6.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands -- GFZ-Xinhua

6.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-03-06 22:41:45

HONG KONG, March 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Solomon Islands at 1427 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 11.45 degrees south latitude and 163.21 degrees east longitude.