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

5.9-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-09-05 22:23:15

HONG KONG, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Solomon Islands at 1412 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 4.79 degrees south latitude and 154.17 degrees east longitude.