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thenry

06-02-2013 02:09

Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands Triggering Tsunami Warning

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A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The quake struck at a depth of 5.8km (3.6 miles) near the Santa Cruz islands, part of the Solomon Islands nation, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning was issued for the South Pacific islands by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21347496

mertle

06-02-2013 13:53

Re: Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands Triggering Tsunami Warning

not god but seems thankfully not major loss off life hopefully down to improved warning system to get people to safe grounds.

alferret

06-02-2013 19:07

Re: Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands Triggering Tsunami Warning

In-laws are in the pacific at the moment onboard the balmoral. Don't know how close they were to the tsunami when it happened.

mertle

06-02-2013 19:35

Re: Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands Triggering Tsunami Warning

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Originally Posted by alferret (Post 35533122)

In-laws are in the pacific at the moment onboard the balmoral. Don't know how close they were to the tsunami when it happened.

hope theyre safe.

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