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Australia placed on tsunami alert
A TSUNAMI warning has been issued for the entire east coast of Australia after a strong earthquake near the Solomon Islands.....
The quake, with a magnitude of 8.1, jolted the South Pacific Ocean at 6.40am (AEST).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami warning for Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Nauru, Chuuk, New Caledonia, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Australia, Indonesia, Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Marshall Island.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology's National Meteorological and Oceanographic Centre initially put out a warning to the Barrier Reef Islands and Willis Island.
Any tsunami had the potential to hit Willis Island at 8.30am and Cooktown in far north Queensland about 9.30am, it said.
People have been warned to move out of the water and away from low lying foreshore areas and then listen for further advice from state emergency service authorities.
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