Map of recent Pacific Island earthquakes

Map of recent Pacific Island earthquakes

Update from UN OCHA Pacific Office in Suva

There have been 14 earthquakes greater than Magnitude 6.0 since November 2016. Over 9000 people affected and about 4000 houses damaged in Makira and Malaita provinces of Solomon Islands in December 2016. Other earthquakes did not cause major damage, however humanitarian partners in the region are monitoring the occurence of earthquakes and are on high alert for possible response.