6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Solomon Islands

Silver's picture

By: Theextinctionprotocol.com, 07/05/2013

Solomon Is July 4

July 5, 2013 – SOLOMON ISLANDS – A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there was no immediate tsunami warning issued. The tremor, at a depth of 72 kilometers (45 miles), hit at 4.16am local time (17:16 GMT Thursday) 81km south of the town of Panguna in Papua New Guinea. The USGS issued a “green alert,” to say there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

 

For more on this story visit www.theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com

Tags: 

Category: