Strong earthquake strikes off Loyalty Islands; no tsunami threat to Hawaii
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
A strong earthquake struck off the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific today but doesn’t pose a tsunami threat for Hawaii.
The magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck at around 2:42 p.m. Hawaii time about 78 miles east-southeast of Tadine, New Caledonia, at a depth of about 10 feet, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of injury or damages.
“Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” according to a statement from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Oahu.
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