On Saturday, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean, east of New Caledonia, according to a report by the US Geological Survey. This occurred a day after a major quake hit the same location. The centre was found 35 kilometres (22 miles) below the surface, around 300 kilometres (190 miles) east of the New Caledonian archipelago.
Nancy Jack, who manages the beachfront Friendly Beach Bungalows on the Vanuatu island of Kana, stated that the earthquake only lasted “maybe two seconds, not too big,” adding that no huge waves could be seen. Following the initial tremor, an aftershock of 6.5 magnitude also hit the same region just minutes later.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center updated that any tsunami waves expected would be less than 0.3 metres (one foot) high. The waves might reach the Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna Pacific islands. They previously issued a warning for coasts within 300 kilometres of the centre.
Multiple Pacific islands experienced people dashing for higher ground on Friday after a 7.7-magnitude quake hit the same region. The fear was that giant waves might emerge, resulting in a later lift of the tsunami warning.
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