M6.4 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands on 8 Jan 2000, 01:19 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Tandai, about 42 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.