Five dead as Solomons quake sparks Pacific tsunami
- Published: 6 Feb 2013 at 09.44
- Online news: World
A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands Wednesday with small tsunami waves buffeting Pacific coasts, leaving at least five people dead and dozens of homes damaged or destroyed.
Aerial view of islets in the Solomon Islands chain, on September 4, 2011. A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake has jolted the Solomon Islands with small tsunami waves buffeting Pacific coasts, leaving at least five people dead and dozens of homes damaged or destroyed.
A quake-generated wave of just under one metre (three feet) reached parts of the Solomons, and Vanuatu and New Caledonia also reported rising sea levels, before a region-wide tsunami alert was lifted.
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