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6.9-magnitude quake rattles Solomon Islands

6.9-magnitude quake rattles Solomon Islands
# 26 June 2010 11:29 (UTC +04:00)
Baku – APA. A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Saturday, sparking panic but no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami alert, AFP reported.

The underwater quake hit 58 kilometres (36 miles) southwest of Kira Kira, on Makira Island, and 206 kilometres southeast of the Pacific nation’s capital Honiara, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake, which the USGS initially said packed a magnitude of 7.1, struck at a depth of about 35 kilometres, at 4.30 pm (0530 GMT).
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