Tsunami warning cancelled in South Pacific after powerful quake: reports
Posted February 5, 2013 9:12 pm.
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A tsunami warning issued for several South Pacific islands after a powerful earthquake near the Solomon Islands has been cancelled, the BBC reports.
The 8.0 quake struck Wednesday, about 80 km west of Lata. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami of .9 metres was measured in Lata wharf. No damage was reported.
The tsunami warnings included the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis and Futuna.
After the quake, residents in Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands, reportedly evacuated the area to higher grounds.
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