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At least 13 people died in the Solomon Islands Monday after
two earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the
island-chain nation, the country's chief spokesman said.....
The United States Geological Survey said the first
earthquake took place at 6:40 a.m. (2040 GMT on Sunday) and
was centered 25 miles south-southeast of Gizo, New Georgia
Islands, and 1,330 miles north-northeast of Brisbane,
Australia.A second quake of 6.7 magnitude hit a few minutes
later, according to the USGS. It was centered 75 miles
west-southwest of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands, and
1,410 miles north of Brisbane, Australia.
The quakes led to a tsunami warning for a huge part of the
Pacific. Australia and Indonesia were among the areas named
in a warning from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, as
were Papua New Guinea and several other islands in the
region.A watch was issued for some other parts of the
Pacific, including New Zealand, the Philippines, American
Samoa, Guam and Fiji.
The formal GCP hypothesis test was set for 1900 to 2400 UTC, to include
a pre-quake period and several hours afterward. The results
show a modest trend, with Chisquare 18083.4 on 18000 df for
p=0.328 and corresponding Z=0.445.
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