6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL
EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.
Map:
USGS
A great 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Solomon Islands on December
9, 2016, at 19:10:20 UTC, at a depth of 88 km, reported Geoscience Australia
(not finalized).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Information
Statement on December 9, 2016, at 1915 UTC. A Tsunami Threat Message was issued
at 1944, 39 minutes later, for waves estimated at 3 to 9 feet!
This threat message was issued too late. Threat messages for
this magnitude quake need to be issued early to save lives, but they aren’t!
Take PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY with this level magnitude quake; do
not wait for authorities to issue a threat message - you could die waiting - and they obviously have an agenda!
