Strong earthquake rocks the Solomon Islands
January 4th, 2010 - 5:12 am ICT by BNO NewsGIZO, SOLOMON ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on early Monday, seismologists said.
The earthquake, which struck at 8.48 a.m. local time (21.48 UTC Sunday) had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
The location of the earthquake was about 22.4 miles deep, making it a shallow earthquake. Shallow earthquake often tend to cause more damage, and increase the potential of a possible tsunami.
No tsunami warnings were issued following the Solomon Islands quake on Monday.
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