M6.0 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Tulagi, Solomon Islands on 3 Aug 1929, 14:56 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 83 km away in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.