Small tsunamis detected in new caledonia and vanuatu after magnitude 7 undersea quake

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Small tsunamis detected in new caledonia and vanuatu after magnitude 7 undersea quake
SYDNEY Reuters A powerful magnitude 7 undersea earthquake struck east of New Caledonia’s Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific on Monday, sending small tsunamis towards New Caledonia and neighboring Vanuatu, where authorities ordered evacuations. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center PTWC in Hawaii issued a tsunami warning for coastlines within 300 kms 186 mile of the epicenter, but later said the danger had largely passed. Monday’s quake, initially reported as magnitude 7.3, struck at a shallow depth of 10 km six miles about 82 kms 51 miles east of New Caledonia. It was the second major tremor in the same area in just over 12 hours and the third in the past month. “We are a little bit scared, we have had an earthquake last night and today it was quite a big one,” said Wayan Rigault, communications manager at Hotel Nengone Village on the island of Mare, which is the closest landmass to the epicenter. Rigault said there was no immediate damage, but guests were on alert for a formal evacuati...