On Monday, January 4, 2010, at 9:36 AM local time (Jan. 3, 22:36 UTC), an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 occurred 295 km westnorthwest of Honiara, Solomon Islands, near Tetepare island. The earthquake and the resulting tsunami caused some damage to houses, and seven people were missed. However, there are no reported casualties. The place where the earthquake hit is on a subduction zone where the Australian plate dives under the Pacific plate.