Earthquakes hit Chile and Solomon Islands.
On Wednesday morning, June 1, a powerful quake
measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale was recorded
offshore of BioBío, Chile, centered seven
kilometers north of Lebu. It was followed
less than an hour later by an aftershock of
magnitude-5.1. In Oceania on Thursday, a 5.4-magnitude
temblor rattled the Solomon Islands, its epicenter
69 kilometers west of Kirakira. Fortunately,
these events did not prompt any tsunami warnings,
nor did they result in casualties or damage.
Our thankfulness for the safety of those in
the quake-shaken areas. We pray for the calming
of such dangers through humanity’s greater
benevolence 
toward all beings�
