Gelombang tsunami diperhatikan di Pulau Maré dan Lenakel di Vanuatu. Terdapat amaran tsunami untuk New Caledonia, Vanuatu dan Fiji. Orang-orang di kawasan pesisir dilaporkan telah digesa untuk berpindah dengan serta-merta.
Fiji’s seismology department has issued a tsunami watch for coastal areas after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in New Caledonia. pic.twitter.com/vC3GdhAQRo
— Calvin Prasad (@cal2go) December 5, 2018
Ia adalah susulan gempa bumi kuat berukuran 7.5 pada skala Ritcher melanda bahagian Kepulaun Loyalty tengahari tadi.
Gelombang tsunami yang berbahaya diramalkan untuk beberapa garisan pantai.
7.5 M #earthquake strikes Pacific “Ring of Fire”; tsunami warning issued New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji https://t.co/KW7lFRhjlz pic.twitter.com/sIewydh0Iu
— Dan Ebner (@WeatherEbner) December 5, 2018
“Gelombang tsunami yang berbahaya dari gempa bumi ini boleh dilakukan dalam jarak 1,000 km (600 batu) di tengah-tengah pantai Vanuatu dan New Caledonia,” kata PTWC.
Fenomena ini dijangka menjejaskan 284,000 orang termasuk bandar Tadine. Gelombang tsunami 1 hingga 3 meter boleh berlaku di sepanjang pantai New Caledonia dan sehingga 1 meter di Fiji.
#Pacific Islands: 7.6-magnitude earthquake recorded near Tadine, New Caledonia, #tsunami warning issued for #Vanuatu and #Fiji as well on December 5; remain cognizant of local updates pic.twitter.com/5GtTTrLtc5
— MAX Security (@MaxSecurityLTD) December 5, 2018
A #Tsunami warning has been issued and evacuations ordered in some South Pacific islands after an earthquake near #NewCaledonia. Authorities there have told people to get at least 12m above sea level and 300m inland. #Vanuatu and #Fiji also given warnings. @UCBMedia https://t.co/54eZWtcKQh
— UCB News Team (@UCBNewsTeam) December 5, 2018
TSUNAMI waves seen after two HUGE earthquakes strike off New Caledonia in Ring of Fire – read more – https://t.co/4n26eAbaz6
The tsunami waves were observed at Maré Island in New Caledonia and Lenakel in Vanuatu. There is a tsunami alert for New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji. … pic.twitter.com/YiYy0URIQb
— NewsFlash – Fresh News (@NewsflashN) December 5, 2018
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