8.0 quake Solomon Islands. Tsunami detected.

[alfredo]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/05/world/asia/solomon-islands-quake/index.html?hpt=hp_t1


An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami.


A tsunami warning was issued for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, and Wallis and Futuna, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

[MinneapolisMatt]

1. For those who don't know where that is:

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[alfredo]

2. So far 5 deaths reported. The tsunami hit within minutes.