Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Tsunami Causes Damage, Possible Deaths, on Solomon Islands

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Tsunami Causes Damage, Possible Deaths, on Solomon Islands

A POWERFUL earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami that hurt dozens of homes in the South Pacific island chain Wednesday, but authorities cancelled warnings for tsunamis on more distant coasts. The US Geological Survey said the

The wave was generated following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake which hit east of the Solomon Islands this afternoon, destroying at least three villages there. The quake was a shallow 5.8km deep and the epicentre was 347km east of Kira Kira in the Solomon

A POWERFUL earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami that hurt dozens of homes in the South Pacific island chain Wednesday, but authorities cancelled warnings for tsunamis on more distant coasts. The US Geological Survey said the

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake, which struck off the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, generated a small tsunami, The Associated Press reported. Solomons officials reported two 4-foot, 11-creep waves hitting the western coast of

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