Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands at a depth of roughly 38.5 kilometres on 6 September 2026. An estimated 4,000 people were in areas experiencing light shaking. It is not yet reported whether the tremor caused any casualties or damage.
We do not yet count events at this place: that needs at least 3 recorded here, and we have 2.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Solomon Islands. 2026-09-09T07:43:56.554Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:1427. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-06/green-earthquake-magnitude-5-6m-depth-38-543km-in-solomon-017e26c9
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