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A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake on Monday struck the Santa Cruz islands, part of the Pacific’s Solomons group, the United State Geological Survey said, but there was no threat of a widespread tsunami, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

The quake hit at a depth of 38km at about 3pm (4am GMT) about 350km east of Kirakira, the main city of the Solomons’ major island, Makira.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was “no destructive widespread tsunami threat” based on historical data.<\/p>\n

“However, earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometres of the earthquake epicentre,” it added.<\/p>\n

“Authorities in the region of the epicentre should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.”<\/p>\n

Clive Collins, a seismologist at Geoscience Australia, said the undersea tremor would have been felt strongly on the nearest islands, which are quite remote, but would not cause serious damage.<\/p>\n

“It’s not all that deep but it’s not right at the surface and 6.6, I think the nearest island is about 70 or 80 kilometres away so they’ll get a bit of a shake if there’s a town or village or something on them, but I don’t expect any real damage,” Collins said.<\/p>\n

“It’s probably quite deep ocean there so I don’t think there’s any chance of a tsunami threat from that, normally that size earthquake wouldn’t produce a tsunami.”<\/p>\n

The Solomon Islands is on a tectonic plate margin in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire and frequently sees earthquakes.<\/p>\n

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In 2007 a tsunami following an 8.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 52 people in the Solomon Islands and left thousands homeless. — Sapa-AFP<\/p>\n

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