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                                                    </description><title>GDACS EMM News Feed</title><item><title>Tsunami crashes over Solomon Islands</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/world/Tsunami-crashes-over-Solomon-Islands/Article1-493875.aspx</link><description>Authorities in helicopters flew over remote coastlines in the Solomon Islands on Tuesday trying to assess the damage from a large earthquake and tsunami that crashed ashore a day earlier, devastating at least one village.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:42:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/">HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">HindustanTimes-be0a66602a4a453c61a791df85c9c79d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100105044200</sortelement></item><item><title>Earthquake hits near Solomon Islands, no tsunami</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE60201T.htm</link><description>* Quake magnitude 6.5-USGS * No tsunami threat (Adds comment) CANBERRA, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A moderate magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, local police and media said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:41:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.alertnet.org/">alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">alertnet-d07b5fa432e825d0461a854a9f429981</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100104004100</sortelement></item><item><title>Magnitude 6.5 quake hits near Solomon Island</title><link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/04/2784774.htm</link><description>A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.abc.net.au/news/">abc-au</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">abc-au-2ac8a7cfb270451f87ea5565718ddf09</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100104001500</sortelement></item><item><title>7.2 magnitude quake strikes near Solomon Islands</title><link>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/72-magnitude-quake-strikes-near-solomon-islands-20100104-lo1a.html</link><description>A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific early Monday with the potential to cause a local tsunami, seismologists said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:27:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.smh.com.au">smh</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">smh-4c609c35a6afe160aa35c589d21b9ee3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100104012700</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quake strikes Solomon Islands</title><link>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/strong-quake-strikes-solomon-islands-20100104-lnxy.html</link><description>A strong, 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific at 8.48am (AEDT).</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:42:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.smh.com.au">smh</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">smh-e0324a649a93192a17e2ea989cb49608</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100104004200</sortelement></item><item><title>7.2 magnitude quake strikes near Solomon Islands</title><link>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1028376/1/.html</link><description>HONIARA, Solomon Islands: A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Monday with the potential to cause a local tsunami, seismologists said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:23:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.channelnewsasia.com">channelnewsasia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">channelnewsasia-ebd954c2214bd5c90c54d236721cf106</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-9.42676 159.949</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100104012300</sortelement></item><item><title>Second quake strikes Solomon Islands</title><link>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/second-quake-strikes-solomon-islands-20100104-lnxy.html</link><description>A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific, the second quake in less than an hour.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:27:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.smh.com.au">smh</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">smh-f97cebf34e79aad9b8e9bdabf2969b06</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100104012700</sortelement></item><item><title>Twin quakes hit Solomons</title><link>http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=136665</link><description>Update: 12:08PM TWO earthquakes have hit the Solomon Island region just hours ago - 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The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the 7.2 magnitude quake was measured at a depth of about 30km and struck about 103km from the town of Gizo.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:12:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.smh.com.au">smh</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">smh-8e3c45e88b67e088b67135e0b9a9fe9f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100104021200</sortelement></item><item><title>Second quake hits near Solomon Islands</title><link>http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201001/2784790.htm?desktop</link><description>Last Updated: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:20:00 +1100 Authorities in the Solomon Islands say there have been no casualties or damage recorded so far , after two earthquakes earlier on Monday. A quake measuring 7.2 struck 100 kilometres south east of Gizo, in Western Province shortly after 9am local time. 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