7.9 earthquake strikes near Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

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Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific's Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea on Sunday but no injuries were reported.

The quake, which had a depth of over 84 miles, was centered on Bougainville Island, an island of approximately 175,000 people, which is geographically part of the Solomon Islands chain but is not part of island's government, the U.S. Geological Survey states.

The quake, which was 25 miles northwest of Panguna, hit at 4:30 a.m.

Two hours later, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center canceled tsunami threats for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

The earthquake was downgraded from 8 by USGS.

And on the other side of the ring of fire

Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/5ceadecc-e961-3fc1-b766-0dbad4b1aa26/ss_magnitude-3.6-earthquake.html

The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck near San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA on Sunday.

The quake hit at 8:22 PM local time at a depth of 5 kilometers.

There was no initial word on damage or injury resulting from the quake. More information on this earthquake is available on the USGS event page.