A Tsunami warning has been issued for Vanuatu and New Caledonia after a huge earthquake rocked the South Pacific on Thursday evening.
The tremor initially measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck 123km off the south coast of Isangel in Vanuatu at a depth of 48km just before midnight. It was later revised down to 7.1.
Minutes after the US Geological Survey reported the earthquake, the US Tsunami Warning System issued a potential threat alert.
The South Pacific region sits of a tectonic fault line known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ and is notorious for earthquakes.
At this stage, there have been no reports of damage.
More to come.
A Tsunami warning has been issued for Vanuatu and New Caledonia after a huge earthquake rocked the South Pacific on Thursday evening
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