A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a tsunami that threatened island nations in the region. The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local time (1320 GMT Wednesday) about 415 kilometres (258 miles) east of Vao in New Caledonia at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. The US government s NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said
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The undersea earthquake struck north of New Zeland today at a depth of about 6.2 miles (10km). Reports from the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre show a magnitude 7.7 event was recorded at 1.19pm GMT or 2.19am local time. The earthquake s epicentre was located southeast of Loyalty Islands and some 328 miles (528km) east of Nouméa, New Caledonia, in the South Pacific.
The earthquake followed at least three other, smaller quakes in the space of an hour.
Tsunami warnings were immediately raised as waves reaching above tide level were expected to reach parts of New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu.
Tsunami confirmed in South Pacific after 7.7-magnitude undersea quake strikes north of New Zealand The US government s NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves reaching between 0.3 and one metre above the tide level were possible for Fiji, New Zealand, and Vanuatu in the South Pacific Agence France-Presse February 10, 2021 23:18:01 IST A 7.7 magnitude undesea quake struck souteast of the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific. Image courtesy: Tsunami.gov
Noumea: A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday (Wednesday as per India Standard Time), generating a tsunami that threatened island nations in the region.
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A 7.7 magnitude undersea earthquake struck the South Pacific region, triggering a brief tsunami warning for Australia and New Zealand that was cancelled, with no immediate reports of damage.