What the records say
- When
- 3 Jan 2010
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Where
- Solomon Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.80° S, 157.35° E
- Houses destroyed
- 16
- Depth km
- 25
2010 Solomon Islands earthquake
The 2010 Solomon Islands earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.1 on January 3 at 22:36:28 (UTC). A tsunami measuring approximately 10 feet affected some parts of the islands, while a maximum run-up height of 23.0 feet was recorded. The earthquake was the largest in a series of quakes to strike the Solomon Islands over the preceding days.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page