2016 Kirakira earthquake

The undersea shock struck in the early hours of Friday 9 December 2016, with the epicentre southwest of Kirakira, the provincial capital of Makira-Ulawa Province. Homes, community kitchens, food sources and livelihoods were destroyed across Makira, South Malaita and Guadalcanal provinces.

Origin time (UTC)

2016-12-08T17:38

Magnitude

7.8

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

40

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20007z80

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: solomon islands, kirakira, makira, undersea

Coordinates: -10.6812, 161.3273

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

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