6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL
EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.
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Map:
USGS
A great 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Solomon Islands on December
9, 2016, at 19:10:20 UTC, at a depth of 88 km, reported Geoscience Australia
(not finalized).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Information
Statement on December 9, 2016, at 1915 UTC; a Tsunami Threat Message was issued
at 1944, 39 minutes later, for waves estimated at 3...
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