A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands just before 2pm today. The quake was at a depth of 33km, and struck about 155km south-west of the town of Buala, “Strong shaking” was reported in Honiara, 179km south-east of the epicentre, with “horizontal swinging” in buildings also reported.
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