10 Jun 2016

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes near Solomons' Malaita

7:15 pm on 10 June 2016
The epicentre of Friday's 6.2 earthquake was 20km west-northwest of Auki, capital of Malaita province.

The epicentre of Friday's 6.2 earthquake was 20km west-northwest of Auki, capital of Malaita province. Photo: US Geological Survey

A shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck in Solomon Islands.

The United States Geological Survey says the quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres at 4:17pm, local time.

Its epicentre was 20 kilometres west-northwest of Auki, the capital of Malaita province.

There have been no initial reports of damage and no tsunami warning has been issued.