M6.0 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 123 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands on 21 Apr 1977, 07:18 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 Malango, about 117 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.