Is Taro safe? Solomon Islands travel risk
Is Taro safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Taro scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Solomon Islands Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 Apr 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake was recorded about 83 km away on 11 Oct (USGS). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Taro scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Solomon Islands (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Taro: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (59/100) and natural hazards (58/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Solomon Islands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Taro belongs to Choiseul (Solomon Islands), centered at coordinates 6.7111° S, 156.3972° E (0 m above sea level). Distance to Honiara is 494.6 km towards the SE.
Choiseul
6.7111° S, 156.3972° E
0 m
Pacific/Guadalcanal
1,053
Emergency & Aviation Access
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Taro happened in May and October (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
6 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.4 on 1 Sep 2024 (97 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.2 on 11 Oct 2026 (83 km away) — USGS details
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