2026-02-16 19:23:41 (M5.7) Santa Cruz Islands -11.6 166.4 (70fa9)

M5.7 Earthquake - Santa Cruz Islands

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.7
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 16 Feb 2026 19:23:42 Time near the Epicenter (1): 17 Feb 2026 06:23:42 Time in your area (1): 17 Feb 2026 00:53:42
Location	11.637S 166.371E
Depth	60 km
Distances	118.8 km (73.6 mi) SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands 438.0 km (271.6 mi) N of Luganville, Vanuatu 706.5 km (438.1 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 743.8 km (461.2 mi) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands 758.9 km (470.5 mi) ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 9.9 km; Vertical 7.0 km
Parameters	Nph = 81; Dmin = 430.7 km; Rmss = 0.66 seconds; Gp = 51° Version =
Event ID	us 6000s9k6

(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
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