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- 12 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters - Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004
- history of Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands’ efforts toward recovery and reform and the 2006 and 2010 general elections
- Solomon Islands - Efforts toward recovery and reform and the 2006 and 2010 general elections
- Solomon Islands - Land
What happened during the Solomon Islands earthquake and tsunami of April 2007?
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In April 2007, the Solomon Islands experienced a series of earthquakes followed by a tsunami. This natural disaster resulted in the deaths of several dozen people and displaced thousands of residents.1
While the region is geologically active and prone to such events, this specific incident was part of a history of seismic activity in the area, which also saw a less severe series of earthquakes and a subsequent tsunami in January 2010 that left more than 1,000 people homeless.1