Third earthquake rocks Solomons
Pastor Dale Morgan
*Third earthquake rocks Solomons*
From correspondents in Gizo
April 04, 2007 06:18pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
A 6.2-MAGNITUDE earthquake today violently shook areas of the Solomons
Islands that were devastated by an 8.0-quake and subsequent tsunami that
killed at least 30 people.
The latest quake came at 5.34pm local time (4.35pm AEST) just hours
after a 6.0-magnitude aftershock rattled the same area of the western
provinces of the disaster-struck archipelago and terrified its residents.
The shattered coastal town of Gizo, where more than 2000 people are
sleeping out after Monday's catastrophe, was subjected to sustained
shaking lasting for at least 30 seconds.
The US Geological Survey said the quake struck just 53 kilometres
northwest of Gizo, which lies just 45 kilometres away from the epicentre
of Monday's huge quake.
People in buildings in the badly damaged town emerged quickly to see if
there was any sign of a tsunami at sea, but no wave materialised.
The area has been shaken by repeated aftershocks measuring up to 6.7 for
the past two days, including a shallow 6.0 quake that hit 139 kilometres
northwest of Gizo at 11.39am local time (10.39am AEST), the US
Geological Survey said.
That quake was just 10 kilometres below the seabed, but no tsunami
warning was generated.