{"id":2990,"date":"2010-01-04T10:36:22","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T08:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2010-01-04T10:37:22","modified_gmt":"2010-01-04T08:37:22","slug":"small-tsunami-in-the-solomon-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/small-tsunami-in-the-solomon-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Small tsunami in the Solomon Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Small<\/a>Two strong earthquakes have hit near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific triggering a small local tsunami with some reports of damage, police said. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The magnitude 7.2 and 6.5 quakes struck close together around 2148 GMT and occurred around 55 miles south-southeast of the small island of Gizo, the US Geological Survey and Pacific Tsunami Warning Centers said.<\/p>\n

“There are no reports of casualties, but we have unconfirmed reports of property damage caused by possible tsunami waves on Tetepare island,” Gizo police constable Macarthur Pania said.<\/p>\n

he quakes occurred at depths of about 20.5 miles.<\/p>\n

“Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated,” said the Hawaii-based tsunami centre in an emailed bulletin. “It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicenter.”<\/p>\n

The warning centre said there was no wider tsunami threat to Pacific coastlines.<\/p>\n

“It’s a big earthquake but it’s probably not going to cause a large regional tsunami,” Geoscience Australia seismologist Clive Collins said.<\/p>\n

A large 8.1 magnitude quake and subsequent tsunami struck Gizo in 2007, killing 52 people and leaving thousands homeless.<\/p>\n

The Solomons are part of the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where colliding continental plates frequently causes seismic activity.<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 4)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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