Solomon Islands: A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled televisions and other items to the ground.
A tsunami warning was issued for an area of the Solomons coast within 300 kilometres (185 miles) of the epicentre.
Power was out in some areas of the city and people were leaving their offices and fleeing to higher ground.
The USGS revised the earthquake’s magnitude down from an initial 7.3.