HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AFP) – A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, swaying buildings, hurling items off shelves and briefly knocking out power in parts of the capital Honiara. There were no reports of serious injuries or major structural damage. “This was a big one,” Joy Nisha, a receptionist with the Heritage Park Hotel in the capital told AFP. “Some of the things in the hotel fell. Everyone seems OK, but panicky.” At one […]
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UPDATED: 7.0-magnitude quake off New Caledonia, triggering tsunami warning
NOUMEA, France (AFP) — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the shallow tremor hit approximately 82 kilometers to the east of the lightly populated Loyalty Islands at around 10:45 am (2245 GMT). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert saying that tsunami waves could affect areas within 300 kilometers […]
El Salvador, Nicaragua lift tsunami alert after offshore quake
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — El Salvador and Nicaragua on Thursday lifted a tsunami alert they had briefly declared following an offshore earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. Officials in both Central American countries said the 7.0 temblor, which occurred around 120 kilometers off El Salvador’s coast, did not generate any destructive waves. Nicaragua had declared a national emergency because of the quake and a simultaneous hurricane hitting its Caribbean coast. There were no immediate […]
7.0 quake shakes El Salvador, Nicaragua: officials
SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador (AFP) — A Pacific Ocean earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude shook El Salvador and Nicaragua on Thursday, officials said, an hour after a powerful hurricane hit Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast. Tsunami alerts were issued as a precaution by the authorities in Nicaragua and El Salvador, where residents were told to evacuate from the Pacific coast. The 7.0-magnitude temblor occurred around 120 kilometers (75 miles) off the coast of El Salvador, at a […]
