Tsunami threat as 7.7-magnitude quake hits off Solomon Islands

8 December 2016, 8:50 pm

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A major 7.7-magnitude quake struck off the Solomon Islands, raising the threat of “widespread, hazardous” tsunami waves, officials says.

The US Geological Survey says some casualties and damage are possible from the quake, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning center says some coasts in the Solomons, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, New Caledonia, Tuvalu and Kosrae could be affected within the next three hours.

The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 4:38 am (1738 GMT Thursday) was located 68 kilometers (42 miles) west of Kirakira, a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands, at a depth of 48 kilometers.

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— AFP