Solomon Islands Hit by 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake, Local Tsunami

Release Date 4 Jan, 2010 in BusinessWeek

Solomon Islands Hit by 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake, Local Tsunami BusinessWeek - Ed Johnson - 4 Jan, 2010 Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Solomon Islands archipelago in the Pacific was hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake today causing a local tsunami, disaster agencies said. Several houses collapsed and some people were injured as they ran away from ...
	7.2 magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands region Press TV - 4 Jan, 2010 A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The US Geological Survey said on Monday, that the quake, at 9:36 am local time (2236 GMT on Sunday) was ...
Powerful Quakes Strike Near Solomon Islands RTT News - 4 Jan, 2010 The second earthquake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale and with the potential to cause a local tsunami, struck near the Solomon Islands archipelago, but there were no reports of either injuries to persons or damage to property. ...
	7.2 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands Digital News Report - Sam Lee - 4 Jan, 2010 Digital News Report �" Magnitude 7.2 and 6.5 earthquakes hit near the Solomon Islands with no immediate reports of injury or property damage. The 6.5 quake hit at 01:48:06 PM (PST) followed by a 7.2 quake which struck at 02:36:30 PM (PST) on Sunday, ...
7.2 magnitude quake hits near Solomon Islands Los Angeles Times - 4 Jan, 2010 From AP Sydney, Australia - The Solomon Islands archipelago in the Pacific was hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake today, less than an hour after a 6.5-magnitude temblor triggered a warning of possible local tsunamis. The quake hit at 9:36 am local time ...
Earthquake hits near Solomon Islands, no tsunami Reuters - Rob Taylor, Jonathan Standing - 4 Jan, 2010 CANBERRA (Reuters) - A moderate magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, local police and media said. The quake struck at 2148 GMT and was centered 55 miles ...
Strong earthquake rocks the Solomon Islands Thaindian.com - 4 Jan, 2010 GIZO, SOLOMON ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) �" A strong earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on early Monday, seismologists said. The earthquake, which struck at 8.48 am local time (21.48 UTC Sunday) had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, according to the West ...
	Strong Solomons quakes cause minor damage Radio New Zealand International - 4 Jan, 2010 Two powerful earthquakes in Solomon Islands have caused several houses to collapse but there were no other reports of damage. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Gizo an hour after a 6.5 magnitude tremor. Julian Makaa of the National Disaster ...
Moderate quake jolts S Philippines People's Daily Online - 4 Jan, 2010 A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the sea off the southern Philippine coast on Monday morning, the US Geological Survey said. There is no yet report of damages or casualties. The center of the quake was located 100 kilometers southeast of the southern ...
2 quakes hit near Solomon Islands CBC.ca - 4 Jan, 2010 Two earthquakes struck near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage. The quakes had a magnitude of 7.2 and 6.5, the agency said. ...
Two large earthquakes strike Solomon Islands, no tsunami warning DigitalJournal.com - Andrew Moran - 4 Jan, 2010 Two earthquakes measuring at 7.2 and 6.5 magnitude hit the Solomon Islands in one day on Sunday. No deaths or injuries have been reported as of yet. On Sunday, two earthquakes struck the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific but so ...
No tsunami threat to Hawaii from Solomon Islands quakes Hawaii 24/7 - 4 Jan, 2010 Two powerful earthquakes shook the Solomon Islands Sunday (Jan 3). A 6.5 magnitude quake struck at 11:48 am HST and a 7.2 magnitude quake struck at 12:36 pm HST. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center released a bulletin saying there is no tsunami threat ...
Strong quake strikes Solomon Islands Inquirer.net - 4 Jan, 2010 HONIARA, Solomon Islands�"A strong, 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific at 8:48 am Monday (2148 GMT Sunday), the United States Geological Survey said. The preliminary USGS report placed the epicenter of the ...
Earthquakes hit Solomon Islands VOVNews.vn - 4 Jan, 2010 A pair of earthquakes hit Solomon Islands on Monday morning, and another struck the Philippines, according to the US Geological Service. The Solomon Islands experienced a 6.3-magnitude quake at 8:48a.m. (4:48p.m. Sunday ET), and another 7.2-magnitude ...
Two Earthquakes Rock Solomon Islands CBS News - 4 Jan, 2010 (AP) Two earthquakes, one a magnitude 7.2 quake, have struck near Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey said Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage. The larger quake, at 9:36 local time was centered 64 miles southeast of ...
No tsunami expected from quakes near Solomon Isles Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 4 Jan, 2010 By Star-Bulletin staff Two strong quakes in the Solomon Islands this afternoon generated no alerts for destructive waves in Hawaii, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. A 7.2-magnitude quake rattled the Solomons in the western Pacific ...
	Quake hits western Solomons but causes no major damage Radio New Zealand International - 4 Jan, 2010 A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands earlier today, but there are no reports of major damage. The US Geological Survey says the quake was measured at a depth of about 30 kilometres and struck about 100 kilometres from the ...
Strong quake strikes Solomon Islands The Australian - 4 Jan, 2010 A STRONG, 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific at 8:48 am Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The preliminary USGS report placed the epicentre of the quake 143 kilometres south-southeast of Gizo, ...
Three earthquakes rattle western Pacific region Herald Sun - 4 Jan, 2010 The strongest tremor struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands this morning and recorded 7.2 on the Richter scale. A preliminary US Geological Survey report placed the epicenter of the earlier quake 143km south-southeast of Gizo, in the Solomon ...
Moderate quake hits Philippines Sydney Morning Herald - 4 Jan, 2010 A moderate, 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao early on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck at 5.38am (0838 AEDT Monday) and was centred 102km southeast of Davao, on Mindanao island ...
	Earthquakes Hit Solomon Islands and the Philippines Daily Contributor - 4 Jan, 2010 Two large earthquakes were recorded near Solomon Islands, Monday, January 4. The first one was felt at 8:48 AM local time with a magnitude of 6.5. Another one followed, this time stronger, with a 7.2 magnitude recording at 9:36 AM. ...
Tsunami activity in Honiara from Solomon quake Fiji Times - 4 Jan, 2010 Update: 12:27PM A TSUNAMI was generated as a result of the second quake to hit the Solomon Island region, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It said no tsunami threat existed for other coastal areas in the Pacific. ...
Twin quakes hit Solomons Fiji Times - 4 Jan, 2010 Update: 12:08PM TWO earthquakes have hit the Solomon Island region just hours ago - one of 6.6 magnitude, and the other less than an hour later of 7.2. It is not clear as yet whether any damage was sustained in the Solomons. The Pacific Tsunami Warning ...
	Solomon Islands Earthquake Second In A Day HULIQ - Armen Hareyan - 4 Jan, 2010 USGS reports a strong earthquake near the Solomon Islands. The quake, which had been preceded by another earthquake of magnitude 6.5 degrees, was centered at a depth of 30.5 kilometers, and 105 kilometers from the town of Gizo, the island of New ...
Solomon Islands Earthquake Slams with 7.2 Magnitude Media Newswire (press release) - 4 Jan, 2010 The Solomon Islands located in the Pacific Ocean was hit with a 7.2 earthquake today. The larger earthquake came after a smaller but powerful 6.5 magnitude which set off the possibilities of tsunamis. (Media-Newswire.com) - The Solomon Islands located ...
Strong quakes shake Solomon Islands Radio New Zealand - 4 Jan, 2010 A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Monday, the second quake there in less than an hour. The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred at 105km southeast of Gizo at a depth of 30.5km at ...
	6.5 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands The Inquisitr - 4 Jan, 2010 A 6.5 earthquake off the Solomon Islands caused alarm Monday morning, shaking homes across the island chain. The quake struck at 8:48am local time 88 kms (55 miles) south-southeast of Gizo at a depth of 10 kms (6 miles) according to the USGS. ...
	Second Quake Hits Solomon Islands The Inquisitr - 4 Jan, 2010 The second earthquake struck at 9:36:30 local time 105 km (65 miles) SSE of Gizo at a depth of 30.5 km (19.0 miles). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that although there was no risk of a major tsunami, both the earlier and newer quakes may cause ...
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocks the Solomon Islands Wikinews - 4 Jan, 2010 At 08:48 local time (2148 UTC), a 6.5 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale struck the Solomon Islands on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was 10 kilometers deep (or 6.2 miles deep) and was located 88 kilometers (or 55 miles) south-southeast ...
Strong quake hits western Pacific: geologists Press Trust of India - ‎Jan 2, 2010‎ Hagatna (Guam), Jan 2 (AFP) A strong, 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the western Pacific, west of the US territory of Guam today, US geologists said, although there was no immediate indication of any tsunami. The quake, which struck at 1415 IST, ...