An earthquake, measuring over 7.5 on the richter scale, occurred at southeast of Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific, New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday, multiple agencies reported.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, however, put the magnitude of the earthquake at 7.6, reported Reuters. The quake’s epicentre was 401 km east of Tadine in New Caledonia, and its depth was 2 km, the centre said.
The Bureau of Meterology, Australia, said that the earthquake’s magnitude was 7.5, and later confirmed the tsunami.
Authorities in New Zealand issued a tsunami advisory. “We have issued a NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake near SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS,” the agency tweeted. “We expect New Zealand coastal areas to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore.”
The agency also shared a map highlighting the areas that may be affected due to the tsunami….