M5.0 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Malango, Solomon Islands on 1 Aug 2016, 21:24 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Tandai, about 58 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.