Pacific tsunami warning centre said waves were possible after the strong quake hit off New CaledoniaVanuatu 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. Steve Herman (@W7VOA) * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVELARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OFNEW CALEDONIA. * TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVETHE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OFVANUATU. The US Pacific tsunami warning centre said hazardous tsunami waves of 0.3m to one metre were possible along the coastlines of New Caledonia and nearby Vanuatu in the South Pacific. “Parked cars were shaking and everyone went outside,” one official from Mare in the Loyalty Islands told AFP.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 00:12 UTC