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The quake struck at a depth of 5.8km at 11.07am AEDT on Wednesday, near the Santa Cruz Islands, which are part of the Solomon Islands nation, and sea level readings indicate a tsunami has been generated.
It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicentre and could also be a threat to more distant coasts
The quake has been placed as being 70km west of Lata and nearly 600km from the national capital, Honiara.
The PTWC said "sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated".