No threat of tsunami after Solomon Islands earthquake

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No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake Friday afternoon in the Solomon Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake Friday afternoon in the Solomon Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The earthquake struck at 3:04 p.m. Hawaii time, according to the center.

Based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to the center.