I know this happened a few weeks ago but I'm going to recall on the Magnitude 8 earthquake that struck off the Solomon Islands. The earthquake also produced a small tsunami that struck small coastal villages on the islands, killing several people. The wave was said to be about 3 ft hitting islands like Santa Cruz and Vanuatu. This actually wasn't the first time a tsunami generated by an earthquake to have struck these islands. Back in April 2007 an 8.1 magnitude earthquake produced a tsunami that killed more than 50 people and caused damage to coastal villages. These islands which are comprised of over 200 lie on the Ring of Fire where most of the earths quakes occur. Places like Japan are known for there multiple quakes. The interesting question is when will we see an earthquake like the one from India that produced that disastrous tsunami hit the Solomon islands or even our coastal areas in California.
