Tsunami alert after Solomon quake
09:05, 13 April 2014
HONIARA. KAZINFORM - An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 has hit near the Solomon Islands, but there have been no reports of major damage or casualties, BBC reports.
The undersea quake was registered at a depth of 29km (18 miles), 100km (60 miles) south-east of Kira Kira. A tsunami warning issued for the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia was later cancelled. The Solomon islands suffered severe flash floods just over a week ago in which at least 16 people died. Strong waves were reported after the earthquake struck at 07:14 on Sunday (20:14 GMT Saturday).
Dorothy Wickham, who lives in the capital Honiara, told the Agence France-Presse news agency that people had been warned to stay away from low-lying areas, as high seas battered the coast.
But no injuries or structural damage have been reported.