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.
