The place is very small, and barely above sea level. If a tsunami hits, it might wipe the island clean. Politically, good riddance to the place, but too bad about the people. I hear the natives are/were rather nice. On the other hand, they may be put out of their misery, and misery it is living on that island now.
Here is a copy/paste from:
http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/
| DATE/TIME | REGION | MAGNITUDE | DEPTH (in km) | SOURCE | DETAIL | ||
| Thursday December 8 2016, 18:08:26 UTC | 14 minutes ago | 30km SW of Rio Dell, California |  | 2.9 | 21.7 | USGS Feed | Detail |
| Thursday December 8 2016, 18:03:06 UTC | 19 minutes ago | 66km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | | 5.5 | 51.1 | USGS Feed | Detail |
| Thursday December 8 2016, 17:38:48 UTC | 44 minutes ago | 63km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | | 8.0 | 40.0 | USGS Feed | Detail |
| Thursday December 8 2016, 17:38:47 UTC | 44 minutes ago | 68km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | | 7.7 | 48.7 | USGS Feed | Detail |
| Thursday December 8 2016, 17:38:46 UTC | 44 minutes ago | Solomon Islands. | | 8.1 | 35.0 | GeoScience Australia | Detail |
