6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: USGS

A super 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Solomon Islands on December 8, 2016, at 1739 UTC, at a depth of 40 km / 25 mi, reported the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Threat Message on December 8, 2016, at 1746 UTC.