The danger of a tsunami hitting the Solomon islands has passed according to USGS. At 2:28 UTC on Saturday an earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands region in the Pacific Ocean.
A tsunami wave was possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter.
This region could include Lata in the Solomon Islands that is only 75 km from the earthquake center.
The earthquake was downgraded from 7.5 to 6.9 and the threat for a tsunami was eliminated.
Lata is the provincial capital of Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. As of 2007, it had 553 inhabitants. There are a few rest houses for overnight stays. There is a post office, telecom office and numerous stores.
The town contains a small air strip with flights to Makira and Honiara. Shipping service is irregular, but occasionally transport can be found to Honiara or the outer islands. Outboard canoe travel around the island of Nendo or to the Reef Islands is possible.
Temotu Province's main hospital, Lata Hospital is situated in Lata town.
The only fixed-wing service is by Solomon Islands Air. The RAMSI Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands provides its own helicopter flights fortnightly to Lata.
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