M6.2 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Auki, Solomon Islands on 10 Jun 2016, 04:17 UTC at a depth of 30 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 100 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.