A ranar 2 ga Afrilu 2007 da karfe 07:39:56 na gida (UTC+11) wata girgizar kasa mai girman 8.1 ta faru a hypocenter S8.453 E156.957, kilomita 349 (217 miles) arewa maso yammacin babban birnin tsibirin, Honiara da kudu maso gabashin babban birnin lardin Yammacin, Gizo, a zurfin kilomita 10 (mil 6.2). Fiye da 44 aftershocks tare da girman 5.0 ko mafi girma sun faru har zuwa 22:00:00 UTC, Laraba, 4 ga Afrilu 2007. Tsunami ya kashe aƙalla mutane 52, ya lalata gidaje sama da 900 kuma ya bar dubban mutane marasa gida. Rashin ƙasa ya faɗaɗa bakin tekun tsibirin Ranongga har zuwa mita 70 (230 ft) yana fallasa murjani mai tsabta. A ranar 6 ga Fabrairun 2013, girgizar ƙasa mai girman mita 8.0 ta faru a Honiara da kudu maso gabashin babban birnin lardin Yammacin, Gizo, a zurfin kilomita 10 (mil 6.2). Tambaya: Ta yaya girgizar ƙasa mai ƙarfin mita 6.0 ta faru tare da girgizar ƙasa mai ƙarfin E160.11 a
girman 8.1