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An overview of Nouméa, the largest city in New Caledonia. However, the city is located on the coast opposite it in the direction of the earthquake that occurred. Stock Photography.
Two strong earthquakes have occurred in Oceania along the so-called Ring of Fire: one off the Indonesian island of Sumatra and another east of the island kingdom of New Caledonia.
The earthquake off New Caledonia, east of Australia and north of New Zealand, is the strongest. Authorities warn that the tremors could drive high waves towards land.
“The dangerous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within the next three hours,” says a US institute that monitors and warns of tsunami risks in and around the Pacific Ocean.
However, these waves are expected to be relatively small, between three decimeters and one meter in height.
The European Geological Survey (EMSC) measures a magnitude of 7.6 and the United States, the same as the USGS, measures 7.5. The epicenter is determined at a point about 40 miles east of the smaller island of Tadine.
Just to the north are the southernmost islands of the country of Vanuatu. Fiji is even further east.
The earthquake off Sumatra also occurred at sea. Its magnitude is measured at around 6.2, but no tsunami warning has been issued there. The quake occurred at a depth of about a mile, about 20 miles from the coastal city of Bengkulu.
The Eldringen is a geographical ring that surrounds the Pacific Ocean, where the earth’s tectonic plates collide with each other and cause high volcanic activity.
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