After a strong earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand authorities made a call to its residents along the northern coast to avoid beaches and the shore. The Bureau of Meteorology in Australia also issued a tsunami threat in the offshore territories and islands of the country.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had previously said that the 7.7 magnitude quake’s epicentre was 417 km (258 miles) east of Tadine in New Caledonia and that it was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
It is to be noted that the major earthquake followed at least three other tremors in the region, with magnitudes ranging from 5.7 to 6.1 in a span of just over an hour.
After the tsunami warning, here is all you need to know about what it means and the reasons why a tsunami is caused:
Tsunamis are rare events that refer to rapid rises in the sea level, leading to the generation of giant waves. Tsunamis can travel at a speed of up to…
