Naturkatastrophen (weltweit)

[Schneemann]

Quakes hit Solomon Islands for second straight day

(CNN) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific Ocean near the Solomon Islands Tuesday night, one day after a string of earthquakes rattled the same area and another quake hit the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake, considered strong in terms of earthquake magnitude, hit near sparsely populated islands in the archipelago at 11:15 p.m. (7:15 a.m. ET) at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). By 12:56 a.m. local time Wednesday, there had been five aftershocks, according to the USGS Web site.

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