Earthquakes in the Solomon Islands — November 2026

2 earthquakes were recorded in the Solomon Islands during November 2026, an average of 0.1 per day.

2 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 14 km.

The month's largest event in the Solomon Islands was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake near Lata, Solomon Islands on 09 November 2026 at 03:34 UTC. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake radiates roughly 60,036 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the the Solomon Islands monthly average of 6 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and down from the 4 recorded the previous month.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 1 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 09 November, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M6.4 near Lata, Solomon Islands on 09 November at 17 km; M4.8 near Lata, Solomon Islands on 09 November at 10 km.

That is 67% below the 6 events the Solomon Islands averages per month across the 24 months on record.