Two more strong Earthquakes rattle Solomon Islands

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Two more strong Earthquakes rattle Solomon Islands
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* From: AFP
* January 06, 2010 12:12AM

TWO powerful 6.8- and 6.9-magnitude aftershocks rattled the Solomon
Islands today, but there was no threat of a tsunami to Pacific
coastlines, seismologists and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.

The quakes struck just seconds apart at around 1215 GMT (2315 AEDT) and
came as officials visited isolated villages, a day after a 7.2 magnitude
quake and tsunami left around 1000 people homeless.

The latest aftershocks struck very close to Monday's quake off the South
Pacific nation and were recorded at depths of 35 and 70 kilometres,
according to seismologists at the US Geological Survey.