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06-02-2013, 11:23
Tsunami alert after Solomon Islands quake
A major earthquake registering at magnitude 8 has hit near the Solomon Islands, with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) issuing a tsunami warning for a wide swathe of islands in the South Pacific.
The PTWC issued a tsunami warning for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis and Futuna.
A Solomon Islands hospital director said villages had been destroyed by the initial earthquake.
Earlier, the PTWC warned that the large quake could trigger a "destructive tsunami" near the epicentre.
A tsunami watch has been issued for Australia and New Zealand, and all the way to Indonesia.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
A major earthquake registering at magnitude 8 has hit near the Solomon Islands, with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) issuing a tsunami warning for a wide swathe of islands in the South Pacific.
The PTWC issued a tsunami warning for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis and Futuna.
A Solomon Islands hospital director said villages had been destroyed by the initial earthquake.
Earlier, the PTWC warned that the large quake could trigger a "destructive tsunami" near the epicentre.
A tsunami watch has been issued for Australia and New Zealand, and all the way to Indonesia.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013