M6.3 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 104 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands on 16 Feb 1943, 14:38 UTC at a depth of 46 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Malango, about 133 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.