Solomon Islands rocked by 6.4-magnitude earthquake
Raffaella Ciccarelli
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, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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An earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands today. Supplied
"Strong shaking" was reported in Honiara, 179km south-east of the epicentre, with "horizontal swinging" in buildings also reported.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) tweeted shortly after the tremor, stating there was no tsunami threat to Australia.
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