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An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Sumatra Island in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning. Learn about the country's geophysics agency, the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the seismically active zone where different plates of the earth’s crust meet.
Undersea 7.7 quake in South Pacific sets off small tsunami The U.S. Geological Agency says a magnitude 7.7 quake hit north of New Zealand on Wednesday evening. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey) By Associated Press | February 10, 2021 at 8:33 AM CST - Updated March 10 at 8:00 PM
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Small tsunami waves were detected in South Pacific islands after an undersea earthquake early Thursday.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says waves of less than half a foot were measured in Vanuatu. A smaller tsunami was detected in New Caledonia.
The disaster management director in Fiji tweeted that the tsunami warning there was canceled and all were safe.
the quake that triggered this was the largest ever in japan and according to the u.s. geological survey s earthquake information center, the fifth strongest since they began keeping records. hard to believe looking at this earthquake there were four others before it. stronger, deadlier, even more threatening. the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. november 4th, 1952, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit russia. it triggered a tsunami with waves up to 34 feet high that devastated parts of hawaii. no lives were lost. december 26th, 2004. a 9.1 magnitude underwater earthquake rumbled off the coast of sumatra, that triggered a series of tsunamis that swept ashore in 14 countries. they left thousands injured, thousands missing, and hundreds of thousands homeless in