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Solomon Islands hit by second quake

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands - less than a day after a similar strength tremor.
A tsunami warning was in effect in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea, although it was not known whether a tsunami had been generated.
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An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 has hit near the Solomon Islands, with a tsunami warning issued for surrounding areas in the Pacific Ocean.
The undersea quake was registered at a depth of 29km (18 miles), 100km (60 miles) south-east of Kira Kira.
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A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 18:16:00 (UTC) on Thursday, July 4, 2013, in the Solomon islands region, 81km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 72.0 km.

Location 7.039°S 155.644°E



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A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred at 11:20:27 (UTC) on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in the Solomon islands region, 39 km SW of Honiara, at a depth of 22.9 km.

Location 9.721°S, 159.730°E



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A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 08:19:58 (UTC) on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, in the Solomon islands region, 72 km west from Kira Kira, at a depth of 54.7 km.

Location 10.387°S, 161.262°E



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A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 22:05:02 (UTC) on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in the Solomon islands region, 27 km ENE from Kira Kira, at a depth of 54.5 km.

Location 10.340°S, 162.150°E



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A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred at 04:16:55 (UTC) on Saturday, April 23, 2011, in the Solomon islands region, 76 km West of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, at a depth of 81.6 km.

Location 10.349°S, 161.233°E



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A strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred at 00:09:39 (UTC) on Monday, March 07, 2011, in the Solomon islands region, 118 km West from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 54.8 km.

Location 10.336°S, 160.859°E

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A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred at 05:30:20 (UTC) on Saturday, June 26, 2010, in the Solomon islands region, 55 km WSW from Kira Kira, at a depth of 35 km.

Location 10.607°S, 161.429°E

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A major magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred at 09:40:29 (UTC) on Sunday, April 11, 2010, in the Solomon islands region, 97 km WSW from Kira Kira, at a depth of 51.9 km.

Location 10.925°S, 161.191°E

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