8.0 Quake Solomon Islands – Tsunami Warning Issued

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UPDATE:

Tsunami Advisory – New Zealand http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/

Repeated aftershocks via USGS – 5.5 to 6.0 range
Villages destroyed – Solomon Islands http://news.sky.com/story/1048184/quake-destroys-villages-on-solomon-islands
A local hospital director quoted by the AFP news agency said some villages in Solomon Islands had been destroyed.

1:16pm: The tsunami warning centre says a 90cm tsunami is now hitting Solomon Islands.
France has issued a tsunami warning for New Caledonia, saying the wave may hit in 45 minutes’ time.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-06/solomons-quake-triggers-tsunami/4504034

8.0 Quake and Tsunami warning issued centered near the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. So far no Tsunami citings but warning are widespread.

TSUNAMI WARNINGS FOR:
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis and Futuna.
Updates here on top as we get them, new data below in sources & data.
TSUNAMI WARNING EXPANDED TO:
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis and Futuna A Tsunami Watch is in Effect For Marshall Islands, Howland and Baker, Pohnpei, Tokelau, Samoa, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, American Samoa, Tonga, Australia, Niue, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Wake Island, Chuuk, Jarvis Island, Guam, Northern Marianas, Palmyra Island, Yap, Johnston Island, Minamitorishima, Belau

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
MARSHALL ISLANDS / HOWLAND AND BAKER / POHNPEI / TOKELAU / SAMOA / KERMADEC ISLANDS / NEW ZEALAND / AMERICAN SAMOA /
TONGA / AUSTRALIA / NIUE / COOK ISLANDS / INDONESIA / WAKE ISLAND / CHUUK / JARVIS ISLAND / GUAM / NORTHERN MARIANAS / PALMYRA ISLAND / YAP / JOHNSTON ISLAND / MINAMITORISHIMA / BELAU

Sources & Data:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/05/tsunami-warning-issued-in-pacific-after-magnitude-80-quake-near-solomon-islands/

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/major-quake-hits-near-solomons-triggering-tsunami-warning-20130206-2dxso.html

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.TSUPAC.2013.02.06.0118

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Wednesday February 6 2013, 01:23:19 UTC 28 minutes ago Santa Cruz Islands region 6.4 10.1 USGS Feed Detail
Wednesday February 6 2013, 01:22:12 UTC 30 minutes ago Santa Cruz Islands 5.6 10.1 USGS Feed Detail
Wednesday February 6 2013, 01:22:12 UTC 30 minutes ago Santa Cruz Islands 5.6 10.1 USGS Feed Detail
Wednesday February 6 2013, 01:12:27 UTC 39 minutes ago Santa Cruz Islands 8.0 33.0 USGS Feed Detail
Wednesday February 6 2013, 01:12:25 UTC 39 minutes ago Santa Cruz Islands 8.0 15.0 CSEM-EMSC Feed Detail
Wednesday February 6 2013, 01:12:23 UTC 39 minutes ago Santa Cruz Islands 8.0 5.8 USGS Feed

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