Earthquake in Solomon Islands! Tsunami Warning issued.?

Sowmiya Sriram
Earthquake in Solomon Islands! tsunami Warning issued.?

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands. After that, a tsunami warning has been issued there. The government has announced that a tsunami warning has been issued as the earthquake is very powerful. Residents have been advised to move to higher ground immediately. A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Malango, southwest of the solomon islands, on tuesday morning.
A tsunami warning has been issued by the Pacific Warning Center, according to the US Geological Survey. A spokesman for the solomon islands prime minister said people were being advised to move to higher ground immediately. The quake was initially reported to have a magnitude of 7.3. The USGS later downgraded the magnitude of the quake from an initial 7.3.
People are now being advised to move to higher ground, said a spokesman for prime minister Manasseh Sokaware's office. Yesterday, a devastating earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java. It was reported that 46 people died due to this earthquake. It is noteworthy that another earthquake followed by a tsunami warning has been issued in this situation. A tsunami warning was issued for the Solomons coast, 300 kilometers (185 mi) from the epicenter.

Some items in the hotel fell down. Everyone seems fine, but there is panic among people, he said. An AFP reporter in the capital said the quake lasted about 20 seconds. Power was cut in parts of the city and people fled their offices and ran to higher ground.
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