M6.5 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands on 16 Aug 2007, 08:39 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 Tandai, about 68 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.