Solomon Islands tsunami deaths confirmed
SYDNEY—A powerful earthquake in the South Pacific triggered a tsunami that destroyed villages and killed at least five people in the Solomon Islands Wednesday, according to government and hospital...
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Officials said six people including one child were confirmed dead after Wednesday's quake generated a 4ft wave that swamped coastal communities on the island of Ndende in the eastern Solomons,...
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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...
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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. A spokesman for the Solomon Islands...
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Aid workers struggled to reach remote villages in the Solomon Islands on Thursday as the death toll rose from a tsunami triggered by a powerful undersea earthquake. At least nine people were killed...
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Aftershocks continued to rock the Solomon Islands, a day after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that left at least nine people dead. A metre-high wave swamped several villages on Santa Cruz...
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“I was saddened to hear of the loss of life caused by the tsunami that hit Solomon Islands on Wednesday. Prince Philip and I send our heartfelt sympathy to those families who have lost loved ones. Our...
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A 6.6 magnitude aftershock hit early on Friday, damaging roads in the town of Lata on Santa Cruz Island, in the far east of the Pacific nation. An inbound plane with PM Gordon Darcy Lilo on board...
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Amateur footage has emerged from the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Soloman Islands on Wednesday. The magnitude-8.0 earthquake triggered a tsunami which flooded low-lying villages...
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A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off Santa Cruz Island, part of the Solomon Islands, in the southwest Pacific Ocean February 6 at 12:12 p.m. local time. The quake triggered a tsunami and numerous...
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A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off Santa Cruz Island, part of the Solomon Islands, in the southwest Pacific Ocean February 6 at 12:12 p.m. local time. The quake triggered a tsunami and numerous...
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Aid workers struggled to reach remote villages in the Solomon Islands on Thursday as the death toll rose from a tsunami triggered by a powerful undersea earthquake. At least nine people were killed...
View ArticleAftershocks hit Solomon Islands relief work
A 7.1-MAGNITUDE earthquake has hit off the Solomon Islands, two days after an 8.0-magnitude quake sparked a tsunami, but there was no threat of a widespread destructive wave this time, US agencies say....
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A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off Santa Cruz Island, part of the Solomon Islands, in the southwest Pacific Ocean February 6 at 12:12 p.m. local time. The quake triggered a tsunami and numerous...
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off Santa Cruz Island, part of the Solomon...
View ArticleAftershocks hit Solomon Islands relief work
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...
View ArticlePowerful aftershocks continue to rattle Solomon Islands
[Updated at 11:43 a.m. ET] A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred at 10:26 a.m. ET in the vicinity of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of 27 kilometers (16.8 miles), 25 kilometers...
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