A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia today in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said.
The quake struck at a depth of about 9km and was 109 kilometres east of Ile Hunter in New Caledonia at 0126 GMT, the United States Geological Survey said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no current warning or advisory in the region.
-TheAustralian.com
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