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Strong earthquake prompts tsunami warning

Three strong earthquakes rocked the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean tonight, prompting an expanding regional tsunami warning. Here's how the U.S.
David Helwig
David Helwig
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Three strong earthquakes rocked the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean tonight, prompting an expanding regional tsunami warning.

Here's how the U.S. Geological Survey described the location:

- 275 km (170 miles) S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands.

- 280 km (175 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.

- 810 km (500 miles) ESE of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

- 2,100 km (1310 miles) NE of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Tonight's earthquakes were about 1,200 miles west of the Samoan Islands, where 165 people died last week in an earthquake/ tsunami.

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David Helwig's journalism career spans seven decades beginning in the 1960s. His work has been recognized with national and international awards.
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