2007 Solomon Islands earthquake

The rupture occurred on 2 April 2007 near Gizo, the provincial capital on Ghizo Island. The tsunami it triggered wiped out thirteen or more villages across the western Solomons. At least fifty-two people were reported killed, forty injured and sixty missing.

Origin time (UTC)

2007-04-01T20:39

Magnitude

8.1

Magnitude type

mwc

Depth (km)

24

Deaths, as sources state them

at least 52

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000f83m

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: solomon islands, gizo, tsunami, ghizo island

Coordinates: -8.466, 157.043

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands since 1990

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