Posted on 12:41 pm, Saturday, April 12, 2014. Tags: earthquake, solomon islands
Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated. it may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicenter. For those areas, when no major waves are observed for two hours after the estimated time of arrival or damaging waves have not occurred for at least two hours then local authorities can assume the threat […]
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Posted on 9:55 am, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Tags: earthquake, ptwc, solomon islands
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake occured at 1:20 a.m. (HST) Wednesday (July 25) in the Solomon Islands. A destructive tsunami was not generated based on earthquake and historical tsunami data.
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Posted on 10:40 pm, Monday, February 13, 2012. Tags: earthquake, solomon islands
No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.
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Posted on 9:53 pm, Sunday, January 8, 2012. Tags: earthquake, santa cruz islands, solomon islands
No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter.
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Posted on 12:56 am, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Tags: fiji, hawaii, hilo, kiribati, new aotearoa, new guinea, new zealand, polynesian voyaging canoes, samoa, solomon islands, tahiti, Te Mana O Te Moana, tonga, vanuatu
Seven voyaging canoes arrived this weekend in Hilo Bay, just one of the stops on the “Te Mana O Te Moana,” or “The Spirit of the Sea,” expedition.
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Posted on 2:35 pm, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Tags: earthquake, solomon islands
Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. Repeat. A destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to hawaii.
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Posted on 7:56 pm, Friday, June 25, 2010. Tags: earthquake, solomon islands
Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware […]
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Posted on 12:05 am, Sunday, April 11, 2010. Tags: earthquake, ptwc, solomon islands, tsunami, usgs
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has occurred in the Solomon Islands. Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.
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Posted on 12:11 pm, Sunday, January 3, 2010. Tags: earthquake, solomon islands
Two powerful earthquakes shook the Solomon Islands Sunday (Jan 3). A 6.5 magnitude quake struck at 11:48 a.m. HST and a 7.2 magnitude quake struck at 12:36 p.m. HST. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center released a bulletin saying there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii from either of the earthquakes but a wave in the […]
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