M6.4 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 119 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands on 13 Feb 1963, 18:13 UTC at a depth of 20 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 109 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.