Primul cutremur, raportat inițial la 7,3 grade, a avut loc în larg, la o adâncime de 15 km, la aproximativ 16 km sud-vest de zona Malango, la ora locală 13.03, a anunțat Serviciul de prospectare geologică al Statelor Unite (USGS). Seismul, revizuit ulterior la 7 grade, a fost urmat la jumătate de oră de o replică, cu magnitudinea 6.
Autoritățile au emis imediat o alertă de tsunami, care ulterior a fost dezactivată.
Un jurnalist al agenţiei France Presse aflat în capitala Honiara a raportat că seismul a durat aproximativ 20 de secunde. Martori au vorbit despre televizoare şi alte obiecte aruncate pe jos.
#WATCH #Breaking Tsunami warning after 7.0-magnitude earthquake near Solomon Islands #SolomonIslands #Earthquake #sismo #Tsunami #Terremoto #Earthquake #sismo #solomon_islands #solomon #honiara pic.twitter.com/Zka0bMQAlG
— Harish Deshmukh (@DeshmukhHarish9) November 22, 2022
„A fost un cutremur mare. Unele obiecte din hotel au căzut. Toată lumea pare bine, dar este panicată”, a declarat, pentru AFP, Joy Nisha, recepţioner la hotelul Heritage Park din Honiara.
Curentul electric a căzut în cea mai mare parte din capitală, iar oamenii şi-au părăsit birourile pentru a se refugia în zone la înălţime, notează Agerpres.
Honiara got rocked by m7.0 earthquake. pic.twitter.com/CZk6JCbAeY
— John Muria (Jnr) 🇸🇧 (@Jnr_Muria) November 22, 2022
Seismul a provocat însă mai multe avarii la Ambasada Australiei la Honiara.
„Nu se cunosc răniți, dar acoperișul anexei Înaltei Comisii s-a prăbușit, ceea ce ar indica posibile pagube în întreg orașul”, a declarat prim-ministrul australian Anthony Albanese, în parlament.
De asemenea, Aeroportul Internațional Honiara a suferit avarii la tavan, dar clădirea era intactă, a declarat pentru Reuters un angajat al aeroportului.
I was just sent these pictures of pretty significant damage to the roof of Honiara Airport following the Solomon Islands earthquake pic.twitter.com/JlIAkan7w5
— Nick Sas (@Sasbites) November 22, 2022
Cu toate că nu există nicio amenințare de tsunami, Serviciul Meteorologic al Insulelor Solomon a avertizat cu privire la curenții marini puternici.
„Oamenii sunt, de asemenea, sfătuiți să fie vigilenți, deoarece se așteaptă ca replicile să continue”, a spus un angajat al serviciului pe rețelele de socializare, citat de Reuters.
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