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It looks as if USGS has upgraded this to an 8.0 or an 8.1 magnitude quake.

Magnitude 8.0 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
2007 April 1 20:39:56 UTC

Earthquake Details


Magnitude 8.0
Date-Time Sunday, April 1, 2007 at 20:39:56 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, April 2, 2007 at 7:39:56 AM = local time at epicenter


Magnitude 8.0 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

[Pyro7480]

BTTT

[HangnJudge]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aKt2fYzekNtM&refer=japan

Residents of the coastal settlement of Gizo in the Solomon Islands retreated to high ground as waves damaged buildings, including a local hotel, Robert Iroge, editor of the Solomons Star newspaper said by telephone from the capital, Honiara, today. There are unconfirmed reports that five people are missing, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Solomon Islands Office of Emergency Management.

Australia's Bureau of Metereology advised people to avoid beaches in the eastern states of Queensland and New South Wales. ``It is quite a dangerous situation,'' spokesman Rob Webb told Sky Television News. ``We are concerned about the entire east coast of Australia for the next two to three hours.''

The quake occurred at 7:39 a.m. Solomon Islands time, 45 kilometers (25 miles) south southeast of Gizo in the New Georgia archipelago and 345 kilometers west northwest of Honiara, at a depth of 10 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey said in an e- mailed alert.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami alert was in effect for the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fiji and northeastern Australia. The center said it received reports of a 15-centimeter high wave at Honiara. According to Webb, that could prove destructive, depending on the depth of the water

[HangnJudge]

Lots of aftershocks now,

8.0 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.0

At least it seems to be calming down

[HangnJudge]

http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/solomon_islands/about_destin/gizo.html

Gizo is the second largest town in the Solomon Islands, and serves as the provincial centre to the Western Province. It is situated on the island of Ghizo (different spelling, same pronounciation). With the appearance of a shanty town, the main street runs along the waterfront lined with small stores and an open air market. Views in most directions show palm tree studded islands ringed by coral reef and clear waters.

[HangnJudge]

I wonder what Giza looks like now...

[Candor7]

Just so you know, my son, who is teaching in Kanazawa Japan, reported that a Mag 6 earthquake occurred off the coast about 60 miles northwest of Kanazawa. On a nearby peninsula, there were land slides. 4 killed.

Seismic activity seems to be picking up around the Pacific tectonic plates.

Maybe Hawaii will find a new volcano if this keeps up.

[bravo whiskey]

glad i don't have any air bases there (war in the pacific (WiTP) computer game reference)
seriously, i have been a big ww2 buff ever since i could read and i don't recall ever hearing of an earthquake anywhere in the world during ww2.