Magnitude 7 earthquake shakes the Solomon Islands and tsunami warning is activated

An earthquake of magnitude 7, initially calibrated at 7.3, affected Tuesday Solomon Islandsaccording to the United States Geological Survey, and caused the activation of a tsunami warning by the Pacific Warning Center.

The earthquake caused a strong jolt in the capital of the archipelago, Honiara. “It was a big one (…) Some things in the hotel fell. Everything seems fine, but there was panic.”Joy Nisha, a receptionist at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara, told AFP.

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Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.0 – 17 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands https://t.co/kqtcLHkIzE

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