* 6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE
AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE
QUAKES.
Map: CSEM-EMSC
A major 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands region on May 22, 2015, at 23:59:33 UTC, at a depth
of 0 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).
This
major 6.9 earthquake hit the Solomon Islands region only about two
hours after a 7.1 great earthquake hit the same area on Friday.