No tsunami threat to Hawaii after second earthquake off New Caledonia
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
A preliminary 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Caledonia this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.
Update, 8:15 p.m.
There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake detected southeast of the Loyalty Islands near New Caledonia this evening.
The earthquake struck at 7:44 p.m. Hawaii time.
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A preliminary 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Caledonia this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.
The quake struck at 10:56 a.m. Hawaii time, 173.6 miles east-northeast of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, at a depth of 6.2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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“Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin shortly after the earthquake struck.
No serious injuries were immediately reported.
