/ 23 November 2022

A close call in the Solomons

Image source: Unsplash
Image source: Unsplash

Solomon Islands’ residents headed for the hills after the US Tsunami Warning System issued the alert at 1.03pm (AEDT) yesterday after a 7-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast, followed by a 2nd 6-magnitude quake. The Solomons’ National Disaster Management Office received reports that people felt the tremors, but there were no reports of widespread damage, although Australia’s High Commission roof collapsed. It comes a day after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Java town of Cianjur. Authorities have warned that the death toll of 268 is expected to rise as they continue to search through the rubble. And there must be something in the air after a 3.2 magnitude undersea quake was recorded off the coast of Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast yesterday morning. Big earthquakes are rare in Oz – it’s one natural disaster we underdeliver on…

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