A new 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits eastern New Caledonia
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Weather of Arabia - A new earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck the Loyalty Islands, east of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean, a day after a strong earthquake occurred in the same area.
The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of about 36 km.
Yesterday, Friday, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake southeast of New Caledonia declared a tsunami alert, before the Civil Defense Department announced its cancellation later.
The Pacific Ring of Fire is witnessing continuous seismic activity as tectonic plates collide with each other.
This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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