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2016 Solomon Island Earthquake
8 December 2016 · Solomon Islands
On 8 December 2016 at 17:38 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands, at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 57 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person. 191 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 8 December 2016
- Time
- 17:38 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 40 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Homes Destroyed
- 191
- Homes Damaged
- 126
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.4 m wave)
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Solomon Islands
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2014Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1988San Cristobal, Guadalcanal · M 7.61 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 8.118 deaths
- 1977Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1939Solomon Islands · M 7.912 deaths
- 1935Solomon Islands · M 7.6
- 1931Solomon Islands · M 7.7
- 1931San Cristobal Island · M 7.850 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth