M6.7 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 71 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands on 9 Jul 1928, 21:23 UTC at a depth of 15 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 65 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.