BBC News, 18:32 GMT, Thursday, 27 May 2010 19:32 UK
A tsunami warning has been issued to islands in the South Pacific after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in the area.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said that the Solomon islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia had received warnings.
The earthquake hit 133 miles (244 km) northwest of Santo on the island of Vanuatu at 1714 GMT.
Vanuatu lies on the so-called Ring Of Fire, a series of volcanic arcs and oceanic trenches which encircle the Pacific basin.
"An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicenter within minutes to hours," the tsunami centre told Reuters.
It said it was not yet clear whether a tsunami had actually been generated
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