Earthquakes in the Solomon Islands — March 2026

6 earthquakes were recorded in the Solomon Islands during March 2026, an average of 0.2 per day.

6 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 35 km.

The month's largest event in the Solomon Islands was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake near Kirakira, Solomon Islands on 06 March 2026 at 14:27 UTC. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake radiates roughly 169,203 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the the Solomon Islands monthly average of 6 events over the period we cover, and down from the 9 recorded the previous month.

67% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 33% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). A substantial share of intermediate-depth events points to a subducting slab beneath the region rather than purely crustal faulting.

By band, the catalogue holds 4 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 06 March, when 2 events were recorded.

1 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M6.7 near Kirakira, Solomon Islands on 06 March at 10 km; M6.3 near Kirakira, Solomon Islands on 06 March at 9 km; M4.9 near Gizo, Solomon Islands on 25 March at 87 km.

That is close to the 6 events the Solomon Islands averages per month across the 21 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in the Solomon Islands in our entire catalogue.