A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck near the Santa Cruz islands in Solomon Islands, just north of the country's border with Vanuatu.
The 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near the Santa Cruz islands. Photo: US Geological Survey
The earthquake struck at a depth of 33 kilometres just before 1:30 this afternoon local time (0228 UTC) 75 kilometres west of Lata and 587 kilometres east of Honiara.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning centre says the threat of hazardous waves has mostly passed, although some changes to tidal patterns near the epicentre are possible.
