A severe earthquake in New Caledonia: a dangerous tsunami warning

In the south Pacific, New Caledonia, at a depth of 7.6 in the lowest depths of the sea, a severe earthquake was reported, followed by a severe tsunami warning.

This huge earthquake is about 10 km beneath the sea. Experts claim that the effects will be worse because of the depth. 155 km west of Lauyldi Islands in New Caledonia The US Geological Survey Center said that the earthquake was located at a distance.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has said it is likely to hit heavy tsunami tidal waves in the area around 1,000 km from the earthquake. The tsunami warning has been issued to New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

Following this, the people of the coast of Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia have been advised to go to safety areas immediately. The UTC time has been warned that the first tsunami could be hit by 4.42 to 5.39 pm. The tsunami waves off the coast within 5 minutes to 1 hour.

The waves will be raised from about 1 m to 3 m tall. No data about damages yet. More details about this will come.

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