RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Solomon Islands - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-04, 03:57:55 [UTC] Ref.no.: EQ-20100104-24422-SLB Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-01-04 at 19:09:06 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Solomon Islands Tetepare, Rendova Situation: The U.S. Geological Survey said the Solomon Islands were hit by seven earthquakes Monday morning, with the strongest registering a magnitude of 7.2. The string of earthquakes struck the island country during a 10-hour period starting at 8:48 a.m. local time and resulted in a total of 16 homes being destroyed and one village being evacuated. The National Disaster Management Office said an additional 60 homes were damaged by the quakes. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first quake to hit the region had a magnitude of 6.5 and was followed by the 7.2-magnitude quake and five additional quakes with a magnitude of at least 5.0. A separate earthquake also struck the Philippines Monday. The Geological Survey said the Philippines were hit by a 5.3-magnitude quake early Monday morning. No reports of damage from the quake were reported. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu