8.0 Quake Prompts Tsunami Alert

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In the Pacific Isles.

Published Feb. 5 2013 9:17PM EST

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After a strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit near the Solomon Islands, officials have issued a tsunami warning for several South Pacific islands. The earthquake hit the Santa Cruz Islands, a scarcely populated group in the Solomon Islands, prompting an alert for nearby Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Fiji, among others.

8.0 Quake Prompts Tsunami Alert

In the Pacific Isles.

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