Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes Solomon Islands, Tsunami Warning [Update]

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Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes Solomon Islands, Tsunami Warning [Update]

According to the most recent reports, the magnitude-7.5 earthquake that struck near the Solomon Islands was downgraded to a 6.9-magnitude. Furthermore, the National Weather Service has cancelled the tsunami warning for regions near the epicenter.  On Saturday, July 18, 2015, a magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck an area near the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The […]

Solomon Islands Rocked by Two Powerful Earthquakes

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Solomon Islands Rocked by Two Powerful Earthquakes

Two powerful earthquakes rocked the Solomon Islands on Sunday prompting tsunami warnings. The magnitude 7.6 earthquakes woke residents of the island at 7:14 a.m. Some on those residents on Solomon and nearby islands reported seeing three large waves afterward. The quake’s epicenter was 200 miles southeast of Honiara, at a distance of 18 miles below […]