A region-wide disaster and tsunami warnings were issued for the South Pacific states after the quake struck about 45 kilometres off the coast of the Solomon Islands at 7:39 a.m. local time on Monday (4:39 p.m. eastern time on Sunday).
The U.S. Geological Centre said the earthquake struck at 7:39 a.m. local time, Monday -- about 10 kms. beneath the sea floor. The epicenter was 345 kilometres from Honiara.
Police in the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara, say authorities in the western town of Gizo have reported that houses near the sea were flattened and buildings inundated when wave several metres high crashed ashore, shortly before communication lines with the region were cut.
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