Wellington: Two major earthquakes rocked the Solomon Islands on Monday, destroying or damaging scores of homes and unleashing a tsunami that crashed ashore. Initial reports said no one was seriously hurt. One temblor registered a 7.2 magnitude and the South Pacific nation's National Disaster Management Office said reports of widespread damage were beginning to filter in late on Monday. The tremors were centered beneath the ocean floor near the town of Gizo, which was damaged in 2007 when a 8.1-magnitude quake sent a tsunami crashing into the coast, killing over 50. Another tsunami devastated a village on Rendova Island, 300km from the capital Honiara, on Monday. AP