The same source specifies that the earthquake was followed at a depth of 35 km, about 300 km east of the Caledonian coast.
Nancy Jack, site manager for a bungalow on Cana Island in Vanuatu, said the quake did not last long and no significant tsunami was observed.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said any “potential” tsunami wave must be less than 30cm high.
He pointed out that the waves could reach the islands of Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, after issuing an alert for coasts within 300 km of the epicentre.
And on Friday, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 300 km southeast of New Caledonia, where the coast was temporarily evacuated due to the risk of tsunami.
The earthquake raised fears of a tsunami on the coasts of New Caledonia as well as in some coastal areas of Vanuatu.
The Pacific Ring of Fire is experiencing continuous seismic activity as tectonic plates collide with each other.
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