Tsunami waves have been observed after 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook the south Pacific in the early hours Wednesday.
Luxury cabanas on Vanuatu’s coast. Getty
Tsunami waves have been observed after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook the south Pacific in the early hours Wednesday.
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii, waves one to three meters (3 – 10 feet) above the tide level could strike the coasts of New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Smaller waves up to one meter may reach Fiji and ripples of no more than a foot could travel all the way to South and Central America, Hawaii, China, Japan and just about any nation with Pacific coastline in the southern hemisphere.
Waves have been observed already at buoys off New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
