The Latest Breaking News from Solomon Islands

A disability advocate calls for greater support in emergencies and natural disasters after a powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake hits Solomon Islands.

China said it held a video meeting to discuss police cooperation with several Pacific island nations on Tuesday, with at least two nations telling Reuters their ministers and police commissioners were unavailable to attend.

The Australian government is trying to confirm whether any citizens were hurt during an earthquake in the Solomon Islands, but say officials are safe.

The first 7.0 quake was followed by a second large tremor, cutting power in the capital and disrupting radio broadcasts.

‘People are advised to move to higher ground now’

Authorities in the Solomon Islands said no tsunami warning would be issued after two powerful earthquakes struck on Tuesday, damaging Australia's embassy, the airport and shopping malls and triggering power cuts in the capital, Honiara.

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled televisions and other items to the ground.

People are advised to move to higher ground immediately, said a spokesperson for the Solomon Islands' prime minister after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the region near the islands.

A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific, rocking the Solomon Islands close by and sparking fears of a tsunami with hazardous waves possible, up to a metre higher than normal