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No tsunami threat for New Zealand after magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits Solomon Islands

January 22, 2017

A magnitude 8.0 earthquake has hit the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey has reported. 

The quake hit at a depth of 153km at 5.30pm NZ time. 

New Zealand Civil Defence has said that there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following the earthquake.

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