Solomon Islands
Open on the live globe ↗Brief · 15 September 2026
An M5.2 earthquake struck Solomon Islands on 14 September 2026 at a depth of 10 km, with an estimated 20,723 people exposed to strong shaking. This was the most significant event of the week, newly reported and rated orange severity by GDACS.
Earthquake An M5.2 earthquake hit Solomon Islands on 14 September 2026 at 10 km depth, exposing an estimated 20,723 people to MMI IV or greater shaking, according to NEIC via GDACS. A separate, smaller M4.3 earthquake was recorded 31 km ESE of Lata on 13 September 2026 at a depth of 189 km.
- An M5.2 earthquake in Solomon Islands, first reported on 14 September 2026, is newly tracked.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 15 Sept, 10:03 UTC from Hazardly's own event records for the seven days to 15 September 2026. Not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.
Events · last 7 days · 2
- EarthquakeEarthquake in Solomon Islands14 Sept, 16:45 UTC
Below the significance bar
- Earthquake31 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands13 Sept, 00:01 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 2 events also first tracked this week
- 14 Sept, 16:45 UTCEarthquake in Solomon IslandsSeverity green → orange
Countries · by trend
9| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | RED | escalating1 escalating · 2 new | 3h ago |
| Vanuatu | 6 | ORANGE | steady1 steady | 14h ago |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | ORANGE | new | 18h ago |
| Vietnam | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Thailand | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Philippines | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Cambodia | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Indonesia | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Australia | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
Trend compares each event’s own source-reported measure across Hazardly’s last two ingests. It measures reported change, not impact: a fire whose satellite coverage improved overnight can read as escalating, and a storm can weaken while its damage is still unfolding.
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