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6.0-magnitude quake hits off Solomon Islands

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the Solomon Islands in the early hours of Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 02:43 am local time (1543 GMT Sunday) at a depth of 4.0 kilometres (2.5 miles), some 170 kilometres north-northeast of the capital city Honiara, the USGS said. No tsunami warning was issued. The Solomon Islands are part of the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a zone of tectonic […]