Thursday, March 31, 2022

Rash Of 'Significant' Earthquakes Near S Pacific Island Chain: 18 Quakes In 24 Hours, Most 4.5-5.9

Rash of 'significant-sized' earthquakes near South Pacific island chain has tsunami monitors on alert



A series of significant earthquakes near the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific has prompted at least three local alerts to Hawaii tsunami monitors, each issuing an “all-clear.”

The latest significant earthquake, a 6.8 magnitude temblor, struck at 9:51 a.m. HST.

“A third significant earthquake in the past 24 hours has been detected southeast of the Loyalty Islands off the coast of New Caledonia. NO TSUNAMI THREAT to the Hawaiian islands is expected from the magnitude 6.8 quake detected at 9:51 am HST,” Hawaii Emergency Management wrote in a post on Twitter.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Weather Service U.S. Tsunami Warning System has registered four quakes -- the smallest of which was a 6.8 magnitude and the largest a 7.2 magnitude. Each occurred in the Loyalty Islands region of the South Pacific.

The Loyalty Islands are located just over 2,100 miles east of Australia and about 3,800 miles southwest of Hawaii.

According to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), there have been 18 earthquakes in the area in the last 24 hours – the majority of which are between 4.5 magnitude and 5.9 magnitude.



6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Loyalty Islands region


An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10km, USGS said.

It is the third earthquake over magnitude 6.8 in the region since Thursday.


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