Global Courant 2023-05-19 09:10:37
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves of up to 3 meters (10 feet) were possible for Vanuatu.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean southeast of New Caledonia and triggered a tsunami warning, U.S. monitoring agencies said.
The earthquake was detected at a depth of 37 km (23 mi), the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday.
“Based on preliminary earthquake parameters, dangerous tsunami waves are possible for coasts within 1,000 km (620 mi) of the earthquake’s epicenter,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin.
It urged people in endangered coastal areas to be alert.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves of up to 3 meters (10 feet) above tides were possible for Vanuatu.
Smaller waves were possible for Fiji, New Caledonia, Kiribati and New Zealand.
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