List of earthquakes in the Solomon Islands archipelago

This is a list of earthquakes in the Solomon Islands archipelago, which includes the nation state of Solomon Islands and Bougainville within Papua New Guinea. Only earthquakes over magnitude 8 are included unless they result in damage and/or casualties. Earthquakes from other regions that were strongly felt in the area are also be included.

The Australian Woodlark, Solomon Sea and Pacific Plates are converging at a rate of 97 mm/yr.^[1] The earthquake was a result of interaction between the Australian and Pacific Plates along a subduction zone. Subduction of the Australian Plate has also given rise to volcanoes in the region. This region of the world lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where 90 percent of all earthquake and volcanic activity is concentrated here.^[2]

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are adobe walls and informal construction.^[3]

Date	Region	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Comments	Ref
2022-11-22	Guadalcanal	7.0 Mw	VII		4	Moderate damage	[4][5]
2021-10-15	Rendova	6.4 Mw	VI		1	Moderate damage	[6][7][8]
2017-01-22	Bougainville	7.9 Mw	IX	3	2	Damage/power outages	[9][10]
2016-12-17	Bougainville	7.9 Mw	VIII			Power outages	[11]
2016-12-08	Makira	7.8 Mw	VIII	1		Major damage/tsunami	[12][13]
2014-04-11	Bougainville	7.1 Mw	VII	1		Major damage	[14][15]
2013-02-06	Nendö	8.0 Mw	VIII	14	17	Major damage/tsunami	[16][17]
2012-07-25	Guadalcanal	6.4 Mw	VII			Severe damage	[18]
2010-01-03	Rendova	7.1 Mw	VI		Several	Major damage/tsunami	[19]
2007-04-01	Ghizo	8.1 Mw	VIII	112		Major damage/tsunami	[20][21]
1997-04-21	Torba	7.7 Mw	VII			Tsunami	[22]
1996-04-29	Bougainville	7.2 Mw	VIII	1		Moderate damage	[23]
1995-08-16	Bougainville	7.7 Mw	VII			Minor damage/landslides	[24]
1988-08-10	Makira	7.6 Mw	VII	1		Tsunami	[25]
1984-02-07	Guadalcanal	7.6 Mw	VIII			Minor damage/Landslides	[26]
1983-03-18	New Britain	7.6 Mw	VII			Moderate damage/landslides	[27]
1977-04-20	Guadalcanal	6.7 Mw	VII	34		Major damage/tsunami	[28][29]
1977-04-21	Guadalcanal	7.5 Mw	VII	18	1	Major damage	[30][31]
1975-07-20	Bougainville	7.9 Mw	VIII			Major damage/tsunami	[32]
1975-02-04	Bougainville	7.1 Mw	IX			Minor damage/tsunami	[33]
1971-07-26	New Ireland	8.1 Mw	VI	3	5	Moderate damage/tsunami	[34][35]
1971-07-14		8.0 Mw	IX				[36]
1959-08-17	Rendova	7.0 Mw	VI			Major damage	[37]
1939-04-30	Guadalcanal	7.8 Mw	VII	12		Moderate damage/tsunami	[38][39]
1939-01-30	Bougainville	7.8 Mw	VII	5	101	Moderate damage	[40][41]
1931-10-03	Makira	7.9 Mw	VI	50		Major damage/tsunami	[42][43]
1919-05-06	Bougainville	7.8 Mw	VII			Minor damage	[44][45]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.