Issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service
Solomon Islands Government
Honiara
NO TSUNAMI THREAT STATEMENT
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NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
Issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service at 7:45pm this evening on Monday 20th April 2026.
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A large earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred at 6:53pm this evening near Latitude 39.9 Degrees North, Longitude 143.0 Degrees East. This is located approximately 145 kilometres east-southeast of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan.
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.
No further updates unless the situation changes.
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