HONIARA: A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands Wednesday, reportedly flattening three villages, as small tsunami waves lapped Pacific coastlines and emergency sirens blared evacuation warnings.
A quake-generated wave of just under one metre (three feet) reached part of the Solomons, and Vanuatu and New Caledonia also reported rising sea levels, before a region-wide tsunami alert was lifted.
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