Sunday, February 10, 2013

New quake rocks tsunami-hit Solomon Islands

Two aftershocks have rocked the Solomon Islands, three days after a magnitude 8.0 quake sparked a tsunami in the region. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reports that an earthquake with a preliminary 7.1 magnitude tremor struck 23 kilometres from Lata,

Still images show Lata in the Solomon Islands where a Tsunami on Wednesday left villages and homes ruined. Nine people died after the wave, caused by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake, swept across Santa Cruz island on the eastern edge of the Solomons.

A huge aftershock has rocked the Solomon Islands, sending villagers fleeing to higher ground two days after an 8.0 magnitude quake and tsunami killed 13 people. The 7.1 magnitude tremor on Friday was the latest in a series of aftershocks that have been

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 the western coast of

A huge aftershock has rocked the Solomon Islands, sending villagers fleeing to higher ground two days after an 8.0 magnitude quake and tsunami killed 13 people. The 7.1 magnitude tremor on Friday was the latest in a series of aftershocks that have been

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