A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the Solomon Islands on Friday, seismologists said, with officials in the Pacific island nation saying there were no initial reports of damage.
The US Geological Survey said quake struck at 1004 am local time at a depth of 33 kilometers some 70 kilometers west of Kirakira the same region where several large tremors struck last month.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from the latest shake.Three strong tremors were felt off Kirakira in December without causing serious damage.
The Solomons National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) said it had not received any damage reports from the remote area.We haven't had any information come through, NDMO director Loti Yates told AFP from the capital Honiara.
-AFP, Sydney
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