A tsunami hit the eastern Solomon Islands after a powerful 8.0 earthquake that briefly triggered tsunami warnings for several Pacific nations. A wave measuring 3 feet in height was recorded at Lata Wharf in Santa Cruz Islands
Travis Brecher reports. A MAJOR 8.0 magnitude earthquake has jolted the Solomon Islands with small tsunami waves buffeting Pacific coasts, killing at least five people and damaging and destroying dozens of homes amid fears the death toll would rise today.
A major magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean and a tsunami warning was issued for South Pacific islands, US officials said.
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-inch waves hitting the western coast of
A tsunami hit the eastern Solomon Islands after a powerful 8.0 earthquake that briefly triggered tsunami warnings for several Pacific nations. A wave measuring 3 feet in height was recorded at Lata Wharf in Santa Cruz Islands
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