DESPERATE survivors of the Indonesian quake and tsunami have been looting shops and petrol stations as victims of the disaster are buried in mass graves. WARNING: Graphic images

A tsunami warning has been issued for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Nauru after an 8.0. magnitude earthquake struck 70km off the Solomon Islands, according to USGS.

TSUNAMI waves have started to hit areas along the Japanese coast as residents were evacuated after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Fukushima prefecture.