Solomon Island earthquake

The US Geological Survey reports the quake struck around 2:27am local time about 108 kilometres west-northwest from Kirakira, the capital of Makira, at a depth of 46 kilometres.

There have been no reports of damage at this stage and no tsunami warning was issued.

Last month the Solomons suffered a 7.8 quake which was followed by numerous aftershocks.

Almost 10,000 people are now believed to have been affected across three provinces by the 7.8 magnitude quake which struck a fortnight ago off of Makira in the country's south.

An eleven-year-old girl who was crushed when a building collapsed on her remains the only fatality of the quakes.

Multiple aftershocks including a major 6.9 quake on the Saturday after the 7.8 quake have kept people in the affected communities on edge and heavy rainfall has caused several landslides on Makira.

Disaster authorities are only now reaching isolated parts of the affected provinces of Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira and Ulawa.

The girl died when a building collapsed on top of her on Guadalcanal after the 7.8 magnitude quake which struck on Friday.

An aftershock measuring 6.9 struck the next day.

The director of the National Disaster Management Office, Loti Yates, said authorities were working with donor partners and international NGOs on the initial emergency response.

A 7-point-8 magnitude earthquake stuck at about 4.30am local time today 70 kilometres off Kirakira, the capital of the province in the country's south.

 Deputy Principal John Gordon Hoto of Marou Bay Primary School in West Makira said the earthquake destroyed the school's office building and a classroom and severely damaged staff housing.

He said there had also been several landslides in the area and there were reports of more destruction in other villages in the Marou Bay area.