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New quake rocks tsunami-hit Solomon Islands

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New quake rocks tsunami-hit Solomon Islands

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has hit off the Solomon Islands, the latest powerful aftershock following a 8.0-magnitude quake that sparked a tsunami four days ago, US seismologists said. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck this morning 29

SYDNEY — Strong aftershocks rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific nation's prime minister to forgo a visit to the stricken area, where nine deaths have been confirmed.

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.

[Updated at 11:43 a.m. ET] A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred at 10:26 a.m. ET in the vicinity of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of 27 kilometers (16.8 miles), 25 kilometers (15 miles) south-southeast

A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a small, but deadly tsunami on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. The 8.0 magnitude temblor, which struck near the town of Lata, on Santa Cruz in Temotu

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