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A very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in the Coral Sea 107 km (66 mi) from Solomon Islands in the early morning of Saturday, Mar 7, 2026 at 1.27 am local time (GMT +11). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.7 km (5.4 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

Earthquake details

Date & time Mar 6, 2026 14:27:47 UTC
Local time at epicenter Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 01:27 am (GMT +11)
Status confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude 6.3
Depth 8.7 km

Epicenter latitude / longitude 11.5475ยฐS / 163.1628ยฐE Solomon Islands
Seismic antipode 11.5475ยฐN / 16.837ยฐW Guinea-Bissau
Quality 51 seismic stations
Shaking intensity VII Very strong shaking near epicenter
Felt 0 reports
Primary data source USGS (United States Geological Survey)