The PTWC has now released a final message saying that the tsunami threat has passed. Five strong tremors have since rocked the Pacific islands. Evacuations were ordered for coastal areas in New Caledonia, local broadcaster NCI reports, and also advised for the southern provinces of the island nation of Vanuatu, located north of the earthquake's epicenter. Clicking the map icon in the top right corner will load the map. Tsunami waves have been spotted after a powerful undersea earthquake in New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
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A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the southern Pacific Ocean near New Caledonia on Wednesday, prompting authorities to warn of a tsunami threat to nearby islands. Clicking the options icon in the top right corner lets you change which earthquakes are displayed, and … New Caledonia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic activity occur. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. France, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (Magnitude 7.9) August 9: Deadliest Qing Dynasty China, Yunnan Province, (Magnitude 6.5) February 15 101 deaths: Total fatalities: 125: Number by magnitude; 9.0+ 0: 8.0−8.9: 0: 7.0−7.9: 15: 6.0−6.9: 15: 5.0−5.9: 1 ← 1900.
About Latest Earthquakes Version Info Clicking the list icon in the top right corner will load the earthquake list. A STRONG earthquake measuring a magnitude of 7.0 hit New Caledonia at 2.52pm local time, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has said. trending in world 1836 At the South New Hebrides Trench, Australia lithosphere converges with and sinks beneath the Pacific plate, descending into the mantle and forming the New Hebrides/Vanuatu subduction zone, stretching from New Caledonia in the south to the Santa Cruz Islands in the north, a distance of about 1,600 km.
1902 → This is a list of earthquakes in 1901. New Caledonia.