The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 occurred at approximately 4:03 p.m. near the Solomon Islands off the coast of Australia in the South Pacific.
There is no threat of a tsunami to the Big Island or the State of Hawaiʻi, according to Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency.
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