M5.6

USGS earthquake Β· M5.693 km SE of Kirakira

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Β· 3 hours ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 93 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands, with a marker at its epicenterKirakiraOpen in Apple Maps β†—
Shaking intensity
  1. III
  2. IV

Strongest contour: Light (IV). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth38.5 km
Origin timeSep 6, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC
Coordinates-11.059, 162.519
Tsunami flagNot reported
Estimated shakingLight (IV)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap
Reported shakingWeak (II)From 1 public reports
Magnitude scaleMoment magnitude
SolutionReviewed by a seismologist
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area101,000
At light shaking or above11,000
  1. IVLight11,000
  2. IIIWeak77,000
  3. IIWeak14,000
Nearby towns and the shaking modelled for each
PlacePopulationShaking
Kirakira4,000III

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake 220 km sw of this event struck UK on April 21, 1977 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 158,000 at intensity VI and 42,000 at intensity VII, resulting in a reported 18 fatalities.

Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are mud wall and informal (metal, timber, GI etc.) construction.

Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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