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Mother Nature sure is mad this year, no threat to Australia at this time:
Solomons quake triggers tsunami, destroys villages - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
1:16pm: The tsunami warning centre says a 90cm tsunami is now hitting Solomon Islands.
France has issued a tsunami warning for New Caledonia, saying the wave may hit in 45 minutes' time.
1:15pm: Here's what we know so far:
The United States Geological Survey said the quake was a shallow 5.8 kilometres deep and the epicentre was 347km east of Kira Kira.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) confirmed a tsunami had been generated and said it could be destructive near the epicentre.
A local hospital director quoted by the AFP news agency said some villages in Solomon Islands had been destroyed.
Solomons quake triggers tsunami, destroys villages - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
1:16pm: The tsunami warning centre says a 90cm tsunami is now hitting Solomon Islands.
France has issued a tsunami warning for New Caledonia, saying the wave may hit in 45 minutes' time.
1:15pm: Here's what we know so far:
The United States Geological Survey said the quake was a shallow 5.8 kilometres deep and the epicentre was 347km east of Kira Kira.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) confirmed a tsunami had been generated and said it could be destructive near the epicentre.
A local hospital director quoted by the AFP news agency said some villages in Solomon Islands had been destroyed.
