A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia, Tsunami threat warning

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia Friday morning.
A Tsunami threat warning has been declared within 1,000 kilometers of the earthquake's epicenter, according to the US National Tsunami Warning Center.

"Tsunami waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of Vanuatu ... Tsunami waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of New Caledonia ... Fiji ... and New Zealand," the center said in a message.
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Magnitude Mw 7.7
Region SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
Date time 2023-05-19 02:57:05.7 UTC
Location 23.19 S ; 170.76 E
Depth 30 km
Distances 454 km E of Nouméa, New Caledonia / pop: 93,000 / local time: 13:57:05.7 2023-05-19
348 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia / pop: 7,400 / local time: 13:57:05.7 2023-05-19
[European Mediterranean Seismological Centre]
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