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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) - A powerful earthquake struck deep beneath the ocean floor near the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The USGS measured the quake's preliminary magnitude at 6.9 and said it struck about 60 miles south of the remote Santa Cruz Islands in the South Pacific. The depth was 22 miles beneath the sea floor, it said.
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