A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific region on Thursday, triggering tsunami warnings and calls for residents to avoid beaches and shore.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands yesterday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake's epicentre was 424 km east of Tadine, New Caledonia, and was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. The quake followed at least three other earthquakes in the region with magnitudes ranging from 5.7 to 6.1 in a span of just over an
A 7.7 earthquake struck southeast of the loyalty Islands in the Pacific has prompted authorities in coastal areas of New Zealand and Australia to sound a tsunami alert urging public to avoid beaches and shore areas.
By Reuters Staff
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Feb 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand authorities early on Thursday urged residents along its northern coast to avoid beaches and shore areas after a strong earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the Pacific.
The New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency said people should get out of the water, off beaches and away from harbours, rivers and estuaries in areas from Ahipara to Bay of Islands, Great Barrier Island and from Matata to Tolaga Bay.
“We expect New Zealand coastal areas to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore,” the agency said in a statement.