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M5.4 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

Name: M5.4 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province
Start: 2016-12-15T22:23:26.51+00:00
Location: 81 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

3592 d ago · 15 Dec 2016, 22:23 UTC 81 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 81 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands on 15 Dec 2016, 22:23 UTC at a depth of 16 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Malango, about 74 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.

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