The US Geological Survey said a 7. 3 -magnitude earthquake and 10 kilometers hit the Suleiman Islands.
An explanatory map of the Solomon Islands website in which the earthquake occurred
The American Center also warned of a tsunami that might be issued from high tide waves after the earthquake that struck the area.
While a spokesman for the Prime Minister of Suleiman Islands said after the earthquake he was advising people to move to high areas immediately.
“He advised people to move to high areas now,” said a spokesman from the office of Prime Minister Manasiya Sujavari.
The earthquake also struck the western island of Java in the archipelago of Indonesia, on Monday, killing at least 56 people.
The earthquake, which has a 5. 6 -magnitude, caused the injury of more than 700 people, while rescue teams are trying to reach two survivors besieged under the rubble at a time when the region is still witnessing shocks.
The western governor of Java, Radwan Camille, said that there are 56 confirmed dead from the earthquake, which was centered by the city of Siangur, and that up to 700 were wounded and the earthquake caused damage or destroying more than 300 homes..
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