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M6.4 earthquake 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands

Last changed (21:48 UTC, 13 November 2026). Checks the USGS feed every 10 minutes; next check .

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands at 03:34 UTC, 9 November 2026, at a depth of 17 km (11 mi), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS issued a green PAGER alert, its estimate of shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. PAGER estimates that about 11,877 people felt strong or stronger shaking. 2 people reported feeling it through the USGS Did You Feel It? survey.

Map: M6.4 earthquake 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
10.87° S, 165.56° E · Coral Sea · map © Natural Earth
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Key figures

Magnitude
6.4scale mwwSource: USGS
Depth
17 km11 miSource: USGS
Time
03:34 UTC, 9 November 2026Source: USGS
PAGER alert
GreenSource: USGS PAGER
Strongest shaking (estimated)
MMI VIstrongSource: USGS ShakeMap
People in strong shaking (estimated)
11,877MMI VI or strongerSource: USGS PAGER
Felt reports
2Source: USGS Did You Feel It?
Strongest reported shaking
MMI VIstrongSource: USGS Did You Feel It?
Fatality estimate
GreenSource: USGS PAGER
Economic loss estimate
GreenSource: USGS PAGER
USGS significance
631Source: USGS
Official source

Sources

Recorded by Gods Eyes from the live feed ; the source last updated it . Figures are as the source reported them at the time and may since have been revised; the source pages are authoritative.

Affected area

About 11,877 people were in strong or stronger shaking (MMI VI+), PAGER estimates.

Estimated population by shaking intensity (Modified Mercalli)
IntensityShakingPeople
MMI VIstrong11,877
MMI Vmoderate4,906
MMI IVlight3,914

Estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey’s PAGER system, made from ShakeMap and population data within minutes of the quake and revised as data arrives.

Timeline

  1. 21:48 UTC13 November 2026Latest update from the source.
  2. 19:22 UTC9 November 2026Felt reports to USGS rose from 1 to 2.
  3. 07:01 UTC9 November 2026USGS received its first felt reports: 1.
  4. 04:01 UTC9 November 2026USGS revised the depth from 25 km to 17 km.
  5. 03:51 UTC9 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
  6. 03:34 UTC9 November 2026The earthquake happened.

Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.

Aircraft within 150 km

At 14:36 UTC (): 0 in the air and 0 on the ground.

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0
On the ground
0

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