People in the capital Honiara reported significant shaking but there are no injuries recorded yet.
There's been no reports of deaths or significant damage in the Solomon Islands so farAn earthquake of 7.0 magnitude has struck the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, near the south-west region of Malango.
No injuries or deaths have been reported yet, but people in the capital Honiara reported significant shaking and tremors for around 20 seconds. Amid immediate warnings of a tsunami, the prime minister's office advised locals to move to higher ground.A separate authority, the US-supported Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, also said the threat had largely passed.
The quake hit just after 13:00 local time , at a depth of 15km and 18km south-west of the coast according to the US Geological Survey."The building was really violently shaking," a hotel manager told the AFP news agency. "It was really strong, it made you move side to side." The Solomon Islands' attorney-general published pictures on Twitter of overflowing filing cabinets and documents scattered on the floor after the quake.
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