A new 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits eastern New Caledonia
Written By سنان خلف on 2023/05/20
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.
<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">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.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of about 36 km.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Yesterday, Friday, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake southeast of New Caledonia declared a tsunami alert, before the Civil Defense Department announced its cancellation later.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Pacific Ring of Fire is witnessing continuous seismic activity as tectonic plates collide with each other.</p>
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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