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2010-01-04 03:59:42 - Earthquake - Solomon Islands EDIS CODE: EQ-20100104-24422-SLB
Date & Time: 2010-01-04 03:59:42 [UTC]
Area: Solomon Islands, , Tetepare, Rendova, Event exciting : Earthquake M 7.2
Damage level: Low (Level 1)
Not confirmed information! Description: Two strong earthquakes damaged villages and triggered landslides in remote parts of the Solomon Islands on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, police said. The magnitude 7.2 and 6.5 quakes struck close together around 2148 GMT (10.48am NZT) and occurred around 88km south-southeast of the small South Pacific island of Gizo, the US Geological Survey and Pacific Tsunami Warning Centres said. "The reports say villages and houses have been damaged by landslides rather than tsunamis, but we do not have any confirmation of deaths or injuries," a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Office said from Honiara. The quakes occurred at depths of between 33km and 36 km and Gizo police earlier said possible tsunami waves struck uninhabited Tetepare island, home to a nature reserve. Landslides were tiggered on Tetepare and nearby Rendova island, in Western Province, which was a World War 2 Patrol Boat base used by former US President John F Kennedy, disaster office spokesman Brian Tom said. Rendova had a population of 3,679 at last census in 1999 and covers 400 sqkm (160 sq. miles).
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