M6.7 earthquake - 80 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 80 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands on 11 Nov 2004, 17:34 UTC at a depth of 10 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.