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Small tsunami waves reach Vanuatu after 7.0 magnitude earthquake
The Guardian   20 November 2017   New Caledonia   Vanuatu  
Nervous residents reported feeling several tremors throughout the night before the quake hit. Photograph: Auscape/UIG via Getty Images
<p>Vanuatu and New Caledonia were hit by small tsunami waves after an undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck 82 kms (51 miles) east of the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific.</p> <p>The quake, initially reported as magnitude 7.3, was the second major ...
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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits off New Caledonia: US Geological Survey
The Indian Express   31 October 2017   New Caledonia  
New Caledonia is part of the “Ring of Fire” (Photo: Google Maps)
<p>A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Caledonia today in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said. The tremor hit at a depth of 29 kilometres some 253 kilometres from the capital Noumea ...
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