Big Quakes Happening: 7.7, 7.1, 6.4 New Caledonia

ANOTHER! 7.4 Quake - Tsunami Warning Issued!

For the second time in about 24 hours, a Magnitude 7+ earthquake has taken place off New Caledonia in the South Pacific.  The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued an ALERT saying a Tsunami is possible from this earthquake.  It was just 24 hours ago that a bigger, 7.7 quake also generated a Tsunami there!...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

 THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
 UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
 MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

 NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
 ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
 INFORMATION.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      7.4
  * ORIGIN TIME    0151 UTC MAY 20 2023
  * COORDINATES    23.1 SOUTH  170.4 EAST
  * DEPTH          45 KM / 28 MILES
  * LOCATION       SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.4 OCCURRED
    SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0151 UTC ON SATURDAY MAY
    20 2023.

  * BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
    TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM
    OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.


Earthquake Update

Today: 6.5 magnitude earthquake near Vao, New Caledonia

Today: 7.1 magnitude earthquake near Vao, New Caledonia

Yesterday: 7.7 magnitude earthquake near Vao, New Caledonia

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