Tsunami strikes Solomon Islands, police say

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Tsunami Warnings for Japan.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands - A tsunami has reportedly hit a town in the country's west, police in the Solomon Islands say.

The police report followed a powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck off the Solomons on Monday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for other South Pacific states and a lower-level alarm for Hawaii.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck about 6 miles beneath the sea floor about 217 miles northwest of the Solomon's capital of Honiara at 7:39 a.m.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17902526/

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

All other tsunami warnings have been cancelled. The tsunami sparked form a magnitude 8.0 earthquake was several meters high - no word on casulties.

 

[Kyle]

Bush used the tsunami machine again?

 

[Railroad]

Did they close the bridge? What about the Tiki Bar? Any forumites involved?




Yup, the USGS reported the 8.0 quake and at least a couple of 7+ magnitude aftershocks. I hope that the loss of life was minimal.

 

[Inkpen]

Tsunami Warnings for Japan.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands - A tsunami has reportedly hit a town in the country's west, police in the Solomon Islands say.

The police report followed a powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck off the Solomons on Monday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for other South Pacific states and a lower-level alarm for Hawaii.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck about 6 miles beneath the sea floor about 217 miles northwest of the Solomon's capital of Honiara at 7:39 a.m.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17902526/

Tremors continue..3 dead so far.
Last one was 12 minutes ago:
Region: SOLOMON ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 7.441S, 155.773E
Magnitude: 6.4 Mb
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 1 Apr 2007 21:11:33
Time near the Epicenter: 2 Apr 2007 08:11:33
Local time in your area: 1 Apr 2007 21:11:33

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

8 people dead. >ABCNews.com