Just 20 minutes ago, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Kirakira, Bauro Central, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands. The tremor was recorded early evening on Sunday, August 23rd, 2026, at 7:12 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 120.33 km below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well. A third agency, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.7.Weak shaking might have been felt in Kirakira (pop. 2,100) located 124 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 23, 2026 07:12 pm (GMT +11) local time (23 Aug 2026 08:12 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 120.33 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 10.9°S / 162.96°E (Solomon Islands)Primary data source: USGS