Strong 6.6 quake hits Solomon Islands

February 08, 2013 03:50

A strong 6.6-magnitude tremor struck the Solomon Islands today, the latest in a series of aftershocks from a powerful earthquake that triggered a tsunami which killed at least six people, seismologists said.

The quake hit 36 kilometres (23 miles) south-southwest of Lata, the main town on the remote island of Ndende, at 5:59 AM (1859 GMT yesterday/0029 IST today), the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami warning was issued and there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage, the USGS estimated.

A powerful 8.0-magnitude quake on Wednesday generated a wave that swamped coastal communities on Ndende island, in the eastern Solomons, and triggered warnings of a more widespread tsunami that was later lifted.

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