INQUIRER.net: Series of quakes hit off Solomon Islands

INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

Series of quakes hit off Solomon Islands Feb 2nd 2013, 23:37 SYDNEY— A series of strong earthquakes struck off the Solomon Islands in rapid succession on Sunday, seismologists said, but no damage was reported and no tsunami warnings were issued.   The strongest of the three tremors, at 5:58 am (1858 GMT Saturday) had a magnitude of 6.1, with the other two each measuring 5.1, according to the US Geological Survey.   The quakes occurred within 30 minutes of one another at depths of 10 kilometres to 36 kilometres, some 600 kilometres (370 miles) from the Solomon Islands capital Honiara.   It was the fifth time in four days that an earthquake with a magnitude of over 6.0 has struck in the region.   On Satu... Keep on reading: Series of quakes hit off Solomon Islands Media files: solomon-islands.jpg (image/jpeg)

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