Earthquake with 6.1-magnitude hits Solomons

An earthquake with a 6.1-magnitude today struck in the Solomon Island region, the US Geological Survey states on its website.

The quake was centred 132 kilometres southwest of the town of Arawa in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and 203 kilometres northwest from Gizo in the Solomon Islands.

The quake occurred at a depth of 75 kilometres at 12:45 am local time (1:45pm NZ time).

There were no early reports of any damage from the quake.

- NZ HERALD STAFF