M6.4 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 54 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands on 8 Feb 1984, 00:39 UTC at a depth of 27 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 49 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.