Potres magnitude iznad 7 pogodio je jugoistočno područje u Novoj Kaledoniji u Pacifiku, javio je Europski seizmološko centar.
Prema prvim informacijama potres magnitude 7,2 (neki seizmološki centri navode jačinu 7,6) pogodio je to malezijsko otočje s epicentrom u moru, oko 401 kilometar od Tadina u Novoj Kaledoniji, na dubini od 2 kilometra, prenosi Reuters.
Major #earthquake (#séisme) shakes Southeast of Loyalty Islands 18 min ago. Map of eyewitnesses' felt reports: pic.twitter.com/f5bHax5Rrv
— EMSC (@LastQuake) February 10, 2021
Nakon najsnažnijeg potresa uslijedila su još tri magnituda između 5,7 i 6,1 u samo sat vremena.
NBC prenosi da je Američka meteorološka služba izdala upozorenje za tsunami visine 30 centimetara do jednog metra za Američku Samou, Novi Zeland, Vanuatu i Fidži.
DEVELOPING: 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes between Australia and Fiji, north of New Zealand, USGS says. pic.twitter.com/BZd7Bh3oZ9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 10, 2021
Dr. Stephen Hicks, profesor na sveučilištu Imperial College London, koji se bavi seizmološkim istraživanjima, na Twitteru je objavio ovu vijest i dodao da je za to područje izdana opasnost od tsunamija, prenosi N1.
There has just been a magnitude 7-8 earthquake near New Caledonia in the western Pacific where the Australian Plate is colliding with and subducting beneath the Pacific Plate. It was preceded by a couple of M6 foreshocks <30 mins before. A tsunami warning is currently active. pic.twitter.com/vQDU7UTD6P
— Dr Stephen Hicks ?? (@seismo_steve) February 10, 2021
