Solomon Islands