What the records say
- When
- 6 Feb 2013
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 10.77° S, 165.11° E
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage musd
- 36
- Houses destroyed
- 588
- Max water height m
- 11
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2013 Solomon Islands earthquake
Megathrust earthquake and tsunami in Solomon Islands
The 2013 Solomon Islands earthquake struck Temotu Province within Solomon Islands on 6 February with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The epicentre was close to the Santa Cruz Islands within Temotu Province at the boundaries of the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, causing local evacuations, a tsunami of 11 m (36 ft) and killing at least ten people.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page