7.7 Magintud earthquake in the South Pacific | There was…

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific. The earthquake triggered a tsunami alert in the Loyalty Islands, an archipelago in the French territory of New Caledonia.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which monitors global seismic activity, the hypocenter of the earthquake was detected 10 kilometers below the seabed. In its description, the agency located the quake approximately 413 kilometers west of Vao, New Caledonia, and 417 kilometers northeast of Tafao, Vanuatu.

However, over the hours, the alert of a possible increase of the waters of the region came to nothing: the waves that reached the coast of Fiji were only 0.3 centimeters. The soft impact The earthquake was felt with the same force in New Zealand and Vanuatu: the waves reached one meter high.

For their part, the New Zealand authorities have warned that the country’s coasts could experience “strong and unusual currents, and unpredictable swells.” Although no flooding of the land is expected, they noted that there is a danger to bathers, surfers, fishermen, small boats and anyone in the water or near the shore.

A few hours before the 7.7 earthquake, the region recorded another magnitude 6 earthquake which had a aftershock a half hour later of magnitude 6.1. In addition, another earthquake (6.2) shook the waters west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday.