Wednesday, April 9, 2008
WAAAAA~ Earthquake again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SYDNEY (09 April 2008): A 7.5-magnitude earthquake rocked the Loyalty Islands region of the South Pacific on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake, centred 85 kilometres (55 miles) southwest of Vanuatu and 175 kilometres northeast of the Loyalty Islands in the French territory of New Caledonia, struck at 12:46 GMT and 88 kilometres deep, the USGS said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami, but advised earthquakes of such size "sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts" within 100 kilometres of the epicentre.
There were no immediate reports of damage, and police in the Loyalty Islands said the quake was barely felt.
"There were a few little tremors, that was all," a policeman on the island of Mare said, adding that no incidents had been reported.
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the nearby Solomon Islands in April 2007 triggered a tsunami that killed more than 50 people and displaced thousands. - AFP/ms
SYDNEY (09 April 2008): A 7.5-magnitude earthquake rocked the Loyalty Islands region of the South Pacific on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake, centred 85 kilometres (55 miles) southwest of Vanuatu and 175 kilometres northeast of the Loyalty Islands in the French territory of New Caledonia, struck at 12:46 GMT and 88 kilometres deep, the USGS said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami, but advised earthquakes of such size "sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts" within 100 kilometres of the epicentre.
There were no immediate reports of damage, and police in the Loyalty Islands said the quake was barely felt.
"There were a few little tremors, that was all," a policeman on the island of Mare said, adding that no incidents had been reported.
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the nearby Solomon Islands in April 2007 triggered a tsunami that killed more than 50 people and displaced thousands. - AFP/ms
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