Sydney: A 5.9-magnitude quake struck off a remote area of the Solomons Islands Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued for the Pacific nation and a seismologist said there was no cause for concern.
The United States Geological Survey said the tremor, at a depth of 13 kilometres (eight miles), struck in the Santa Cruz Islands at 1213 IST about 93 kilometres southwest of Lata.
In February the remote town of Lata was hit by a devastating tsunami after a 8.0-magnitude earthquake. The tsunami left at least 10 people dead, destroyed hundreds of homes and left thousands of people homeless.
"People in the islands would have perceived a small shake."
In 2007 a tsunami following an 8.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least 52 people in the Solomons and left thousands homeless.
The United States Geological Survey said the tremor, at a depth of 13 kilometres (eight miles), struck in the Santa Cruz Islands at 1213 IST about 93 kilometres southwest of Lata.
In February the remote town of Lata was hit by a devastating tsunami after a 8.0-magnitude earthquake. The tsunami left at least 10 people dead, destroyed hundreds of homes and left thousands of people homeless.
"People in the islands would have perceived a small shake."
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In 2007 a tsunami following an 8.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least 52 people in the Solomons and left thousands homeless.
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