M6.3 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands on 13 Oct 1955, 09:26 UTC at a depth of 35 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 92 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.