A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands, becoming the third earthquake recorded off the coast of Australia in less than 24 hours.
The tremor occurred at a depth of 60 kilometers and the epicenter was at a distance of 79 kilometers south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
The Bureau of Meteorology has said there is no tsunami threat to Australia.
This comes after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Tonga at around 9:30 a.m. local time.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112 kilometers and the epicenter was at a distance of 70 kilometers northwest of Fangale’ounga, Ha’apai on Foa Island, the United States Geological Survey reported.
Tongan officials urged people to “immediately evacuate inland” and tsunami sirens sounded across the island until the threat passed on Monday afternoon.
Vanuatu was also hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake around 9:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.
The underwater earthquake occurred north of Port Villa, the capital of Vanuatu, around 9:23 local time at a depth of 32 kilometers, says the government portal Geoscience Australia.
More to come.
