At least five people have been killed after a strong earthquake in
the South Pacific generated a 3-foot tsunami, according to the Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center and local news reports.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the
quake -- with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 -- struck Wednesday in the
Santa Cruz Islands at a depth of about 3 miles. The Santa Cruz Islands
are scarcely populated and are part of the Solomon Islands.
A
3-foot wave hit near the town of Lata on the remote Kira Kira island,
swamping some villages and the town's main airport as people fled to
safety on higher ground, Reuters said
There was no tsunami threat to Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
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