LOYALTY ISLANDS (In The Pacific), Feb 11 (NNN-PIN) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7, jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands, yesterday, with a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A tsunami alert has been issued.
“Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible, within the next hours,” the National Weather Service (NWS), Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, said.
The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local time (1320 GMT), about 415 kilometres east of Vao in New Caledonia, according to the USGS.
There’s no immediate report on damage and casualties. NNN-PIN
