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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE63A0L520100411?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29SYDNEY (Reuters) - A major quake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there no immediate reports of casualties or damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:15:00 +0200reutersenreuters-281ce9ea6416f68e04b3bc1dfe2ea258NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411131500http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100411/world-news/magnitude-7-1-quake-hits-solomon-islands-usgsA major quake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It said the quake's epicenter was 32.2 miles (52 km) deep, 60 miles (97 km) southwest of the Solomon Islands' Kira Kira in the Pacific ...Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:36:00 +0200timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-53066058bbaab428a02d250fbc0ec1e2NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411123600http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/world/Major-7-1-magnitude-quake-strikes-Solomon-Islands-USGS/Article1-529940.aspxA major, 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate tsunami alert or report of damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:08:00 +0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-8d1b1455c4aeb79493a12c1d6d9500c1NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411130800http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3874218,00.htmlThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.5, could "generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the earthquake epicenter." A magnitude 7.1 quake can cause widespread, heavy damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:56:00 +0200ynetnewsenynetnews-cae20908d0d158b8d93bbba9d771a7c2NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411125600http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N11150383.htmWASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - A major quake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It said the quake's epicenter was 32.2 miles (52 km) deep, 60 miles (97 km) southwest of the Solomon Islands' Kira Kira in the Pacific Ocean. It hit at 8:40 p.m. (0940 GMT).Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:19:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-9d5c83d7af301344994050f008329074NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411121900http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/magnitude-quake-strikes-solomons/story-e6frfku0-1225852457757A MAJOR, 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey says, but there is no immediate tsunami alert or report of damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:51:00 +0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-3e649123e3173e8f5ea8ab03ed119d4cNaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411125100http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100411/ap_on_re_as/as_solomon_islands_earthquakeAP - A major earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands, but a tsunami was not expected.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:51:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-edfc901483615ad72e2513b69e4055beNaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411125100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/11/worldupdates/2010-04-11T153847Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-476009-1&sec=WorldupdatesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major quake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:49:00 +0200thestarenthestar-a76e051d9f4cc31575d5648f4deb4e27NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411124900http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/11/2869688.htmA major quake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:40:00 +0200abc-auenabc-au-f14300a656d08fdb003e111263275232NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411124000http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=159818A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there was no immediate tsunami alert or reports of damage. The quake struck at a depth of about 52 kilometers, with an epicenter 97 kilometers southwest of Kira Kira on Makira Island, the USGS said.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:41:00 +0200nowlebanonennowlebanon-17e0153babc2fd57cc52c1fbb37b4f60NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411134100http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/strong-quake-off-solomon-islands-14763393.html?r=RSSA powerful earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:39:00 +0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-f88003891cd1210dfe2b66fcbda5f2d4NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411133900http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20100411124216941C166055A major quake in the Solomon Islands ould "generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometers".Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:56:00 +0200ioleniol-419cb84843753a341d2f33e6c0331bf0NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411125600http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/11/world/main6384855.shtml(AP) A major earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands, but a tsunami was not expected. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.1-magnitude quake struck at Sunday evening. Its epicenter was about 130 miles southeast of the capital, Honiara, in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a destructive wave is not expected.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:29:00 +0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-19a753a23cd2c613cf5a6f8500a4829eNaturalDisasters-9.42676 159.94920100411132900http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/04/2010411104019170190.htmlA major quake of magnitude 7.1 has hit the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey has said. It said the quake's epicentre was 32.2 miles (52km) deep, 60 miles (97km) southwest of the Solomon Islands' Kira Kira in the Pacific Ocean. It hit at 8:40pm (0940 GMT) on Sunday.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:28:00 +0200aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-48887879c1735be28306d1f6198ed224NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411132800http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/strong%20quake%20off%20solomon%20islands/3608677A powerful earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected. The US Geological Survey said the 7.1-magnitude quake hit south-west of the island chain's Kira Kira island in the South Pacific. The quake's epicentre was about 130 miles south-east of the capital Honiara.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:28:00 +0200channel4newsenchannel4news-715cd3cfd07c9eb3a882d34fa17c3c2fNaturalDisasters-9.42676 159.94920100411132800http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20100411124216941C166055A major quake in the Solomon Islands ould "generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometers".Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:25:00 +0200StarenStar-419cb84843753a341d2f33e6c0331bf0NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411132500http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_SOLOMON_ISLANDS_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected....Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:23:00 +0200APenAP-f66125fefdbcaaf60aea97030bc5a1bbNaturalDisasters-34.9185 138.61320100411132300http://www.smh.com.au/world/71magnitude-quake-strikes-solomon-islands-20100411-s0s7.htmlA major, 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey says, but there is no immediate tsunami alert or report of damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:22:00 +0200smhensmh-e7a542ec8a20200b90950136946a3afaNaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411132200http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/major-71magnitude-quake-strikes-solomon-islands-20100411-s0rp.htmlA major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate tsunami alert or reports of damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:22:00 +0200smhensmh-87d88253c1ca0cb68c0f7cab56066aa0NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411132200http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0411/solomonislands.htmlA major quake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Solomon Islands today, the US Geological Survey has reported.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:29:00 +0200RTERadioenRTERadio-b910cc7c74128ed83c2842839e3a2fcbNaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411132900http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3874218,00.htmlThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.5, could "generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the earthquake epicenter." A magnitude 7.1 quake can cause widespread, heavy damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:19:00 +0200yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-cae20908d0d158b8d93bbba9d771a7c2NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411131900http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20100411184207/Article/index_html2010/04/11 HONIARA : A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate tsunami alert or reports of damage. The quake struck at a depth of about 52 kilometres with an epicentre 97 kilometres....Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:15:00 +0200nstennst-549b8389a6534e9b39a9cbb3b237dd55NaturalDisasters-9.42676 159.94920100411131500http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63A0KX20100411?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29SYDNEY (Reuters) - A major quake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there no immediate reports of casualties or damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:15:00 +0200reutersenreuters-763c278aadce6dcf212dbbab8697adb0NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411131500http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/other/2010/04/11/252127/71-magnitude-quake.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:12:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-6e80f6fe52bab051fbd6e0b5baab67eeNaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411141200http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/powerful-quake-strikes-solomon-islands-20100411-s0vs.htmlA 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate tsunami alert or reports of damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:08:00 +0200smhensmh-8fdf654e502c588bc1cae39c9292cc67NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411140800http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201004/2869699.htm?desktopLast Updated: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:49:00 +1000 A major earthquake measuring 7.1 has shaken the Solomon Islands. The quake was centred about 100 kilometres southwest of Kira Kira in the Pacific Ocean. There have been no immediate reports of damage. However, disaster management officials say the are....Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:01:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-69e7cc3fd0e77f70e8eb64a3b3df6722NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411140100http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/April/international_April595.xml&section=internationalSYDNEY - A major quake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there no immediate reports of casualties or damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:43:00 +0200khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-7c57a5d635767dd8cfff82d26ab04345NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411144300http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/11/71-quake-strikes-solomon-islands/ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.1-magnitude quake hit southwest of the island chain's Kira Kira island in the South Pacific.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:08:00 +0200washtimesenwashtimes-3ebf6519ba4f5ba2fcb33093bd8c6ce0NaturalDisasters-34.9185 138.61320100411150800http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/11/c_13246396.htmThe Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) quoted USGS as saying the quake's epicenter was 52 km deep, 97 km southwest of the Solomon Islands' Kira Kira in the Pacific Ocean. It hit at 8:40 p. m. local time.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:06:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-64b5cadb96338d014b1aa7d5601de6fbNaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411150600http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/11/6280067.htmlAn earthquake measuring Richter 7.1 has shaken the Pacific seabed some 210 kilometres southeast of the Solomon Islands capital Honiara. The dislocation was 60 kilometres beneath the surface of the ocean. There is no word of damage or casualties in the quake, and there was no tsunami alert.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:02:00 +0200ruvr-enenruvr-en-804d4e4850f35534a841d761a852259cNaturalDisasters-9.42676 159.94920100411150200http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/powerful-68magnitude-quake-strikes-solomon-islands-20100411-s0rp.htmlA powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami alert or reports of damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:53:00 +0200smhensmh-ae1f54809086d4a1bd50e5ba8a2c1057NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411145300http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20100411184207/Article/index_html2010/04/11 HONIARA: A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami alert or reports of damage. The quake struck at a depth of about 60 kilometres with an epicentre 102 kilometres southwest....Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:49:00 +0200nstennst-094767409e0ad20968a48e6f5719688dNaturalDisasters-9.42676 159.94920100411144900http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100411/ap_on_re_as/as_solomon_islands_earthquakeAP - A powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:35:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-668ad504d92b8fa13b554df956dc7fcdNaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411183500http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018366459A strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake stuck more than 37 miles below the sea off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean Sunday. - (AHN)Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:22:00 +0200AHNenAHN-814a9ff4d5cdea6881e51e396c4b3697NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411182200http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=217318ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – A powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.1-magnitude quake hit southwest of the island chain's Kira Kira island in the South Pacific.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:04:00 +0200tehrantimesentehrantimes-b53c4ee7a1fb3c217c6b0719a6f6fe0bNaturalDisasters-34.9185 138.61320100411200400http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/11/2869688.htmA powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific, but there was no tsunami alert or reports of damage.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:29:00 +0200abc-auenabc-au-c3037bd8fa0bb9461d5c03a5e967f624NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100411212900http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10637828&ref=rssA 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands last night, but it did not generate a tsunami. The epicentre was centred about 97km southwest of the islands and struck just after 8.30pm, local time. As of press time,...Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:08:00 +0200nzheraldennzherald-e052be36cfa2b37dcfbe60791d7e9507NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100412050800http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201004/2869699.htm?desktopLast Updated: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:39:00 +1000 Disaster relief teams are on their way to outlying parts of the Solomon Islands, to assess the damage after a powerful earthquake hit overnight. The 6.8 quake, struck about 100 kilometres southwest of Kira Kira, in the Pacific Ocean and was felt in the capital Honiara.Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:41:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-9aef4ab81916b106640901de44e3daa7NaturalDisasters-9.42676 159.94920100412064100http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2010/04/12/252249/No-Taiwan.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - No one at the Taiwan embassy or the technical mission in the Solomon Islands was injured in a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the South Pacific island state Sunday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:18:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-308334c1edfccbb5a9bc4cd4f5958962NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100412091800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MUMA-84F9KY?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSUpdated April 12, 2010 07:30:33 Diaster officials in Solomon Islands say it could be days before they can fully confirm that there were no injuries or damaged caused by Sunday night's earthquake. The 6.Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:30:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-faaa2458ab7bfd0f9476f888424194adNaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100412103000http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100411/wl_afp/solomonsquakeAFP - A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami alert or reports of damage.Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:22:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-cbb7b4ef825e9a3b95ce7912c7e73d99NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100412132200http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=12290884A powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected.Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:27:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-5982a2876b88cd52ed983616bcabf527NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100412172700http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201004/2871606.htm?desktopLast Updated: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:06:00 +1000 Disaster management officials in Solomon Islands say outlying, remote villages have escaped major damage following a strong earthquake, which hit on Sunday night. It struck 100 kilometres southwest of Kira Kira, in the Pacific Ocean.Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:39:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-6ef637286685906a50bca3d37ad90908NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100413083900http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2010/04/14/252417/Ma-calls.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma Ying-jeou called a Solomon Islands tribal chief, Stanley Tapeva, yesterday to inquire about his safety after a strong earthquake hit the South Pacific island nation Sunday.Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:25:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-674361306de3f809b0328eb915a71668NaturalDisasters-9.62239171888818 160.1584116512420100414042500