8.0-magnitude Quake Hits Santa Cruz Islands: USGS
圣克鲁斯群岛发生8级地震
A major 8-magnitude earthquake has hit off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported on Wednesday.
The quake struck at a depth of 5.8 km at 11:07 a.m. (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on Wednesday, near the Santa Cruz Islands, which are part of the Solomon Islands nation.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) has issued a tsunami warning for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis and Futuna, according to AAP.
A tsunami watch has been issued for other nations in the South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand and Indonesia.
据澳联社周三发来的报道称，所罗门群岛发生8级强震。地震发生于当地时间上午11:07，震源位于圣克鲁斯群岛地下5.8千米深处，该岛是所罗门群岛的一部分。太平洋海啸预报中心已经对位于所罗门群岛等地的居民发布海啸警报。位于南太平洋的澳大利亚、新西兰以及印尼也收到了海啸预报。
